Fistful of Vengeance is a 2022 American supernatural action thriller film directed by Roel Reiné, and written by Cameron Litvack, Jessica Chou and Yalun Tu. The film serves as a follow-up to the first season of the television series Wu Assassins, and stars Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao, JuJu Chan, Pearl Thusi, Francesca Corney, Jason Tobin, Rhatha Phongam and Simon Kuke. The film was released worldwide on February 17, 2022, on Netflix.
A revenge mission becomes a fight to save the world from an ancient threat when super powered-assassin Kai tracks a killer to Bangkok.
Production
On February 26, 2021, Netflix ordered a 90-minute film project titled Fistful of Vengeance, acting as a follow-up to the first season of Wu Assassins. Living Films was involved in the production of the film, after serving in the series. Roel Reiné directed the film, whilst Cameron Litvack, Jessica Chou and Yalun Tu helmed the screenplay. After the film announcement, it was confirmed that Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao and JuJu Chan will reprise their respective roles from the series in Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance. Additionally, it was confirmed that Pearl Thusi, Francesca Corney, Jason Tobin, Rhatha Phongam and Simon Kuke were cast in the film. Filming took place in Thailand in early 2021.
Speaking on the film’s connection to the original series, Kao states:
[It] is sort of like a standalone movie. You don’t necessarily have to watch the first season to understand what’s going on, I personally think it’s something that’ll be more easily digestible, but also more action-packed and a roller coaster from beginning to end
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Cast
Iko Uwais as Kai Jin
Lewis Tan as Lu Xin Lee
Lawrence Kao as Tommy Wah
JuJu Chan as Zan Hui
Pearl Thusi as Zama Zulu
Francesca Corney as Preeya
Jason Tobin as William Pan
Rhatha Phongam as Ku An Qi
Simon Kuke
Katrina Grey as Interpol Agent
Release
The film was released on February 17, 2022, on the streaming service Netflix.
