‘Glee’s’ Harry Shum Jr. Joins ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Sequel
Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh are already on board to star in the martial arts drama.
Glee star Harry Shum Jr. has been cast as one of the leads in the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel being directed by Woo-ping Yuen.
The Weinstein Co. is backing the martial arts drama, which began production this week and will shoot in New Zealand and China.
Written by John Fusco (The Forbidden Kingdom), the movie is set is set 20 years after the events of Crouching Tiger and centers on four heroes of the martial arts world — Silent Wolf, Yu Shu-lien, Tie-Fang and Snow Vase — who must use their courage and skills to keep the legendary sword Green Destiny from the hands of the villainous Hades Dai.
Donnie Yen is already cast as Silent Wolf and Michelle Yeoh is already on board as Yu Shu-lien.
Shum will play Tie-Fang.
Shum, repped by Innovative Artists and Triniti Management, is best known for playing Mike Chang on Fox’s Glee. He recently wrapped filming Revenge of the Green Dragons, an immigrant drama in which he appears alongside Ray Liotta.