American Revenge

American Revenge
Directed by Damig Chen
Produced by Michael Shamberg
Starring Donnie Yen
Country United States
China
Language English
Cantonese
Mandarin

American Revenge (previously titled Noodle Man) is an upcoming action-thriller film directed by Daming Chen, which will star Hong-Kong martial arts star Donnie Yen in the title role, it will be one of Yen's first major leading roles in a US film.[1]

Plot

A cop-turned-noodle shop owner (Donnie Yen) finds a new lease on life in New York's Chinatown when a Chinese drug lord – responsible for the death of the former's partner during a botched mission 15 years ago, walks into his life.

Cast

Production

Development

Production for the movie begin in 2014.[2] It is Yen's third project in a US production in 13 years, after appearing in Rogue One, produced by Lucasfilm, and Vin Diesel's film, xXx: Return of Xander Cage. Michael Shamberg, who produced The Big Chill, Get Shorty, Gattaca, Erin Brockovich, and A Walk Among the Tombstones, will produce the movie.

Casting

Rumored actors cast alongside Donnie Yen include Michelle Yeoh, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro , but none of this is yet to be confirmed.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong Action Star Donnie Yen to Star in English-Language 'Noodle Man' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. October 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Donnie Yen Returning To The US For English-Language NOODLE MAN". ScreenAnarchy. October 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "DONNIE YEN TO STAR WITH DE NIRO AND PACINO IN NOODLE MAN". Asian Movie Pulse. May 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Donnie Yen To Star With Pacino/De Niro In 'Noodle Man'". ManlyMovie. May 10, 2015.
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