Donnie Yen has confirmed during an interview with Polygon that the Sleeping Dogs movie, which was first announced in 2017, is now defunct. The game Sleeping Dogs was initially launched in 2012 as a spiritual sequel to the True Crime series, offering players the chance to traverse an open-world replica of Hong Kong.
The game received universal acclaim and proved to be incredibly entertaining, earning exceptional ratings prior to being eclipsed by Grand Theft Auto 5 within a year. In a recent interview, Donnie Yen lamented that the project’s cancellation was unfortunate as he had been cast as the main character, Wei Shen.
Sleeping Dogs Lie
In the interview with Polygon, Donnie Yen explained:
For these producers, I’ve put in numerous hours and made considerable effort, and on top of that, I’ve personally financed some aspects by contributing my own funds to acquire early versions and certain rights.
For a significant amount of time, I’ve been patiently waiting. Now, more than ever, I’m eager to make it happen. There are so many ideas swirling around in my mind, but unfortunately… Well, you understand the way Hollywood works, don’t you? I’ve invested countless years into it, and it’s just unfortunate.
Well, on to better things.
Ever since its announcement back in 2017, there’s been minimal information shared about the live-action adaptation of Sleeping Dogs. It’s quite unexpected that it was scrapped, leaving someone, somewhere probably regretting their decisions. Given the current momentum, live-action game adaptations are thriving, climbing up the charts and bagging awards globally.
The likes of Fallout and The Last of Us are testaments to that fact.
When it was announced that Donnie Yen would take on the lead role in Sleeping Dogs, which had previously been portrayed by Will Yun Lee, fans were somewhat puzzled. Given that Lee not only played Wei Shen but also provided his voice, facial expressions, and motion capture data for the character, and is a well-known actor, it was understandable that some confusion arose.
Regardless of those creative decisions, the Sleeping Dogs movie will never see the light of day.
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2025-01-10 14:18