Jet Li (Fearless) will play the title character, an assassin who has caused a bloody crime war between rival Asian mobs. Jason Statham (Transporter) plays an FBI agent determined to bring down the killer after his partner is murdered.  

Lionsgate is betting big on this title due to the popularity of both stars internationally. This time, they get to show off their fighting techniques in the action-thriller that tells the story of FBI agent Jack Crawford (Statham) who becomes consumed with vengeance and retribution after his partner and his family are murdered by the elusive assassin Rogue (Li). Rogue reappears a few years after the horrific event and sets off a chain of violent crime wars between Asian mob rivals, the Triads and the Yakuzas. When Crawford and Rogue finally meet face to face it's a showdown that will unravel their past.

It's uncertain to what degree Li will be mixing it up with Statham onscreen. As Li has stated he will no longer make martial arts movies after Fearless which he later cleared that he meant wushu martial arts movies (Fearless, Once Upon a Time in China), but would continue making action and kung fu movies. (Rogue, The One) 

From an article over at comingsoon.net, Li had this to say when describing a scene in Rogue. "It's big revenge. Even though I personally hate it, it's crazy revenge. It's violent. People revenge, kill people. Not just normal killing. It's very violent. Very violent," Li said.

Li ,who became Buddhist about eight years ago, says it is difficult to play the role of a bad guy. "Before it was easy. Before you're an actor, you just do the job. I played a lot of different characters. I think three movies continue to talk about my personal belief that violence is not the only solution. I try through the film to talk about my personal belief. When I suddenly go back to this very violent character, I'm struggling. So you need to be very clear you're just an actor. Even though I don't agree with what this guy is doing, I need to do it best. When I go to the set, I forget I'm Jet Li first. Then I go back, even when I go home, I think, 'Oh, why am I doing this?' So I need to know, it's not me, it's somebody else." 

According to the writers Lee Anthony Smith and Greg Bradley, Rogue is meant to be the first film in a trilogy. So what does that mean for Li and will he continue to play the bad guy for two more films? I guess we will have to watch and see for ourselves. 

Official Rogue Website: http://www.roguethefilm.com