Adrien Brody and John Cusack Join "Dragon Blade"

Two more big names have joined Jackie Chan's "Dragon Blade," the most expensive Chinese-language movie ever made.

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When you think of a movie about ancient China, you automatically think of Adrien Brody and John Cusack, right?

The duo have signed on to join Dragon Blade, a $65 million production starring Jackie Chan wherein Chinese is the main language spoken. The film’s massive budget makes it the most expensive Chinese language movie to ever actually be produced.

The story is an “action epic” based on the tale of a lost legion of Roman soldiers that ends up in China in the year 48 BCE. Cusack will be portraying General Lucius, who led a legion of soldiers into Hong Kong and who is probably really anxious and fast-talking. Brody will take on the role of Tiberius, who is pursuing Lucius with a force 100x larger. We’re guessing this mismatch causes a lot of brooding by both parties.

Chan will also be a military leader, because apparently these are the only roles that matter in the film. Dragon Blade will hit theaters in China on February 19, although there is no word as of yet on its US release.

[via Vulture]

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