A while back, I let you know that a sequel to CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON was in the works and that Ronny Yu was in talks to direct. Well, I don’t know what was said in those talks, but Yu ain’t directing squat. Instead Deadline is reporting that fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping will direct.
The sequel will see the return of actress Michelle Yeoh and the arrival of actor Donnie Yen. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON II – THE GREEN DESTINY is based on the final book in the Crane Iron Pentalogy titled Iron Knight, Silver Vase.
I’m really hoping that this movie lives up to the awesomeness of the first one, but with Yuen Wo Ping in the director’s chair…who knows. The dude is a wildcard in this position. He’s a fantastic choreographer, but his only directing experience was on the original DRUNKEN MASTER with Jackie Chan, and that wasn’t the most dramatic of fare. Eh; at least we can count on some great fist-and-feeticuffs.
