K.T Simpson
Veteran action star Mark Dacascos (“John Wick : Chapter 3”, “Brotherhood of the Wolf”, “Only the Strong”) will star in the sequel to Keanu Reeves hit “47 Ronin”.
The Universal project, featuring Anna Akana in the female lead, is in production in Budapest and will reportedly be set in the modern world where samurai clans have continued to exist in secrecy for centuries.
The film will be released direct to digital in 2022.
The sequel will also star Teresa Ting (”Orange Is the New Black”), Mike Moh (”Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Dustin Nguyen (”Little Fish”), Yoshi Sudarso (”Buffalo Boys”), and Chris Pang (”Crazy Rich Asians”). The film will be written by John Swetnam and first-time feature film writers Aimee Garcia and A.J. Mendez, who fans might know as her time in WWE under the name AJ Lee. Garcia and Mendez are both co-writers of the comic book series ”GLOW”, as well as ”Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World”.
“We are excited to continue the story of these ancient Japanese samurai warriors with this next chapter of the 47 Ronin film franchise set in modern times,” says Glenn Ross, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Universal 1440 Entertainment. “This all-new production features some of today’s most talented international action stars. We think fans worldwide will be thrilled with director Ron Yuan’s vision of diverse and inclusive samurai warriors.”
