The Art of War is a 2000 joint Canadian-American action film directed by Christian Duguay, and starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Biehn, Anne Archer and Donald Sutherland. The title refers to the ancient Chinese text of the same name by war strategist Sun Tzu, which has some bearing on the film's plot.
The film was a followed by a direct-to-video sequel, The Art of War II: Betrayal, released in 2008, with Snipes returning in the lead role.
Plot
Neil Shaw is an operative for the United Nations' covert dirty-tricks squad, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement with China and the U.S., Shaw is framed for the murder and must evade the FBI and Triad gangsters to find out what is really going on.
Crew
Cast
Jet Li was originally cast for the part played by Wesley Snipes.
Sequel
- Main article: The Art of War II: Betrayal
A straight-to-DVD sequel will come out in August of 2008. Wesley Snipes reprises his role as Neil Shaw and will also star Athena Karkanis and Lochlyn Munro. In the sequel, Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement as a Hollywood film consultant by the murder of his long-time martial arts mentor, "Mother."
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