Dragon Blade

In Dragon Blade, Huo An leads a seasoned Protection Squad guarding the Western Regions, a line of defense against treachery and raids. After being ensnared by a shadowy faction, he finds himself enslaved and cut off from his homeland. Meanwhile a Roman general, fleeing a brutal regime, manages to rescue the Chinese prince and slips into the same desolate frontier. Fate brings the two unlikely figures together in the Western Desert, where alliances blur and hidden rivalries emerge. As danger closes in, they must navigate shifting loyalties, outsmart rival armies, and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to topple kingdoms. The pace moves briskly as the duo push toward an explosive confrontation.

Directed by Daniel Lee and released in 2015, Dragon Blade features Jackie Chan alongside John Cusack and Adrien Brody in a sweeping historical fantasy packed with large scale action and dusty desert landscapes.

Worldwide gross reached about 121,545,703 dollars on a production budget of 65 million, signaling solid return for a cross continental action epic rooted in historical fantasy, with appeal across Asia and international audiences.

Dragon Blade stood out for stitching together a Chinese desert epic with Western casting, signaling a rare collaboration between Jackie Chan and major Hollywood actors. Its promotional materials leaned into spectacle and scale, contributing to a growing trend of cross border genre projects in mid 2010s action cinema.

Reception & Themes: Critics generally weighed the film as a visually ambitious but uneven adventure. Its core themes revolve around loyalty under pressure, the price of freedom, and the uneasy alliance between unlikely allies crossing cultures.