The Weinstein Company announced today that
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II will begin production in March 2014 in Asia. Acclaimed helmer Yuen Wo Ping (
Iron Monkey,
The Magnificent Butcher) is set to direct. Also joining the project will be martial arts superstar Donnie Yen (
Ip Man) and Michelle Yeoh (
Reign Of Assassins).
The screenplay for the upcoming sequel will be written by John Fusco (
The Forbidden Kingdom,
Hidalgo). It will be based on Wang Du Lu's
Iron Knight, Silver Vase, book 5 in the Crane-Iron Pentalogy series.
"I loved Ang Lee's film. I thought it was a master class in directing, but I know we are in fantastic hands with Yuen Wo Ping directing the second installment of
Crouching Tiger. Master Yuen worked with me on
Iron Monkey, Kill Bill and now
Grandmaster. He is a first-class director and choreographer, and I am thrilled to be teaming up with him once more. With John Fusco's incredible script and the dream team of Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh we are in great shape", said TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein.
Note: In the United States,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is currently available on Blu-ray courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. See our listing and review
here.