Simu Liu Says Sleeping Dogs Movie Has 'a REAL Path Forward' Amid Dealmaking With Square Enix

Marvel prima Simu Liu has offered a affirmative update connected his long-in-development Sleeping Dogs movie adaptation, saying the movie has "a REAL way forward" arsenic discussions with crippled steadfast Square Enix continue.

The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings histrion offered a dainty to diligent fans erstwhile asked astir the project's presumption connected X/Twitter. It's been immoderate clip since we heard wherever Sleeping Dogs was at, but don't worry, Liu said it is inactive precise overmuch successful the works.

"Okay, present it is," helium replied to a instrumentality asking for an update. "We’re moving on truly well, we person a director, and a accumulation company, and a REAL way forward."

Liu rapidly stepped successful to denote helium had taken the reins to make a movie based connected Square Enix and United Front Games' Grand Theft Auto-inspired transgression play aft Donnie Yen confirmed his instrumentality had been canned successful aboriginal 2025. Although the quality of his engagement was initially kept a mystery, IGN reported that a Sleeping Dogs movie was, successful fact, successful development, with Liu acceptable to nutrient and prima arsenic a live-action mentation of main quality Wei Shen.

The star's caller update besides mentions a director, which was confirmed to beryllium Nobody 2 and Killers filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto precocious past year. Video crippled adaptation seasoned workplace Story Kitchen is besides successful the mix, and successful October 2025, Liu announced that the Sleeping Dogs publication draught was completed.

Although things are moving slowly, they are perfectly inactive moving. Liu and the remainder of the Sleeping Dogs squad present request to enactment with Square Enix if they privation to get the shot rolling toward an eventual release.

"We’re conscionable successful the dealmaking process with the crippled workplace [right now] (which is simply a full instrumentality infinitesimal for maine [because] I emotion Square Enix)," helium added. "Your enactment is fueling america all!"

"Set successful a vibrant, contemporary, neon-infused neo-noir Hong Kong," an authoritative statement connected the Story Kitchen website says. "WEI SHEN is an undercover bull torn betwixt his work arsenic an serviceman of the instrumentality and, separately, his loyalty to a household of convulsive Triads that he’s trying to infiltrate, galore of whom helium grew up with connected the streets."

The Sleeping Dogs movie presently has nary steadfast merchandise day oregon window. Liu has plentifulness to support him engaged successful the meantime, arsenic he's acceptable to instrumentality to the Marvel Cinematic Universe successful Avengers: Doomsday this December. He's besides inactive pushing to marque Shang-Chi 2 happen. Until we larn more, you tin work IGN's reappraisal of the 2012 crippled to find retired wherefore we thought it deserved an 8.5/10.

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