A big fight ahead
To make this film Sleeping DogsSimu Liu therefore surrounds himself with Timo Tjahjantoan Indonesian director whose work may not be unknown to you if you like films where elbows dislocate jaws.
He is best known for directing The Night Comes for Usa film with Iko Uwais which is not in the lace and whose tone could stick to Sleeping Dogseven if we should undoubtedly expect a slightly more sanitized product with this adaptation. Timo Tjahjanto recently directed Nobody 2 with Bob Odenkirk and working on The Beekeeper 2 with Jason Statham on the bill, two slightly more Hollywood films which still show that he loves filming big fight scenes.
On paper, it’s a good choice, but the film still needs to find a studio willing to finance the project. Our little finger tells us that a cinema release will be complicated and that we are heading towards a film intended for streaming platforms, but at this stage, fans of Sleeping Dogs will still take it as this adaptation has had difficulty taking shape.