A Supernatural Martial Arts Movie Spinoff of Wu Assasins? Yes, Please

Action followers know if you hear the names Iko Uwais and Lewis Tan, it’s time to concentrate. Uwais is the jaw-dropping star of The Raid sequence who has change into a Hollywood mainstay with supporting roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Snake Eyes, and Stuber. Tan, greatest identified for Into the Badlands and Deadpool 2, just lately starred within the new Mortal Kombat and was a drive to be reckoned with. Together, they co-starred within the Netflix present Wu Assassins and now the present has a by-product film. The first trailer is right here and it appears to be like extremely unhealthyass.

The film is named Fistful of Vengeance and follows Kai (Uwais) and his pals Lu Xin (Tan) and Tommy (Lawrence Kao) as they observe a killer from San Francisco to Thailand. When they arrive there although, they rapidly understand they’re coping with one thing a bit larger than they have been anticipating. Here’s the trailer.

This story reportedly picks up the place season one in every of Wu Assassins left off nevertheless it’s not being marketed that method. Nowhere within the press supplies, and even the trailer, is there a reveal it’s linked to the present. The pondering have to be to attract in motion followers who perhaps haven’t seen the present with what they assume is a standalone film. Then, in the event that they prefer it, they return and spend a number of extra hours with the characters.

Which, if we’re being trustworthy, is a really strong play. This trailer doesn’t appear to be it’s the sequel to a 10-hour present you could not have seen. It simply looks as if a film. If you thought you needed to watch 10 hours to know this, you most likely wouldn’t. And so going the other method is smart.

Fistful of Vengeance premieres on Netflix February 17. Directed by Roel Reine, it co-stars JuJu Chan, Jason Tobin, Pearl Thusi, Francesca Corney, Tony Kranz, and Rhatha Phongaam.

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