As he often does between Hollywood productions, Li is going to China for a project. But instead of something like HERO or THE WARLORDS, it’s a straight drama called OCEAN’S PARADISE.
The movie is the directing debut of screenwriter Xue Xiao Lu, and “is set in the harbor city of Qingdao and focuses on father-son relationships”. Unfortunately it seems unlikely these relationships involve swords or mid-air martial arts maneuvers resulting in multiple faces being kicked.
Let’s hope the damage he deals with Sly & company is sufficient to satisfy us until he gets back to the bone-breaking business he knows best… assuming he will.