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If you are a lover of Asian extreme Kung Fu movies. This would gladden your heart.
In August next year, the sequel of Ang Lee's Oscar-winning martial-arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be released on Netflix and in Imax theaters simultaneously, making it the first feature-length film to be released by the popular video-streaming site.
The streaming site is taking it a step beyond by allowing users to enjoy the movie from the comfort of their own couches upon its release next August.
BBC reports that the announcement followed a recent deal made between Netflix and the Weinstein Company.
According to Harvey Weinstein, the company's co-chairman"The movie-going experience is evolving quickly and profoundly, and Netflix is unquestionably at the forefront of that movement," said Harvey Weinstein, the company's co-chairman.
The sequel (prequel, to be precise) will feature actress Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Yu Shu Lien along star Donnie Yen (of The Monkey King).
In previous reports, the film is being shot on location in Auckland, New Zealand with two weeks of shooting in China, while Martial-arts choreographer Yuen Wo-ping would be directing.
There's so much anticipation that the film would surpass the first film's incredible $213.5 million release in 2000 and maybe even the box office record by the latest Transformers film
source - shanghaiist
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