‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2’ Trailer: There’s A Bad Moon On The Rise
It’s been 15 years sinceCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonhit theaters. And while that might seem a little late for a sequel, Hollywood has been obsessed with returning to dormant films for new franchise opportunities. Upon first inspection,Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2doesn’t seem like the most obvious cash grab for Netflix, but there’s a good chance this movie will play big overseas.
Now you’re able to see if this will be something worth checking out as theCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2trailer has just debuted, showing off plenty of flying and flipping sword-fighting action that everyone loved from the first film.
Here’s the first trailer forCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny:
Michelle Yeohis back as Yu Shu-Lien withDonnie Yenplaying Silent Wolf with the former being called back into battle with a new evil lord threatens the world, that is if he gets ahold of a legendary sword that will ensure his victory.
Sadly, this trailer isn’t doing much for me. The first film hit at a time when wire-fighting and outlandish action sequences were all the rage. And now this just feels like it’s 15 years too late. There’s some pretty great choreography on here and beautiful scenery to stage these incredible fights, but there’s also something about it that looks cheap, almost like a TV series instead of a film sequel. Plus, it’s hard to get excited about this kind of action when there are movies likeThe Raid 2: Berandalout there.
But maybe I’m in the minority, because Netflix obviously thought this was something good enough to invest in. So did IMAX, who will be releasing it on the giant screen at the same time it hits the streaming service next February. There was some controversy with theater owners last year when the deal came through withchains already refusing to show the moviedue to the Netflix deal posing a threat to their business model. This may not be the best test to see if that’s true, but analysts will likely be paying attention.
Oh, and for those curious, that song in the trailer is a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” by Palestra, featuring Candace Devine. Will studios ever get sick of creepy, slowed down versions of popular songs in movie trailers?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destinyalso starsHarry Shum Jr.(Glee),Jason Scott Lee(Seventh Son),Roger Yuan(Bulletproof Monk),Eugenia Yuan(Revenge of the Green Dragons) and newcomerNatasha Liu Bordizzo, and it hits Netflix and select IMAX screens onFebruary 26th, 2016.
Directed by the renowned martial arts choreographer (The Matrix Trilogy and Kill Bill 1& 2) and director (Tai Chi Master) Yuen Wo-Ping, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny stars Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Lady) as Yu Shu-Lien and Donnie Yen (Ip Man 1&2, Monkey King 3D) as Silent Wolf.
Based on the acclaimed novel, Iron Knight, Silver Vase, by Wang Dulu (book 5 in the Crane-Iron Pentalogy) and written by John Fusco (Marco Polo) the new film is produced by Harvey Weinstein (Academy Award winner – The King’s Speech, The Artist) and Peter Berg (Emmy Award winner –FridayNight Lights; Lone Survivor, Hancock) and Sarah Aubrey (FridayNight Lights; Lone Survivor, Hancock) and executive produced by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters, The Imitation Game), Ralph Winter (X-Men franchise), Anthony Wong and Bey Logan (The Medallion).
