It the third film in the Jingle Ma-directed Hong Kong cinema franchise, following "Tokyo Raiders" (2000) and "Seoul Raiders" (2006).
(meta data) TITLE: Tony Leung, Kris Wu Set As 'Europe Raiders' – Variety (meta data) AUTHOR: Patrick Frater (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2016-03-13T22:02:48+00:00 Continue to Variety SKIP AD You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Read Next: 'Angel Has Fallen' to Dominate Modest Box Office With $20 Million Weekend Subscribe Today! Variety Intelligence Platform March 13, 2016 3:02PM PT # FilMart: Tony Leung, Kris Wu Set As 'Europe Raiders' CREDIT: Photo by Unimedia Images/REX/Shutterstock Veteran Tony Leung Chiu-wai is poised to star in Hong Kong-made action thriller "Europe Raiders." Alongside Leung is Kris Wu, the Canadian-Chinese former member of K-pop sensation EXO, who recently starred in "The Mermaid," China's all-time biggest movie. The picture is the third film in the Jingle Ma-directed franchise, following "Tokyo Raiders" from 2000 and "Seoul Raiders" from 2006. Production this time through Wong Kar-wai's Jet Tone Films is set to start next month in Europe, China and Japan. Wu, who also appeared in hit drama Mr Six," is currently filming Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," and also Hollywood action title "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," which stars Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen. Leung will reportedly join after completing work on "The Ferryman," which is also being produced by Jet Tone,and which manages Leung. 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Europe Raiders
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"Europe Raiders" (Chinese: 欧洲攻略)  is a 2018 action thriller film from.