Donnie Yen Awakens SLEEPING DOGS, Advances GOLDEN EMPIRE With ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Producer
The trades confirmed two new projects on the way for actor Donnie Yen, on Tuesday. The first will be Sleeping Dogs, an adaptation of the Square Enix game which launched in 2012, followed by a remastered version in 2014. Yen, who teased the project on Instagram this week, will star as Wei Shan, an undercover cop transferred to Hong Kong to infiltrate the Triads. Neal Moritz (Fast and Furious franchise) is still attached to produce the pic alongside DJ2 Entertainment. Director and cast additions remain pending. One report, an exclusive from Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman and Tom Grater, also announced Golden Empire, which sees Yen as “a notorious drug kingpin who hits the top of the most wanted list for both the U.S. and Mexican governments”. The film hails from Starlight Media and SA Inc., with Starlight’s CEO Peter Luo (Midway, Crazy Rich Asians) also producing the film. “The talents of […]