Shang-Chi 2 It may be far away, but in the meantime, Simu Liu is looking to bring his martial arts skills to Sleeping dogs movie.
Recently, Liu made clear his desire to give the 2012 action crimes game a film adaptation that never manifested when he first came out. According LightThese dreams can become a reality, since the MCU star is associated with Square Enix in a film: not only play the Wei Shen police detective, but also as a producer. At the time of writing, a director and a writer is not attached, and it is not clear how advanced things are. But if you are someone who still has a torch for the game and his possible movie, this is quite exciting for you. Although crime and action films are constantly popular, Liu said it has been a bit difficult to make this happen in Hollywood: January 31He called it “exhausting” to present the film to “executives who do not understand the game.” But all overwhelming love for Sleeping dogs It has given us life! “
What if things really go well? Liu expects the film to drive another game to be made.
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If you did not play Sleeping dogs When he left, he thinks “GTA in Hong Kong “. In the game developed by United Front and originally part of the True crime Series, players assume Wei’s role while infiltrating the sun in Yee Triad to tear it down from the inside. At that time, the big hook of the game was an approach to martial arts on weapons, think of Batman: Arkham Combat, and missions built around their loyalty to triads or the police. Obtained a solid reception, and United Front was Develop a sequel That would have seen the players divide the time between playing Wei and a dirty policeman named Henry Fang. It was canceled and United Front closed in 2016.
As for the film? That was first announced in 2017 with Donnie Yen ready to play Wei, and he revealed to Polygon In January, your own efforts to make it come true. Liu has not forgotten that, and if things work, he hopes to involve both Yen and Will Yun LeeWei’s voice actor in the game, involved in some capacity. (For that same Token, he wants him to read as wei for a sequel game of any kind). Regardless of whether the film occurs or not, it seems a good time to try to play and play Sleeping dogs (which often goes on sale) in the coming years.
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