According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nigerian-American director, Rick Famuyiwa is currently in talks to directs Son of Shaolin which is based on a novel about a group of teens living in a gentrified neighbourhood. The adaptation is a mix of Shaolin mythology and modern-day kung fu, one of the teens finds out he’s the last of his bloodline and must find a way to survive a killer.
Son of Shaolin offers a kung-fu epic set in the back alleys and subway tunnels of Harlem, New York. Kyrie, an aspiring street artist who is struggling to make ends meet, learns that he is the last living descendant of a secret sect of ancient Shaolin elders.
Confused and unsure of where to turn, he finds a father figure in the mysterious Master Fong. Fong trains Kyrie in martial arts in anticipation of an attack from Red Fist, a relentless killer who has already murdered the rest of Kyrie’s bloodline. Rick Famuyiwa has directed The Wood, Dope and The Flash film.
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