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DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3: Warner Bros. Pictures Picks Up Mystery Crime Comedy Threequel For U.S. And Canada; Trailer Revealed

Warner Bros. Pictures has gladly taken the wheel in repping North American distribution rights for writer/director Chen Sicheng’s Detective Chinatown films since 2015. The crime-solving adventure comedy franchise has been a blockbuster hit since then, with the first installment earning more than $120.6 million internationally; The 2018 sequel scooped $544 million worldwide, and is currently ranked No. 6 on the list of highest-grossing films in China. The franchise has since brought its latest installment to the fray with Wanda Pictures’ Detective Chinatown 3, with actors Liu Haoran and Kung Fu Killer star Wang Baoqiang reprising their roles once again for a wide day-and-date U.S./Canadian rollout starting January 24. Presented in English and Chinese subtitles, Detective Chinatown 3 sees Liu and Wang returning to the screen in the respective roles of mismatched partners Qin Feng and Tang Ren, who journey to Tokyo to help a Japanese investigator solve the high-profile murder […]

Chen Sicheng’s DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3 Trailer Sees Shenanigans In The Far East, And Tony Jaa Looking Cool AF

Lee B. Golden III

Back and building once again on his first two successes, director Chen Sicheng reignites the Detective Chinatown fervor with a third offering now headed for a January 2020 release. Actors Turbo Liu and Wang Baoqiang reprise their roles for another tale that chronicles their haphazard crimefighting exploits from Bangkok and New York City, and now to the far east in Japan. They are rejoined by actress Wendy Zhang from the first film along with sequel co-star Satoshi Tsumabuki and martial arts superstar Tony Jaa now for a story that sees our heroes landing in Tokyo to solve a bizzare murder. The film opens just in time for the Chinese New Year on January 25. Tadanobu Asano and Masami Nagasawa also star!