Simu Liu Announces Timo Tjahjanto for Sleeping Dogs Film

Simu Liu, the star of Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, announced on social media that Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto will direct the long-in-development live-action adaptation of the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs. The project, centered on an undercover Hong Kong police officer infiltrating a powerful triad, marks a significant step forward after years of setbacks.

Liu shared the news on his X account over the weekend, confirming Tjahjanto's involvement while promoting his new espionage series, The Copenhagen Test, on Peacock. Tjahjanto, who recently wrapped directing the Jason Statham-led sequel The Beekeeper 2 and helmed Bob Odenkirk's action-comedy Nobody 2, expressed enthusiasm for the film in his own social media post. "I'm excited to be developing Sleeping Dogs with Simu Liu," Tjahjanto said. "We both are hungry and passionate about the material and have plenty to prove."

The adaptation draws from Square Enix's open-world action-adventure game, developed by United Front Games and released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In the story, protagonist Wei Shen, voiced in the game by Will Yun Lee, poses as a criminal to dismantle the Sun On Yee triad from...