In a new article from Yahoo! Singapore about actor Ekin Cheng, it was reported that director Ronny Yu will not be helming the upcoming sequel to Ang Lee’s award-winning martial arts epic, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Back in January, Deadline reported that The Weinstein Company was confident it secured the rights to Chinese author Wang Du Lu’s 5-part “Crane-Iron” book series to produce Silver Vase, Iron Knight, with martial artist and screenwriter John Fusco providing the script. Although no other cast members have officially been annouced, international actress and action star Michelle Yeoh is set to reprise her role from Ang Lee’s film as swordwoman, Yu Shu Lien, with master martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping directing the action.
When Ronny was asked about this week’s reports, he said the following:
“They did ask me but I declined it. Ang Lee’s film is a classic and I respect him too much to continue his work.”
Lee recently went on to win an Oscar for his work on his latest film, Life Of Pi. Yu, latest film, Saving General Yang which stars actor Ekin Cheng, opens worldwide on April 4, 2013. You can view the trailer below:
