{"id":340177,"date":"2025-12-29T01:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T01:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/340177\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T01:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T01:14:10","slug":"sleeping-dogs-movie-sets-a-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/340177\/","title":{"rendered":"“Sleeping Dogs” Movie Sets A Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Square Enix<\/p>\n

Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto (\u201cThe Night Comes For Us,\u201d \u201cNobody 2\u201d) has been confirmed to direct the upcoming film adaptation of the acclaimed Hong Kong-set 2012 open-world action-adventure video game \u201cSleeping Dogs\u201d.<\/p>\n

The game was a GTA-style open-world title set in the city of Hong Kong. In the game, Will Yun Lee voiced the lead role of Wei Shen, an undercover cop in Hong Kong on a mission to take down a powerful criminal organisation \u2013 the Sun On Yee Triad.<\/p>\n

It was acclaimed for its story, characters, city recreation and combat elements and for years, Asian action legend Donnie Yen tried to get a film adaptation going \u2013 even partly self-financing efforts to no avail.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, \u201cShang Chi\u201d star Simu Liu said he was working with the rights holders on a film adaptation, then confirmed in October a draft of the script for the film is complete.<\/p>\n

Now, both Liu and Tjahjanto have confirmed the news on X<\/a> \u2013 Liu making the reveal while currently out there promoting the release of his \u201cThe Copenhagen Test\u201d espionage series.<\/p>\n

Tjahjanto most recently directed the sequel to David Ayer\u2019s \u201cThe Beekeeper,\u201d that Jason Statham-led production wrapping just a few weeks back. <\/p>\n

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