

Additionally, it was clarified that the plot will be set 300 years after the first film, as opposed to being set "in the future". Principal photography had commenced by December 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. Casting īy December 2021, Anna Akana and Mark Dacascos joined the cast in leading roles while Teresa Ting, Mike Moh, Dustin Nguyen, Yoshi Sudarso, and Chris Pang serve as the supporting cast. By December 2021, it was revealed that John Swetnam had also joined the project as an additional screenwriter. In April 2021, Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez joined the production as co-screenwriters the pair of writing-collaborators' first feature film credit. Production is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2021. The plot of the film will take place 300 years "into the future", and will be produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment and distributed by Netflix. The project was described by the filmmaker as "genre-blending", as a combination of martial arts, action, horror and cyber-punk genres. In August 2020, a sequel to 47 Ronin was announced to be in development with Ron Yuan serving as director. The continued story of ancient Japanese Rōnin warriors set 300 years after 47 Ronin, in a modern-day world where Samurai clans exist in complete secrecy. Set 300 years after its predecessor, the movie details the fight for survival of the final descendants of the 47 Ronin.īlade of the 47 Ronin was released as a Netflix Original Film on October 25, 2022. Blade of the 47 Ronin is a 2022 American action- fantasy film directed by Ron Yuan, from a script co-written by John Swetnam, Aimee Garcia, and AJ Mendez, and is a sequel to the 47 Ronin.
