Furthermore, he’s been a big fan of Sleeping Dogs and for years now he’s been trying to get the movie off the ground. Donnie Yen is an established actor that is trained in martial arts. Another film that has been in development hell has been Donnie Yen’s, Sleeping Dogs. Despite some fans not having as much fun with certain film adaptations, that won’t stop certain productions continue on.Ĭurrently, there has been plenty of talk regarding the Uncharted movie adaptation which has been in limbo for years for it to only get delayed after traction started up thanks to the coronavirus health outbreak pandemic. For instance, there was a cult following for the likes of Silent Hill, Warcraft, and even the Sonic movie that came out recently. We’ve seen far and few of these adaptations make a big splash on the big screen, however, some tend to get a great following. The movie based on an action video game is set in Hong Kong and focuses on martial arts fighting, racing, boat chases and shooting while doing all of that (via.
Little else is known about the project, but it’s being distributed by Universal, which is also creating Nintendo-themed areas in its Universal Studios theme parks around the world.There is always a push to bring out some new exciting video game movie adaptations. Sleeping Dogs follows an undercover police officer (Yen) on a mission to take down one of the most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations in the world: the notorious Triads. In addition to the Alicia Vikander-led Tomb Raider movie launching in March, Illumination and Nintendo are collaborating on a Super Mario Bros. Sleeping Dogs isn’t the only video game adaptation in the works.
A “Definitive Edition” was released on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2014, and it was free through Xbox Live’s Games With Gold program in December 2016.Ī free-to-play online PC spinoff game called Triad Wars was also in the works and even ran a closed beta, but United Front shut it down in 2016. The game didn’t manage to attract a very large audience, leading to the sequel reportedly being canceled in 2013. Developed by the now-defunct United Front Games, it starred Shen as an undercover cop infiltrating the seedy underground crime world of Hong Kong, and it even featured a voice performance from Oscar winner Emma Stone. This could mean that the film will be a direct adaptation of the game, rather than a movie set in the same universe. Yen’s Instagram message was accompanied by an image of Yen and the game’s protagonist, Wei Shen.
The production company is also in charge of a Sonic the Hedgehog adaptation. Original Film, a company known for action films like The Fate of the Furious and R.I.P.D., is producing the film. He also recently appeared in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, alongside Vin Diesel. Yen is best-known to American audiences for his role as Chirrut in Rogue One. “Sometimes great things take a bit of time,” Yen wrote on his Instagram. We now know that production has begun on the project. Directed by Roger Donaldson, this adaptation of CK Stead novel Smith. Bullen, now a guerrilla, asks Smith to join the revolution.
Meanwhile, the government enlists an anti-terrorist force to crack down on its opponents. Although the franchise has mostly laid dormant since then, we heard last year that a film starring Rogue One: A Star Warts Story actor Donnie Yen was being produced. Sleeping Dogs - Smith (Sam Neill, in his breakthrough screen role) is devastated when his wife runs off with his best friend Bullen (Ian Mune). The 2012 game Sleeping Dogs took many gamers by surprise with its dark tale of organized crime in Hong Kong and its martial arts combat system.