Stills of John Woo's martial-arts film "Reign of Assassins" [Photo: CFP.cn]
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John Woo's upcoming martial-arts film "Reign of Assassins" has released a series of photo stills showing off its beautiful action scenes.
The director of many famous gun films such as "A Better Tomorrow" (1986), "The Killer" (1989) and "Mission: Impossible II" (2000) has turned to swords this time.
Set in ancient China, "Reign of Assassins" is about a murderess (Michelle Yeoh) who retires to live in a small town with her husband, an honest and optimistic mailman (Jung Woo-Sung). However, she keeps a treasure which attracts many would-be assassins to the town.
The film opens in Chinese cinemas on September 28.