Viy 2: Journey to China

Viy 2: Journey to China (Вий 2), alternately known as Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask, is an upcoming Russo-Chinese fantasy adventure film. It is the sequel to Viy, the 2014 cinema hit loosely based on the Nikolai Gogol story Viy. Produced by Gleb Fetisov, Alexey A. Petrukhin and Sergey Sozanovskiy, the film is directed by Oleg Stepchenko from a screenplay by Stepchenko, Petrukhin and Dmitri Palees. The film stars Jason Flemyng, Rutger Hauer, Charles Dance, Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Viy 2: Journey to China is scheduled to be released in Russia on September 19, 2019 by Universal Pictures.

Premise
Set in the 18th century, the film follows the continuing exploits of cartographer Jonathan Green as he undertakes a scientific and supernatural journey that leads him from England to China.

Cast

 * Jason Flemyng as Jonathan Green
 * Charles Dance as Lord Dudley
 * Rutger Hauer
 * Jackie Chan
 * Arnold Schwarzenegger as James Hook
 * Martin Klebba
 * Christopher Fairbank
 * Igor Jijikine

Production
On April 5, 2015, a press conference was held in Moscow with producers Alexey Petrukhin and Sergei Selyanov, actors Jason Flemyng, Rutger Hauer, and Anna Yo. During the conference, it was confirmed that the filming of the sequel, titled Viy 2: Journey to China, has been started. It was also revealed that members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team would be helping out in choreographing the fights for the film.

In an attempt to appeal to the international market, major film stars were courted to appear in the sequel. Initial reports had Jackie Chan, Jason Statham, and Steven Seagal as appearing in the film. In November 2016, it was confirmed that Chan would co-star alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Release
The release of the movie in Russia was to be held on August 16, 2018, but subsequently the premiere was postponed to September 19, 2019 due to the passage of censorship in China.