Blades of the Guardians

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The return of Jet Li? More on Yuen Woo Ping’s ‘Blades of the Guardians’ starring Wu Jing and Nic Tse

Posted on March 8, 2025 by JJ Bona
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“Blades of the Guardians” Teaser Poster

Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (In the Line of Duty 4, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II) will be directing Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2) and Nicolas Tse (Customs Frontline) in Blades of the Guardians, a live-action adaptation of the Chinese comic book of the same name from Mandarin Motion Pictures.

After rumors circulating across every media source, it has been confirmed that Jet Li (League of Gods) will co-star, which will mark Li’s first film appearance since 2020’s Mulan.

Additionally, Yu Rongguang (New Police Story), Tony Leung Ka-fai (Hidden Blade) and Kara Hui (Sakra) are attached to the film.

The story is set in 607 AD and people are living under the rule of the evil Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. An extremely skilled armed escort traverses the desert of the Western Regions. While pursued by the imperial court, he takes on an escort mission with the destination of Chang’an, the capital. Mistaking it for a simple escort mission, unexpected dangers surface and a shocking conspiracy is revealed (via MAAC).

Production is set to begin this year. We’ll keep you posted on this project as we learn more. Until then, here’s a look at some of the cast and crew from Blades of the Guardians: (via Chinese Entertainment News):

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Honestly, I’m more excited about Kara’s return than Jet’s. But it’s a cool cast overall.
And isn’t that Wu Bin in this pic?

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A great hat speaks for itself! First look at Wu Jing in ‘Blades of the Guardians’ also starring Nic Tse and Jet Li

Posted on November 20, 2025 by JJ Bona

Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (In the Line of Duty 4, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II) is currently hard-at-work directing Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2) and Nicolas Tse (Customs Frontline) in Blades of the Guardians, a live-action adaptation of the Chinese comic book of the same name from Mandarin Motion Pictures.

After rumors circulating across every media source, it has been confirmed that Jet Li (League of Gods) will co-star, which will mark Li’s first film appearance since 2020’s Mulan.

Additionally, Yu Rongguang (New Police Story), Tony Leung Ka-fai (Hidden Blade) and Kara Hui (Sakra) are attached to the film.

The story takes place in 607 AD, when people live under the rule of the harsh Emperor Yang Guang. A highly skilled guard is traveling across a desert while being chased by the emperor’s soldiers. Along the way, he takes a job to protect someone on a journey to the great city of Chang’an. He thinks it will be easy, but new dangers rise up, and he soon uncovers a shocking secret.

We’ll keep you updated on Blades of the Guardians as we learn more. Until then, here’s a look at some of the cast and crew, Teaser Poster, as well as the first image of Wu Jing from the film (via MAAC):