Sleeping Dogs movie is reportedly now in development

Simu Liu May Finally Give Sleeping Dogs Its Movie
Shang-Chi 2 may be a ways off, but in the meantime, Simu Liu is looking to bring his martial arts skills over to a Sleeping Dogs movie.
The Sleeping Dogs movie is reportedly now in development, with Marvel star Simu Liu set to take on "dream" lead role
The dogs are well and truly barking after IGN reports that Simu Liu is on board to produce and star in an adaptation of the much-loved video game Sleeping Dogs. The news comes just days after the Marvel star let slip he'd wanted to bring the game to life and finally see the original title get a video game sequel that the world had been waiting for.
Simu Liu Wants His ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Movie To Spawn A Sequel Game
Hopefully Liu can get it done as the goal would be A) a good Sleeping Dogs movie and B) an actual sequel, albeit given how long these things take, that would be well into the 2030s, probably. Square Enix still has the rights (they were not sold to Embracer), but who knows what they want to invest in at this point.
Marvel Star Is Trying To Get The Sleeping Dogs Movie Made--And A Game Sequel
Despite being well-received by critics and fans, Sleeping Dogs never managed to become a franchise. A spin-off, Triad Wars, was canceled during its beta, and developer United Front Games shut down in 2016. A Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition was released in 2014.
Random guy on Twitter asks Marvel star Simu Liu about a Sleeping Dogs movie, Simu Liu says he's working on it
Like today, when a guy on Twitter asked the star of Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu, if a Sleeping Dogs movie is happening, and got an actual affirmative response.
Turns out those Sleeping Dogs aren't lying, as that new Simu Liu-involved film adaptation might be further ahead than you thought
That Sleeping Dogs movie that Simu Liu teased earlier this week might be a little further in development than we thought.
Marvel Star Simu Liu Says He's Working to Get Sleeping Dogs a Film Adaptation
The Sleeping Dogs film adaptation, which was confirmed to be cancelled earlier this month, now has a chance of coming back courtesy of Marvel star Simu Liu. As reported by Newsweek, Liu replied to a fan calling for an adaptation of the 2012 game on X/Twitter to say he is trying to get the film off the ground.
Timo Tjahjanto And Simu Liu Lament The Sleeping Dog Execs “Who Don’t Understand The Game” And Made The Movie Stall For Years
Tjahjanto says one of his movies is actually a Sleeping Dogs homage. Last week, Simu Liu revealed on Twitter that he was working to revive the Sleeping Dogs movie. Now, Liu and Tim Tjahjanto have shed some light on what’s happened to this project for all these years.
Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Wants to Develop Sleeping Dogs Sequel and Movie
Shang-Chi star Simu Liu is working to revive the Sleeping Dogs movie and hopes its success could lead to a long-awaited Sleeping Dogs sequel.
The Sleeping Dogs Movie IS in Development and We’re Hearing Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Is Set to Play Wei Shen
It turns out things are a little further ahead than that. A source close to the project has told IGN that the Sleeping Dogs movie is in development, and we’re hearing Simu Liu, who plays Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is producing and set to play the lead role of Wei Shen.
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