Marvel Cinematic Universe star Simu Liu has shared an update about the movie adaptation of Sleeping Dogs, and it looks to be moving in a positive direction. Liu has been working on the project since first revealing in January 2025 his intent to bring Sleeping Dogs to the big screen, and his recent update has given fans new hope for the film to come to fruition.
First released for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2012, Sleeping Dogs is an open-world action game set in Hong Kong that finds undercover police officer Wei Shen fighting his way through the city to take out the Triads. Fans have been hoping for another game for years, but a potential Sleeping Dogs sequel was canceled by Square Enix. When Liu teased that he wanted to create a movie adaptation, fans of the series became hopeful for the project to move forward with a big name on board.
Simu Liu took to his Twitter account on October 18 to share some good news: the script draft for Sleeping Dogs has been completed. Fans rejoiced in his comments, with many of them sharing animations of their favorite scenes or fight sequences from the...