Reign of Assassins, coming this fall to theaters, is a martial arts action flick featuring Michelle Yeoh as a deadly woman on a dangerous mission.
Directed by Chao-Bin Su and John Woo based on Chao-Bin Su's script, Reign of Assassins falls under that category of awesome recent innovative martial arts films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in which women possess deadly powers and are never to be underestimated. There's also a fantastical setting to the story - mythical historical China, which is filled with monks, warriors, religion, kings, and romance.
The official synopsis: A skilled assassin finds herself on a quest to carry the mystical remnants of a Buddhist monk through China. A team of deadly assassins follow her, placing her in a fight for her life as she attempts to put the power-wielding secret of the monk to rest.
Apparently, Michelle Yeoh's character is retired and is only called out to fight because of some secret in her past.
The movie co-stars Woo-sung Jung, Barbie Hsu, Kelly Lin, Wang Xue Qi, Shawn Yu, Paw Hee Ching, and John Woo’s daughter Angeles and still has no official release date yet from Weinstein. We'll keep you posted!
I can't wait. I'm so glad John Woo left Hollywood and went back to Asia because RED CLIFF was amazing.
It's kind of weird for him to do a movie with a strong central female role, because Woo's movie are, by and large, very male-oriented. In fact, he kind of makes love stories about men but just fills them up with guns and 'splosions.
Still, any chance to see the mighty Michelle Yeoh lead a film is a good thing. Epecially under the direction of the master.
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Cool. Nice to see Michelle Yeoh kicking ass in film again.
I can't wait. I'm so glad John Woo left Hollywood and went back to Asia because RED CLIFF was amazing.
It's kind of weird for him to do a movie with a strong central female role, because Woo's movie are, by and large, very male-oriented. In fact, he kind of makes love stories about men but just fills them up with guns and 'splosions.
Still, any chance to see the mighty Michelle Yeoh lead a film is a good thing. Epecially under the direction of the master.