UPDATE: Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing (The 355) has joined Liam Neeson in Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky.
Fan plays Dhani, a veteran Mt. Everest guide with multiple ascents whose indigenous knowledge and extraordinary yet unlikely fighting skills add a unique bend to Mike’s survival and unexpected quest for justice.
SOURCE: Deadline
Liam Neeson (Taken) is taking his particular set of skills back on the icy road in Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky.
The sequel to 2021’s The Ice Road will follow Neeson’s Mike McCann as he returns to honor his late brother’s last wish by traveling to Nepal to scatter his ashes at Mt. Everest. While traveling by bus along the inhospitable 12,000 ft. landscape known as the Road to the Sky, Mike and his mountain guide clash with Nepalese mercenaries and must fight to survive. Adding to the tension, Mike must protect a busload of bystanders and the local villagers’ homeland.
Jonathan Hensleigh (Die Hard with a Vengeance, The Punisher) also returns as writer and director for the sequel with Code Entertainment, ShivHans Pictures and Envision Media producing.
Stay tuned.
SOURCE: Deadline