GLEE Star Harry Shum Jr. Boards CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Sequel

According to The Hollywood Reporter, GLEE's Harry Shum Jr. has just signed on for the Weinstein Company's John Fusco-penned HIDDEN DRAGON, CROUCHING TIGER sequel.

Directed by Woo-ping Yuen, "the movie is set is set 20 years after the events of Crouching Tiger and centers on four heroes of the martial arts world - Silent Wolf, Yu Shu-lien, Tie-Fang and Snow Vase - who must use their courage and skills to keep the legendary sword Green Destiny from the hands of the villainous Hades Dai."

Shum Jr. will take on the role of Tie-Fang.

Shum Jr. is well known for his starring role on the hit series Glee. In addition, he has starred in the independent features Revenge of the Green Dragons and White Frog and recently released, Moms' Night Out. His other film credits include Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift, Stomp the Yard, You Got Served and Center Stage 2. Shum currently stars in the Hulu/Geek&Sundry web series Caper and has appeared on such series as Boston Public, Zoey 101 and Greek.

As a dancer, Shum has worked with such world-renowned artists as Beyonce,Mariah Carey, Ashanti, T-Pain, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez and Raven, to name a few. He was also one of the original silhouettes used to advertise Apple iPods. Working with director-choreographer Jon M. Chu, he is star and associate producer/co-choreographer of The LXD (League of Extraordinary Dancers). In addition to his acting and dancing, Shum hosted the 24-hour 2013 World Aids Day concert for (RED) and CocaCola, which was streamed live on iTunes. He has also shared his story with many college students across the country and at events for "Catalyst Creative."

In addition, Shum is the executive producer of REMIXED, a weekly 15-minute Youtube show that brings together amazing dancers and incredible musicians for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Harry is represented by Triniti Management, Innovative Artists, and Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder.

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