Fast & Furious director Justin Lin has signed on to direct a Mandarin language remake of the 1982 film Shaolin Temple from Hong Kong filmmaker Chang Hsin Yen, which is notable for providing martial arts superstar Jet Li with his screen debut.
Lin’s experience directing blockbusters has gifted him an impressive budget of $100 million for the remake. Troy Craig Poon, the CEO of Perfect Storm Entertainment says, “The aim is to make an unprecedented Chinese-based tentpole with story, style and scope that will resonate with global audiences as well.”
Whether this will be Lin’s next project is unknown as he recently signed on to direct the follow-up to the Jeremy Renner-headlined The Bourne Legacy, which is set for release on August 14th 2015.
Originally published January 20, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
