Sakra | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Sakra (read our review), the latest from martial arts superstar Donnie Yen (Raging Fire). It’s a film he not only stars in, but also producing and directing it, along with co-producer, Wong Jing (Chasing the Dragon). The big budget wuxia actioner is based on Jin Yong’s 1963 novel, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
Yen himself describes Sakra as both China’s Shakespeare and Marvel — as a potential franchise starter, with the book’s manysub-plots and compelling characters ripe for further big-screen adaptation (via THR).
In the film, Yen takes on the role of Yen of Master Qiao Feng, who is one of the main protagonists of an intertwining story line that includes the characters of Duan Yu and Xuzhu (who have yet to be cast).
The film also stars Chen Yuqi (A Chinese Odyssey Part Three), Cya Liu Ya-Se (Limbo) Kara Hui Ying-Hung (Mrs K), Wu Yue (Ip Man 4: The Finale), Eddie Cheung Siu-fai (Sky on Fire) and Ray Lui (Guns of Dragon).
Jin Yong’s novel, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, has been adapted numerous times throughout the years, most notably, 1977’s Shaw Brothers classic, The Battle Wizard, starring Danny Lee; 1982’s Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, starring Norman Chui; 1994’s The Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens, starring Brigitte Lin and Gong Li, as well as a handful of TVB and CTV series, including the 2013 series starring Wallace Chung and Kim Ki Bum.
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Can’t wait to see this!!
isnt he also doing a streamung show for Peter Chan? Hopefully both projects make it to the screen and aren’t vaporware
Damn this looks amazing!!! Can’t wait to see this!
Looks good
What Theaters in the US?
I don’t think there is an official U.S. release, but my gut tells me Well Go USA is picking it up, considering Donnie affiliation with them so far.
The official US release date is Jan 25 but I am not sure where it is playing, I tried looking in theaters but no luck. I wonder if it’s only on streaming such as Netflix or AmazonPrime.
It will be out only on streaming in China.
I was really surprise about this one. I don’t like Yen in wuxia movies usually, but Sakra made me appreciate his performance as in “Dragon”. Both are oddly gorgeous movies and very different from one each othen even both are the same genre.
Disappointed were not getting a 4k UHD release but going to preorder the blu ray