When it was released internationally in 2000, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon showed the world the rich wuxia genre. In the years since, “Crouching Tiger” has been a go-to slang for wicked kung-fu. The upcoming sequel exclusive to Netflix and IMAX theaters, Sword of Destiny, lives up to that legacy as shown in the new trailer.
Directed by renowned choreographer Yuen Wo-ping (Kill Bill, The Matrix), the Netflix-exclusive sequel stars Michelle Yeoh reprising her role with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Ip Man star Donnie Yen and Jason Scott Lee sharing the spotlight.
It’s definitely Crouching Tiger. While action cinema has slowly gone back to a wire-less practice (like in Netflix’s other project, Marvel’s Daredevil), it’s great to see action movies embracing the implausible again. I kind of missed wire action.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny will be released February 26, 2016. Check out the poster below.
