Directed by Daniel Lee, DRAGON BLADE is an action epic featuring international superstar Jackie Chan as both producer and its main star. He has teamed up with Hollywood leading man John Cusack and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody to form an intriguing trio of characters in this action epic. Other leading cast members include Korean super idol Choi Si-won; the famed Chinese singing duo Chopsticks Brothers, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili; and actresses Lin Peng and Mika Wang. There are special guest appearance by William Feng, Vanness Wu and Karena Lam. The film is scheduled to be released on Chinese New Year’s day.
Inspired by true historical events, the story of DRAGON BLADE begins with the discovery of an ancient “military journal” featuring different totem symbols. Through clues within, two archeologists (Vanness Wu and Karena Lam) locate the ancient city of ”Li-Gan”, also known as Regum, unveiling the tale of a brave team of warriors in the Han Dynasty who maintained peace along the Silk Road.
Huo An (Jackie Chan) is the Commander of the Silk Road Protection Squad. As an orphaned child, he was the ward of the legendary General Huo Qubing. Now, with trusted subordinate Yin Po (Choi Si-won), he leads a troop of soldiers to safeguard China’s borders. They tackle the mission with a deep-seated belief in equality, tolerance and peace. However, it’s an era of deep unrest in which Huns nomads roam the northwestern territory occupied by 36 warring nations. One day, Huo An meets the beautiful and feisty Cold Moon (Lin Peng) when resolving an ethnic dispute. She fights him in a duel, only to fall for him when he defeats her; but Huo An is committed to his troops and teacher wife Xiuqing (Mika Wang) to focus on realizing his dreams of peace on the Silk Road. But then, wrongfully accused of treason, Huo An and his men are sent as slave laborers to repair the city walls of Wild Geese Gate.
Positioned in the midst of a war zone between the Huns nomads and Han Chinese, Wild Geese Gate is a godforsaken trading post in the desert that is governed by the ramshackle leadership of Captain (Xiao Yang) and Rat (Wang Taili), his deputy. Here, Huo An encounters Lucius (John Cusack) and his legion of Roman soldiers after taking temporary command of Wild Geese Gate. When a sandstorm approaches, out of compassion, Huo An opens the gates to give shelter to the Romans. In return, the Romans offer their construction expertise, using foreign techniques, to help finish the repair of the city wall before an impossible deadline. Lucius and Huo An become trusted friends.
The Roman legion had headed east, towards China, because Lucius was trying to protect the life of Publius, the son of a Roman consul, whose life was threatened by his brother Tiberius (Adrien Brody). Power-hungry Tiberius had assassinated the consul and blinded his younger brother before the boy escaped with Lucius. Unknowingly, Lucius has fallen into Tiberius’ trap. And an even bigger conspiracy, involving the fate of China, is in play…
DRAGON BLADE is a Visualizer Production in collaboration with Fable House. Major investors include Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Shanghai Film Group, Home Media and Entertainment Fund, Shenzhen Tencent Video Culture Communication Limited, China Film & TV Capital, Alibaba (China) Co. Limited and Yu Le Bao. DRAGON BLADE is another milestone in the career of Jackie Chan who stars, produces and choreographs the action. The superb crew of creative talents includes director, screenwriter and production designer Daniel Lee, producer Susanna Tsang, director of photography Tony Cheung, production and costume designer Thomas Chong, art director Eddy Wong, editor Yau Chi-wai, composer Henry Lai and, collaborating on the action choreography, He Jun and the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.
Synopsis
Two thousand years ago, a mysterious legion of troops – with deep-set eyes and arched noses – galloped along the Silk Road. Dressed in exquisitely carved amour with red manes on their helmets, the legion employed weapons and battle formations never before witnessed on the plains of China.
The soldiers are a Roman legion led by General Lucius (John Cusack). He led his men east to protect Publius, the youngest son of Consul Crassus, from his vicious brother Tiberius (Adrien Brody). Tiberius had assassinated his politician father and blinded Publius. Lucius escaped with the boy and headed east.
After becoming lost in the desert they arrive at Wild Geese Gate, where Lucius fights Huo An, the Commander of the Silk Road Protection Squad of the Western Region. The two men – who have each been framed for treason – earn each other’s respect. Huo An gives the exhausted Romans shelter from a dangerous sandstorm. In return, Lucius’ legion help Huo An’s men complete the repair of Wild Geese Gate.
When Tiberius arrives with a giant army, he demands that Huo An hand over Lucius and Publius or witness his forces annex China. To protect his country and to clear his name of treason, Huo An gathers the warriors of 36 ethnic nations to unite together to fight Tiberius in an epic battle…
