If I gotta choose a torchbearer for the next kick ass actor in Hong Kong actioner, Wu Jing would easily be high on my candidate list. Some pop singer/actor who attempt to pass off as the raising new action star doesn't cut it for me whereas Wu, who trained in martial arts since he was young, has believable on-screen fight presence and charisma as already proven in SPL, Invisible Target and Fatal Contact. In the much awaited martial arts thriller Legendary Assassin, Wu will also get a chance to display his directorial chops for the first time, alongside action choreographer Nicky Li. Based on the trailer, the sweet action scene further validate why I believe Wu is the real deal. The rest of the cast member include Celina Jade, Kou Zhan Wen (a fellow Wushu teammate of Wu), Alex Fong and giant wrestler Jiang Bao Cheng. Heres the synopsis from Easternlight Films:

Cop Holly believes that for some people doing the right thing isn't just a duty or an obligation, it's who they are, and when mysterious drifter Bruce helps her capture four runaway convicts hiding on her island, she thinks he's just like her, one of the good guys.

Holly and the rest of the police praise Bruce for his assistance, and welcomed as a friend he considers settling down on the island until more strangers arrive looking for him. Shortly afterwards a decapitated body is discovered and when Bruce immediately disappears it's apparent that he's the killer. Holly's dismayed, even when she learns that the victim was a ruthless criminal.

The new arrivals reveal themselves to be none other than colleagues of the victim, mobsters after revenge, and they force Bruce to come out of hiding by taking Holly hostage. Once again Bruce comes to Holly's aid and once again they fight together and defeat a common enemy, but when the smoke clears Holly faces her toughest fight of all, the fight between her feelings for Bruce and her duty as a cop to take him in.

Filming has been completed and its scheduled for a November release in China and Hong Kong. You'll find the trailer at our Twitch player after the jump.

UPDATE: Celina Jade has recently posted the international trailer (Cantonese with English subtitles and narration) on her blog site. Check it out after the jump.