So, here’s a bummer for all you action movie fans! Donnie Yen has confirmed that the Sleeping Dogs movie is officially dead. And honestly, it feels like a punch to the gut, doesn’t it? I mean, with video game adaptations on fire lately, who wouldn’t want to see what they could’ve done with such an epic story?
In a recent chat with Polygon, Yen laid out the sad truth: after years of waiting and working hard on this project, it’s just not happening. He was set to play Wei Shen, the lead character in the original 2012 game that let players roam around a dazzling open-world Hong Kong.
Yen shared his feelings during the interview:
I spent a lot of time and did a lot of work with these producers, and I even invested some of my own money into obtaining the drafts and some of the rights.
I waited for years. Years. And I really want to do it. I have all these visions in my head, and unfortunately… I don’t know, you know how Hollywood goes, right? I spent many, many years on it. It was an unfortunate thing.
Well, on to better things.
This isn’t just another canceled project; it’s the chance for something cool that slipped through our fingers! The game’s vibrant story deserved more than this fate. Plus, considering how successful other adaptations like The Last of Us and Fallout have been recently—talk about bad timing!
If you recall, when Donnie was announced as Wei Shen in 2017, fans had mixed feelings since Will Yun Lee initially brought that character to life through voice acting and motion capture. But hey, sometimes changes happen in Hollywood, leaving us scratching our heads.
