We all look back very fondly on Sleeping Dogs here at Push Square Towers, and we're far from the only ones.
The 2012 action game set in the criminal underbelly of Hong Kong has long been requested to come back in some shape or form, and while we're no closer to a follow-up game, it seems a movie could be on the cards.
Responding to a fan on X, actor Simu Liu has said he's trying to get a movie adaptation of Sleeping Dogs off the ground:
Simu Liu has appeared in all sorts of film and TV, but is best known for roles in Kim's Convenience, Barbie, Arthur the King, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Sleeping Dogs had you playing as an undercover police officer named Wei Shen, infiltrating a Chinese crime syndicate. Proficient in martial arts and parkour, the game is beloved for its lively open world, punchy gameplay, and unique leveling system.
Assuming the story would follow the game's narrative, we reckon it would make a pretty good crime flick. They might have to call it something else, though, as a movie titled Sleeping Dogs released last year. Hopefully the rights holders play ball and Liu can get the project moving.
Would you like to see a Sleeping Dogs film come to light? Take to the streets in the comments section below.
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Man that was such a good game, such a shame we'll likely never see a sequel. Maybe if a film comes out it and has enough interest we could see it rise from the dead, here's hoping.
Didn’t we just have an article saying this was canceled? Is it me or are these articles flip flopping every week or so?
I'll gladly exchange GTA VI and all future GTAs for a Sleeping Dogs sequel.
Would be great to get Sleeping Dogs back. Such a fantastic game. The movie could be a fun time as well but a sequel would really get me excited.
Simu Liu would crush it and he can do martial arts as well and his own stunts.
@LavenderShroud yeah I think the Donnie Yen project was cancelled?
I'd love to see it get made and maybe even have a fast food tie-in for some pork bun.
This is actually one of those games that I think would translate very well to film. They just need to make sure they nail the martial arts and don't make the story too campy.
I would lose my freaking mind if this game got the Demon Souls treatment on PS5.
@Alps_Stranger But only if they get Marky Mark to do the cameo, specifically to call out the product placement.
If the movie really gets off the ground I feel a game is almost guaranteed along with a remaster of the existing game.
My favorite GTA styled game of all time. Unless they bring in Emma Stone to play her small role as a laugh, I don't see myself being too interested in a movie for it though.
@Dalamar You understand the assignment.
Donnie Yen said this was no longer in production and its been cancelled that was this year 2025.
Why are random social media posts now "news"? Its not a slight against the author or the site im genuinely curious because if i can make money randomly posting bollocks online well im owed a lot of ***** money
Never played this but I loved this guy in Shang-Chi
I remember Sleeping Dogs not appearing in a PS5 store search. It does appear in browser, on pc. You can add it to your library (usually for about £5) and start the download on PS5. All the dlc is included. I got the platinum on PS5 a couple of years ago. Plays incredibly well. Shocking it isn't searchable on console?!?! Would happily re-do a native port.
Absolutely love this game! Would prefer a game sequel rather than a film though.
@code45709 mate you can become supreme overlord of a wealthy nation doing that, go get that $$$ bro
@LavenderShroud I thought I was going mad, I’m glad I didn’t have a very convincing fever dream
There should be a new game instead. With better defined physics because the game was a bit wonky on some aspects, but truly a classic.
@Dalamar Totally man, best comment ive heard in a long time, have a free pork bun 😄
Such a good game, just reading about it makes me want to play it all over again.
Ok.but i want a sleeping dogs 2.sleeping dogs is easily one of the best video games i ever play word up son
I actually I can see Simu Liu more in the role than Donnie Yen. Don't get me wrong, Donnie is still the goat, but he's too old for the role. I think the character also grew up in the west, which would fit well to Liu.
And anything that could get this franchise rolling again is welcome.
Loved the game but a film? It'll likely be yet another forgettable video game adaptation. It could make a decent TV series in the right hands but I doubt that will happen. I'd rather watch The Infernal Affairs films again.
Sleeping dogs is my favorite game of all time. It's wild to me that they haven't created a sequel and Square is letting it collect dust on a shelf somewhere. Give me more crime stories set in Hong Kong please!
Such a shame this series never went further. It was as good as any gta if not better in my opinion. Or more fun at least…
For some reason I was convinced this had a sequel, but then I realized I had it backwards. Sleeping Dogs was originally supposed to be part of the True Crime franchise and then split off into its own thing. So yes, sequel please.
@GrimWillows The game has major crashing issues on PS5. There are supposedly ways around it, like manually saving and quitting to the main menu instead of just closing the game.
Sleeping Dogs premise is quite similar to classic Hong Kong crime-action movies like Infernal Affairs. Undercover cops tried to infiltrate Triad organization. People should just watch that cause i don't think Sleeping Dogs movie adaptation gonna happen.
But man, Sleeping Dogs is a great game. It's like GTA took place in Hong Kong and have solid melee combat. Sadly SE sucks at promoting the game :/
@ButterySmooth30FPS oh, I didn't have any crashing issues on ps5. 100% the game and dlc. I guess I was lucky with the digital edition. Manhunt is the only back compat game that was completely broken for me.
All these years later I’m still yearning for a ps5 patch to Sleeping Dogs…
@Hyena_socks becoming an overlord would suit my ego better... im in🤭
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