Donnie Yen Will Star in the ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Movie

Donnie Yen has been one of the biggest action stars in China for many years, but it took a little sleeper hit called Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to make him a household name in America. The martial arts master who played a blind “Force-sensitive” monk in the blockbuster prequel is one of the breakout stars of Disney’s Star Wars franchise, and it looks like he’s making the most out of that boost in buzz.

Donnie Yen is now attached to star in Sleeping Dogs, the adaptation of the Square Enix video game that was released in 2012. The game depicts a Hong Kong cop who goes undercover in the Sun On Yee Triad, which of course leads to one big action sequence after another. Donnie Yen will play the protagonist, named Wei Shen in the video game, who was originally voiced by Hawaii Five-O star Will Yun Lee.

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Deadline reports that Sleeping Dogs is being developed by producer Neal Moritz, whose credits include the Fast & Furious and 21 Jump Street movies. No director has been attached yet.

Fans of Donnie Yen who can’t wait for Sleeping Dogs to come out would do well to search for his many kung fu classics, including Iron MonkeyWing ChunHeroKill Zone and Ip Man. You’ll be glad you did.

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Top Photo: LucasFilm / Square Enix

William Bibbiani (everyone calls him ‘Bibbs’) is Crave’s film content editor and critic. You can hear him every week on The B-Movies Podcast and Canceled Too Soon, and watch him on the weekly YouTube series What the Flick. Follow his rantings on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.

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