The Shadow's Edge: Jackie Chan's Macau Heist Thriller, Cast, Awards and Where to Watch

The Shadow’s Edge (Chinese title 捕風追影) is a 2025 Macau-set action thriller starring Jackie Chan, and it is back in the news because of Hong Kong Film Awards wins and a sequel announcement. It is not a new release: it opened in mainland China in August 2025 and had only a limited U.S. theatrical run. This guide covers the setup, cast, awards and where U.S. readers can watch it, as of October 3, 2026.

What is The Shadow’s Edge about?

The Shadow’s Edge follows a retired surveillance expert who is pulled back in to help Macau police catch a long-time fugitive and his heist crew. After a near-flawless cryptocurrency heist, Macau’s Judiciary Police recruit Wong Tak-chung (Chan), who prefers old-school tracking to the force’s “Sky Eye” AI surveillance network. He builds an elite unit with a rookie officer, He Qiuguo, and the trail leads back to crimes from about 20 years earlier. We stop there to avoid spoilers.

Larry Yang wrote and directed, in his second film with Chan after Ride On (2023). It is a loose remake of the 2007 Hong Kong thriller Eye in the Sky. The runtime is 142 minutes according to the British Board of Film Classification (some U.S. listings say 2 hours 21 minutes), and U.S. listings show it as not rated.

Is The Shadow’s Edge a new movie?

No, The Shadow’s Edge is a 2025 film, and what is new in 2026 is the awards attention and the sequel news. iQIYI presented it in China, and CMC Pictures gave it a limited release in select U.S. and Canadian theaters. The main release dates:

Who is in the cast of The Shadow’s Edge?

Jackie Chan plays retired surveillance expert Wong Tak-chung, with Tony Leung Ka-fai as the fugitive known as the Shadow and Zhang Zifeng as rookie officer He Qiuguo. The main players:

• Jackie Chan as Wong Tak-chung, the veteran tracker.
• Zhang Zifeng as He Qiuguo, the rookie police officer Wong mentors.
• Tony Leung Ka-fai as Fu Lung-sang, the fugitive. He is not Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and he also played the villain in the 2007 original.
• Ci Sha, credited with multiple roles among the crew.
• Wen Junhui (Jun of K-pop group Seventeen) as Hu Feng, the crew’s muscle.
• Lang Yueting as police inspector Wang Xuemei.

Character names are romanized differently across sources; Wong Tak-chung also appears as Tak-chong.

Where was The Shadow’s Edge filmed?

The Shadow’s Edge was shot mainly in Macau over 84 days between October 2024 and January 2025. Locations include Macau Tower, Coloane and Wynn Macau. Qian Tiantian was the cinematographer, Nicolas Errèra composed the score and Su Hang handled the action choreography. Chan was 70 during the shoot, and Hong Kong press reports said he did his own stunts.

What awards has The Shadow’s Edge won?

The Shadow’s Edge won two awards at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 19, 2026: Best Actor for Tony Leung Ka-fai and Best Action Choreography for Su Hang. The ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and press reports describe it as Leung’s fifth Best Actor win there. Chan himself was not nominated. The film also had nominations in other categories that it did not win.

What is the Asian Academy Creative Awards honor?

It is a National Winner title for Best Feature Film, Chinese Mainland, which is a first-round honor and not a Grand Award. The awards announced 335 national winners across 39 categories and 18 nations and territories on September 30, 2026. National winners move on to an international round, where a jury chooses the Grand Winners at a December 2026 gala at the Capitol Theatre in Singapore (one trade report gives December 3). No Grand Winner has been named yet.

What do critics and audiences say about it?

As of October 3, 2026, The Shadow’s Edge holds an 82% Tomatometer score from 11 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, plus a 97% audience Popcornmeter score. With only 11 reviews, the score can shift easily. Box-office trackers put the film at roughly $159 million to $163 million worldwide, nearly all from mainland China, and no U.S. total has been reported. These are dated aggregate numbers, not our own review.

Where can you watch The Shadow’s Edge in the US?

As of October 3, 2026, the only U.S. home-viewing option we found is a purchase listing on Fandango at Home, shown at $14.99, and we could not confirm it on Fandango’s own title page. A streaming-availability tracker lists the title for purchase in SD, HD and 4K, added that same day, with no subscription or rental option. Some guides still show it as not available to stream, which may lag the new listing, and the film’s Rotten Tomatoes page points to Fandango for buying. Prices and availability change, so check Fandango at Home and your local platforms before paying. We have not found an announced streaming date.

Can you watch The Shadow’s Edge outside the US?

Yes, UK viewers have the most options, with the film on two subscription services and several digital stores. UK listings as of October 3, 2026:

Trinity CineAsia, the UK distributor, released the film digitally on February 2, 2026, and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on February 16, 2026. We could not verify the region coding of those discs, so U.S. collectors should check before importing one.

Is there a sequel to The Shadow’s Edge?

Yes, a sequel called The Shadow’s Edge 2 has been announced, but no release date has been confirmed. Chan said in January 2026 that a follow-up was planned, and iQIYI, which presented the original in China, confirmed it in April 2026. Larry Yang is set to return as director, and entertainment reports say Chan, Leung, Zhang, Ci Sha and Wen are returning. Reports on timing differ: Hong Kong press said in April that filming would start at the end of 2026, while an early-October report said it begins later that month.

What is the bottom line?

The Shadow’s Edge is a 2025 thriller whose 2026 headlines are its Hong Kong Film Awards wins, a first-round Asian Academy Creative Awards title and a sequel, while U.S. home viewing is only just appearing. For the wider picture of Chan’s work, from Drunken Master to Rush Hour, see our guide to Jackie Chan’s career . Availability and the sequel’s start date are the likeliest details to change.