SAKRA by Donnie Yen

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Donnie Yen is currently working on a new action film called SAKRA which he is producing - along with Wong Jing - also directing and acting in it. The film is  an adaptation of the 1963 novel 'Demi Gods and Semi Devils' by Jin Yong. The story was already adapted a few times in the past such as the 1977 Shaw Brothers film THE BATTLE WIZARD, also in 1982 the film titled DEMI GODS AND SEMI DEVILS and in 1994 adaptation titled THE DRAGON CHRONICLES with Brigitte Lin and Gong Li. Donnie hopes to make the film a franchise starter with using some of the other characters from the story for future films.

View the Official Trailer on our Vimeo page

Release dates:
January 16, 2023 (Malaysia, Singapore)
January 19, 2023 (Hong Kong, Macau)
January 20, 2023 (Taiwan)
January 25, 2023 (South Korea, United States)

Cast:
Donnie Yen
Chen Yuqi
Cya Liu
Wu Yue
Eddie Cheung
Grace Wong
Ray Lui
Kara Wai

Produced and directed by Donnie Yen

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Here is a behind the scene video from the making of SAKRA, Donnie talks about the challenges they had during the making of the film and how he played his character.

Also watch the Official Trailer for the film

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A review of Donnie's new movie SAKRA by Hong Kong editor Edmund Lee from South China Morning Post. According to Edmund since Donnie is turning 60 years old he is treating every movie he is acting in as his last one. Especially action films are physically demanding and Donnie was already criticized requiring help with some scenes from his stunt group and assistants, such as the image below showing an actress carried on sticks because Donnie didn't have the strength (note: must be a member to see images). On the other hand he also stated earlier that his is planning to turn Sakra into a franchise with developing the character he is playing further. Is he going to still play the role or will pass it onto someone else in the future? We'll have to see how the following episodes will turn out.

Read full article from Edmund Lee here

More images, trailers and info on our Sakra review page