“Blades of the Guardian” Comic Book
Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (In the Line of Duty 4, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II) will be directing Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2) and Nicolas Tse (Customs Frontline) in Blades of the Guardians, a live-action adaptation of the Chinese comic book of the same name.
After rumors circulating across every media source, it has been confirmed that Jet Li (League of Gods) will co-star, which will mark Li’s first film appearance since 2020’s Mulan.
Additionally, Yu Rongguang (New Police Story), Tony Leung Ka-fai (Hidden Blade) and Kara Hui (Sakra) are attached to the film.
The story is set in 607 AD and people are living under the rule of the evil Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. An extremely skilled armed escort traverses the desert of the Western Regions. While pursued by the imperial court, he takes on an escort mission with the destination of Chang’an, the capital. Mistaking it for a simple escort mission, unexpected dangers surface and a shocking conspiracy is revealed (via MAAC).
Production is set to begin this year. We’ll keep you posted on this project as we learn more. Until then, here’s a look at some of the cast and crew from Blades of the Guardians: (via Chinese Entertainment News):
You mean wolf warrior 3? Wolf warrior 1 and 2 were directed by Wu Jing.
Hey Kevin =) Not sure exactly what you mean. I state that Yuen Woo Ping is directing BOTG. Wu Jing is only starring. But maybe I’m missing something?
This is great news about Jet Li coming back. We all knew he wouldn’t be around forever, but we wanted to see him “ride off into the sunset” so to speak.
I wished that he (and Jackie Chan for that matter) started doing the kind of action thrillers Liam Neeson does. That way, they could perform the kind of satisfying action that doesn’t require them to over exert themselves or need massive doubles. It would have been a great opportunity to equally show them acting more as well.
Jet did his ride off into the sunset movie 15 years ago with Oceans Heaven. Everything post 2010 is a Jet Li lookalike
“Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping”
Better action choregrapher than filmmaker.
And his choregraphies have become boring (bring back Sammo for Ip Man 5!!!!).