Deadline is reporting that The Weinstein Company feels confident enough it has secured the theatrical rights to Wang Du Lu's Crane-Iron Pentalogy series of novels that it is readying production on a sequel to 2000's international smash hit, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. That film, directed by Ang Lee and winner of four Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film, was the fourth in the series, and TWC is hoping to get its adaptation of book five, Silver Vase, Iron Knight up and running as early as this May.

There is already a finished script, courtesy of The Forbidden Kingdom writer John Fusco, and the Weinsteins' are apparently courting Hong Kong director Ronny Yu to helm the sequel. Yu is currently in post-production on his upcoming Chinese-language epic, Saving General Yang, which will most likely make its debut at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March, but there is no word yet whether any of Crouching Tiger's original cast will return. Silver Vase, Iron Knight does continue the story of Michelle Yeoh's character, Yu Shu Lien, and the actress will likely be keen to reprise her role after her career of-late has failed to capitalise on that film's success.

Fusco is quoted as describing the film thus: "This introduces a new generation of star-crossed lovers, and a new series of antagonists in a battle of good and evil. It has a Knights Errant quality. There is an alternate universe in the books, a martial forest that exists alongside the real world, full of wandering sword fighters, medicine men, defrocked priests, poets, sorcerers and Shaolin renegades." Fusco also stated that he expects veteran martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo Ping to return.

TWC's recent track record of acquiring and distributing Asian martial arts dramas has been less than exemplary, but it seems logical that they would pounce on the opportunity to finance, have final cut, and full distribution rights to a sequel to one of the most successful foreign language films of the last twenty years. There is no information at the moment, but we can expect Fusco's English-language screenplay will be back-translated into Mandarin for the production, as was the case with James Schamus' script for Crouching Tiger. What will be most interesting is to see if TWC is willing to enter into a co-production with a Chinese production company in the hope of securing the film wide distribution on the Mainland, or if they opt to take their chances with SARFT after going it alone.

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Yen, Yeoh commit to Crouching Tiger prequel

Production News

The Weinstein Company announced that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: Green Destiny 臥虎藏龍Ⅱ will start production in March 2014.

The US company confirmed that Michelle YEOH 楊紫瓊 will reprise her role as Yu Shulien opposite Donnie YEN 甄子丹 in the new role of Silent Wolf. The original film's action choreographer YUEN Woo-ping 袁和平 will direct.

The screenplay is by John FUSCO, who previously co-wrote the US-China co-production The Forbidden Kingdom 功夫之王 (2008). It is adapted from the same series of wuxia novels written by WANG Dulu 王度廬 about four generations of knights errant (pictured).

The announcement follows months of contract negotiations between TWC and Yeoh, and a search for a director to take on the role previously occupied by Ang Lee. Other names in the frame had included veteran Hong Kong director Ronny YU 于仁泰, though it is understood that TWC settled on Yuen several weeks ago.

The producers have also been in prolonged negotiations to set up the picture in Malaysia. In addition to being Yeoh's home turf, Malaysia would allow the film to be one of the first to use the new Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios and to access the recently established 30% production rebate.

The original Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍 (2000) won the Academy Award for best foreign language film. It was also an unexpected commercial success, grossing US$128 million in the US and over US$200 million internationally. It starred Yeoh, CHOW Yun-fat 周潤發 and a young ZHANG Ziyi 章子怡.

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