Dragon Blade (film)

Dragon Blade
Dragon Blade
	Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	天將雄師
Simplified Chinese	天将雄师
Literal meaning	"Celestial General, Heroic Army"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiān Jiàng Xióng Shī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Tin¹ Zeong³ Hung⁴ Si¹
Directed by	Daniel Lee
Written by	Daniel Lee
Produced by	Jackie Chan; Susanna Tsang;
Starring	Jackie Chan; John Cusack; Lin Peng; Mika Wang; Choi Siwon; Adrien Brody;
Cinematography	Tony Cheung
Edited by	Yau Chi-wai
Music by	Henry Lai Wan-man
Production; companies	Beijing Cultural Assets Chinese Film & Television Fund; Home Media and Entertainment; Huayi Brothers; Shanghai Film Group; Shenzhen Tencent Video Culture Communication; Sparkle Roll Cultural Media; Visualizer Films; Lionsgate Films;
Distributed by	SFC Film (China); Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) Ltd. (Hong Kong);
Release dates	18 February 2015 (Taiwan); 19 February 2015 (China); 12 March 2015 (Hong Kong); 4 September 2015 (United States);
Running time	127 minutes; 103 minutes (U.S)
Countries	China; Hong Kong;
Languages	Mandarin; Cantonese; English;
Budget	US$65 million
Box office	US$122 million

Dragon Blade is a 2015 historical action film written and directed by Daniel Lee starring Jackie Chan. In the film, Chan plays Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions during the Han dynasty. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, Dragon Blade was released in IMAX 3D on 19 February 2015, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period. The film was released in the United States on 4 September 2015 by Lionsgate Premiere. It was met with generally mixed-to-negative reviews by critics, who praised its action scenes, cinematography and performances, but criticized its screenplay, story, editing and special effects.