In 2019, Netflix premieredWu Assassins, a TV series that follows an incredibly skilled martial artist (he has the power of a thousand monks) that fights hard to recover an ancient amulet that fell into the wrong hands. By the end of Season 1, Kai Jin (Iko Uwais) thought his job as a legendary assassin was done, but a mysterious envelope suggested otherwise. Now, the standalone movieFistful of Vengeanceshows that Kai Jin and his friends are not done with fighting mystical forces.
In the trailer released today, it is revealed that restaurant owner Jenny Wah (Li Jun Li) gets mysteriously killed and that prompts Kai Jin and his team to band together one more time to find the killer in a mission that might take them to meet face to face with the Queen of the Bangkok underworld – and they’ll have to do it in broad daylight.
As expected, the trailer also reveals that we can expect fromFistful of Vengeancethe same elements that made critics praise theWu AssassinsTV series: incredible fighting choreography, a rhythm in the style of 2011’sThe Raid(which was also led by Uwais) and Netflix’sExtraction, and plenty of gun-fu sequences to appeaseJohn Wickfans.
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Fistful of Vengeanceis directed byRoel Reiné, who helmed two episodes ofWu Assassinsand is also attached to direct episodes of the upcomingHaloTV series at Paramount+. The director is also known for taking on sequels of popular franchises such asDeath Race 3,12 Rounds 2, andThe Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption. The movie is written byCameron Litvack(Quantico) andYalun Tu(NCIS: Hawai’i), both of whom have worked together writing and producing theWu AssassinsTV series. Aside from Uwais, the cast ofFistful of Vengeancealso featuresLewis Tan,Lawrence Kao,JuJu Chan,Jason Tobin,Pearl Thusi,Francesca Corney,Tony Kranz, andRhatha Phongaam.
Netflix premieresFistful of Vengeanceon February 17. You can watch the trailer below:
Check out the official synopsis here:
Super-powered assassin Kai and friends Lu Xin and Tommy track a killer from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Thailand to avenge the death of a loved one. But their hunt soon entangles them with old enemies, a mysterious billionaire and an ancient mystical force bent on taking over the world. Iko Uwais (The Raid) stars with Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), Lawrence Kao (Max Steel) and Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono) in this fast-and-furious martial arts action film.
