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Timo Tjahjanto to Direct Simu Liu’s Sleeping Dogs Film

The director’s attachment advances the long-stalled adaptation with studio backing, schedule and release date still unannounced.

Overview

  • Simu Liu and Timo Tjahjanto confirmed on X that Tjahjanto will direct the feature based on the 2012 Hong Kong–set action game.
  • Liu is attached as producer and will star as undercover cop Wei Shen, positioning him as the project’s leading champion.
  • Tjahjanto said he is developing the film with Liu and signaled it will take time as they aim to make the best version of the material.
  • No studio has publicly picked up the project and no filming timeline or release date has been announced, with one outlet alone reporting a completed script that has not been corroborated.
  • The director’s action pedigree includes The Night Comes for Us, The Shadow Strays, Nobody 2 and The Beekeeper 2, aligning with the game’s combat-driven tone.