Netflix's first original movie is coming in 2015

Netflix's first original movie is coming in 2015
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Netflix's first original movie, a sequel to Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will debut on the streaming video service and in IMAX theaters on August 28, 2015.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend will star Michelle Yeoh, reprising her role from the first movie as Yu Shu-Lien, and Donnie Yen as Silent Wolf. Yuen Wo-Ping is set to direct, and The Weinstein Co. is producing.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.