With Adrien Brody in Jackie Chan's latest
A $65 million price tag might seem like chump change to the likes of James Cameron, but Dragon Blade’s budget makes it one of the three most expensive films shot in China. With Jackie Chan in the lead, the producers are aiming for even more international appeal, hiring John Cusack and Adrien Brody to co-star.
Daniel Lee is busy marshalling the troops for this one, a period action film that blends Roman soldiers with Chinese warriors. Cusack is set as Lucius, a Roman general who leads a legion into China, while Brody will be the villain, a power hungry type known as Tiberius, who has overthrown his own Consul and is chasing after our hero with 100,000 troops.
Lucius will naturally need a little help, and he finds it in the shape of Chan’s character, commander of the protectorate of the western regions, who wants to protect his country’s borders. Lee has finished up the studio portion of the film already, and is headed into the Gobi Desert. And while Asian territories have already snapped up the movie, there’s no word yet on which company might release it over here.
from Empire News
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