Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be adapted into a television series on Amazon Prime Video.
The action/adventure film, released in 2000, is based on Wang Dulu’s book of the same name.
According to Variety, the show’s logline reads: ‘Amidst stunning landscapes and spectacular action, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon follows Shu Lien and Mu Bai, two star-crossed warriors, as they struggle between forbidden love and the pull of modernity — caught between preserving their way of life or embracing a future together.’
Jason Ning will serve as writer. He will also executive produce the project, along with Ron D. Moore, Maril Davis, Johnny Levin, Roy Lee, Hong Wang, Qin Wang, and Ying Lou. Sony Pictures Television will produce.
Fans took to X on Thursday to shared their mixed reactions to the news, with some complaining that Hollywood is lacking originality.
‘Hollywood cannot come up with anything new…’ one person lamented on the app formerly known as Twitter.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be adapted into a television series on Amazon Prime Video
The action/adventure film, released in 2000, is based on Wang Dulu’s book of the same name
Another person weighed in, ‘This should be sacrilegious.’
Someone else had one word for the upcoming installment: ‘Lame.’
There were also fans who expressed a hopeful perspective, looking at the update in a positive light.
‘A Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon series? Amazon’s about to bring the martial arts masterpiece into the new era,’ someone with the handle @ElarRealm said.
The person added, ‘The original set the bar—now it’s time to see if the series can do the same. Get ready for stunning action and unforgettable drama.’
Someone else joined the conversation to say that the series is a good idea ‘as long as [producers] use the book as [a] source.’
‘Sony must not make a mistake here,’ one moviegoer warned, adding, ‘A great product could come out of this.’
Ang Lee directed the movie, which grossed nearly $214 million worldwide and featured a starring role from Michelle Yeoh.
Fans took to X on Thursday to shared their mixed reactions to the news, with some complaining that Hollywood is lacking originality
Another person weighed in, ‘This should be sacrilegious’
Someone else had one word for the upcoming installment
There were also fans who expressed a hopeful perspective, looking at the update in a positive light
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Someone else joined the conversation to say that the series is a good idea ‘as long as [producers] use the book as [a] source’
‘Sony must not make a mistake here,’ one moviegoer warned
Ang Lee directed the movie, which grossed nearly $214 million worldwide
It earned 10 Academy Award nominations.
The book was first published in the early 1940s.
More literary works spurred from the original, including Crane Startles Kunlun; Treasured Sword, Golden Hairpin; Sword Force, Pearl Shine; and Iron Knight, Silver Vase.
