It’s only a matter of time now until martial arts fans in North America get a proper trailer and timetable for the release of Śakra, the newest adaptation of a Louis Cha literary classic from action star Donnie Yen who directs. According to Screendaily’s Michael Rosser on Wednesday, Well Go USA negotiated the deal with the filmmakers reps at Mandarin Motion Pictures to acquire rights to the film.
During the Northern Song dynasty, Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars’ Sect, was a heroic and chivalrous man who was respected by the whole martial arts world. But he was suddenly accused of being a Khitan, which made him isolated by friends and allies. On his journey to find out about his origin and enemies, Qiao Feng met Azhu the maid from Murong family, and they fell for each other. The two went together through events in Juxian Manor, Yanmen Pass, and the Mirror Lake. Unfortunately, Qiao walked into Mrs. Ma’s trap and killed Azhu by mistake. He finally found out it was Murong Fu who schemed all this to revive the former Yan kingdom. After he killed Murong Fu, Qiao Feng went beyond the Great Wall as Azhu wished.
Description via Golden Village Cinemas
Śakra marks another in a continued string of acquisitions for titles featuring Yen by the Planos-based firm who’ve also released hits like Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen, Big Brothers, Enter The Fat Dragon, Flash Point, Raging Fire and all four Wilson Yip-directed Ip Man films among others. Yen also produced the pic with Wong Jing, with Kam Ka-wai and Cheng Wai-man serving as co-directors.
Other pending initial Well Go USA releases include but aren’t limited to Cheng Er’s Hidden Blade on February 17, and the TBA release of Kensuke Sonomura’s Bad City.
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