Warriors of Virtue: Tomb of Qǐshì

Warriors of Virtue 3: Tomb of Qǐshì is an upcoming Chinese-American fantasy marital-arts film It will be the sequel to the 2002 film Warriors of Virtue: Return to Tao. Jennifer Yuh Nelson (her first live action) will be directing it from a screenplay written by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini. Nathan Phillips returning as Ryan Jeffers, also starring T.I., Christina Chong, Ken Watanabe, Miyavi, Rinko Kikuchi, Tao Okamoto, Ki Hong Lee, Bryan Cranston and Marley Shelton

The film will be released October 20, 2017.

Cast

 * Nathan Phillips as Ryan Jeffers
 * T.I. as Chucky
 * Christina Chong as Amythis' daughter
 * Bryan Cranston as Qǐshì
 * Marley Shelton as Elysia
 * Ken Watanabe as Yun: Warrior of Water (Virtue of Benevolence)
 * Miyavi as the son of Tsun: Warrior of Earth (Virtue of Loyalty)
 * Rinko Kikuchi as the daughter of Lai: Warrior of Wood (Virtue of Order)
 * Tao Okamoto as the daughter of Chi: Warrior of Fire (Virtue of Wisdom)
 * Ki Hong Lee as the son of Yee: Warrior of Metal (Virtue of Righteousness)

Pre-Production
In 2007 Miramax Films stated that third film was in the works with Nathan Phillips reprising his role Ryan Jeffers. MGM will return to produce it and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures will distribute the film through its Touchstone Pictures banner. On January 11, 2011 Steven Spielberg annouced that neither he or DremWorks Pictures will produce the film, whoever the producers of 47 Ronin Pamela Abdy and Eric McLeod will produce, Michael Vickerman who was originally set direct but couldn't and will be written by Jon Spaihts with Damon Lindelof and co-produce it as well along with a story conceived by them. On January 13, 2015 Lindelof and Spaihts left the film, Jason Blum was hired to produced the film and 47 Ronin writers were hired to rewrite the script.

On October 12, 2014 Jennifer Yuh Nelson was offered a directing postion and accepted it.

Casting
New casting for the Warriors are underway. Neither Nina Liu or Shedrack Anderson III but their replacements will be T.I. and Chritina Chong as the daughter of Amythis. Bryan Cranston who's worked with Nelson on Kung Fu Panda 3 will portray the villain Keiji, which in Qǐshì means Apocalypse.

On December 1 2014, Ken Watanabe will be cast as the aging Yun the only surviving warriors training the warriors children. On January 4 2015 Unbroken star Miyavi cast as the son of Tsun: Warrior of Earth. On January 16, Marley Shelton rerising her role as Elysia, who died in the first film but was said by Vickerman she will resurrected by Cranston's character Qǐshì.

Music
Kung Fu Panda trilogy composer Hans Zimmers will re-team with Nelson to score the film.