Diese Nachricht kommt überraschend: Nachdem fest stand, dass Donnie Yen kein Teil des neuen Sequels zu "Kill Zone – S.P.L." werden wird, waren die Produzenten natürlich auf der Suche nach einem weiteren Star. Dieser ist nun gefunden und kein geringerer als "Ong Bak"-Star Tony Jaa. Der Film selbst wird von Pou-Soi Cheang ("Motorway") inszeniert, während Wilson Yip den Film produzieren wird.

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Tony Jaa has signed to star in SPL II which is being produced by Sun Entertainment Culture Limited. The film stars Tony and Legendary Assassin star Jackie Wu (Wu Jing), who probably has the fastest spinning back kick on planet earth. 

Jaa is thrilled to be part of this film, and you can expect some surprise appearances in the film. The action choreography is being handled by Dion Lam who was heavily involved in the stunt work on Spider Man 2. Wilson Yip remains very much involved with Terrence Cheung in the director's chair. The film while targeted towards the China and Asian markets will also be released in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. The collaboration represents a breakthrough effort in Chinese film making between a non-Chinese action star and an all star Chinese line up. The film will be shot in Thailand, China and Hong Kong. The story is an action/drama that should keep the audience very much on the edge of their seats. 

Sun Entertainment will release more complete information shortly, and will update on a regular basis. Shooting begins in early Spring of 2014.

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