Legendary director Dante Lam’s Operation Mekong follow-up, Operation Red Sea, still doesn’t have a release date. However, we now have a full trailer courtesy of Emperor Motion Pictures which all but guarantees its place among the pantheon of recent patriotic Chinese actioners.
The Jiaolong Assault Team, one of the special forces of the world’s largest military force, People’s Liberation Army, is given a potentially fatal assignment, leading a small eight-man unit to evacuate Chinese residents from a North African republic in the throes of a coup d’état.
The squad strategically makes a two-pronged rescue attempt but is tragically ambushed, resulting in heavy casualties. At the same time, the terrorist leader manages to steal the incriminating evidence against him along with essential material for the manufacture of nuclear arms. The Jiaolong Assault Team is fully aware of the importance of ensuring such material is forever removed from the terrorists’ hands.
Operation Mekong was a box-office hit with $173 million dollars. Its lead actor, Zhang Hanyu, is expected to reprise his role in some capacity with a cast that includes Zhang Yi, Duan Yihong, Huang Jingyu and Bai Bing.
Watch the new trailer below!
