For Justin Lin to direct
Joining the annals of unlikely filmmaker collaborations, we’re not sure anyone would have foreseen Chopper/Killing Me Softly’s Andrew Dominik writing a remake for Fast & Furious veteran Justin Lin to direct. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening for Shaolin Temple .
Dominik will write the script for the film, which takes as its basis the 1982 movie that launched Jet Li’s screen career. Based on Shaolin folklore, it’s set as the Sui Dynasty ebbs and the Tang Dynasty rises to power. When the Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his closest generals, the son of one of his slaves leaves the temple, trains in kung fu and heads out to stop the traitor.
Lin – who is currently focused on TV projects and developing the next instalment in the Bourne franchise – will tackle Shaolin Temple once his duties with Aaron Cross and co. are complete. Though he does have a lot of other movies jockeying for his attention, so we may have to wait for the 3D remake. Dominik, meanwhile, remains attached to direct fictional Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde, which remains in development.
from Empire News
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