Dragon Blade (film)

For the 2005 film, see DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang.

Dragon Blade
Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese天將雄師
Simplified Chinese天将雄师
Literal meaning"Celestial General, Heroic Army"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiān Jiàng Xióng Shī
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingTin¹ Zeong³ Hung⁴ Si¹
Directed byDaniel Lee
Written byDaniel Lee
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTony Cheung
Edited byYau Chi-wai
Music byHenry Lai Wan-man
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • SFC Film (China)
  • Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Release dates
  • 18 February 2015 (2015-02-18) (Taiwan)[1]
  • 19 February 2015 (2015-02-19) (China)[2]
  • 12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) (Hong Kong)
  • 4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes
103 minutes[8] (U.S)
Countries
Languages
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • English
BudgetUS$65 million[6]
Box officeUS$122 Million[9][10]

Dragon Blade is a 2015 Chinese historical action film[11] written and directed by Daniel Lee starring Jackie Chan. In the film, Chan plays Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions during the Han dynasty. Dragon Blade was released in IMAX 3D on 19 February 2015, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period.[2][12] The film was released in the United States on 4 September 2015 by Lionsgate Premiere.[13] It was met with generally mixed-to-negative reviews by critics, who praised its action scenes, cinematography and performances, but criticized its screenplay, story, editing and special effects.

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  6. ^ a b "Shanghai Film Fest: John Cusack, Adrien Brody to Star in Jackie Chan's 'Dragon Blade'". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 June 2014. Dragon Blade is backed by Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Huayi Brothers Media, Shanghai Film Group, Home Media & Entertainment Fund, Tencent Video and Beijing Cultural Assets Chinese Film and Television Fund.
  7. ^ "Jackie Chan's 'Dragon Blade' Set For IMAX Chinese New Year Outing". 21 November 2014.
  8. ^ "DRAGON BLADE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ^ "How action movies gave rise to Jackie Chan's booming second career". New York Post. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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  11. ^ Maane Khatchatourian (27 December 2014). "Watch: Jackie Chan, John Cusack Face Off in 'Dragon Blade' Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  12. ^ "六十歲成龍「奉旨出征」 《天將雄獅》定檔羊年賀歲". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  13. ^ Evry, Max (22 June 2015). "New Trailer for Dragon Blade, Starring Jackie Chan and John Cusack". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 17 June 2016.