Asura (2018 film)

Asura (阿修罗) is a 2018 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by  Peng Zhang (张鹏) , based on Buddhist mythology starring Wu Lei , Karina Lau and Tony Leung. The film is a trilogy with its first part expected to release in 2018.

Profile

• Movie: Asura / 阿修罗 (2018)
• Director:  Peng Zhang (张鹏)
• Writer :  Kirk Caouette
• Producer : Yang Hongtao (杨洪涛) , Yang Shenjian (杨真鉴 )
  
• Cinematographer : Patrick Murguia
• Art Director : Tommy Aagaard
• Music : Joan Valent
• Production company : Alibaba Pictures
• Budget : 100 million USD
• Release Date: 
• Runtime: -
  
• Genre : fantasy
• Country: China 
• Language: Mandarin, 

Plot

The story is set in Asura, the dimension of pure desire according to ancient Buddhist mythology. The mythical realm is threatened by a coup from a lower heavenly kingdom and the story follows from there

Cast

• Wu Lei (吴磊)
• Carina Lau (刘嘉玲)
• Tony Leung Ka-Fai (梁家輝 )
• Zhang Yishang (张艺上) 
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• Matthew Knowles
• Damien Walters
• Caitlin Dechelle
• Paul Philip Clark
• Gigi Feshold
• Augustus Du Guy
• Alexander J. Guy
• Ron Smoorenburg
• Jeannine Derbez
• Joseph Castillo