Cannes: ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ Sequel Books Famous Director, Uma Thurman to Play Anita Bryant

Michelle Yeoh returns to star while fellow martial artist Donnie Yen joins as Silent Wolf

Yuen Wo Ping will direct “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II – The Green Destiny,” the sequel to Ang Lee‘s Oscar-winning film. Wo Ping is a renowned martial arts director and chroreographer, having directed more than two dozen Chinese-language films and advised or choreographed more than a dozen American actions movies including "The Matrix" trilogy, the "Kill Bill" films and the first "Crouching Tiger."

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Michelle Yeoh (left), who starred in the first movie, will reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien and Chinese martial artist and actor Donnie Yen will star as Silent Wolf.

Production will begin in March 2014 with a screenplay John Fusco adapated from the same source text as the original film.

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