Ashton Chen boards a flight hoping to patch things up with his girlfriend. Iko Uwais has other plans. Fists on a Plane: Wings of Dread (2026), is a Chinese martial arts thriller also known as 10,000 Meter Crisis and released in the U.S. as Fists on a Plane: Wings of Dread
From the awkward reunion before the hijacking to the showdown between Chen and Uwais. We get into what each lead brings to the screen, how Li Chunying’s camera work and the stunt team’s choreography make every inch of the aircraft count, and why Jingjing Qu and Shuang Hong deserve a round of applause for turning an airplane lavatory into one hell of a fight scene. The outcome of the flight is yours to discover.
CAST
Ashton Chen — Gu Chaoyang
Iko Uwais — Paquet
Nita Lei (credited as Xia Ruoyan) — Dong Lu
Jingjing Qu — Duan Yingzi
Shuang Hong — Yu Qi
Yi Gao — Lu Chengfei
Tao Huang — Qin Cheng
Fengchao Liu — Chang Jianrong
Ren Tianye — Zhao Guo’an
Tao Hai — Du Jiulin
Zhou Haoshan — Zhou Binbin
Zhang Haosen — Lao Nian
CREW
Ashton Chen and Qin Pengfei — Directors
Wang Haoyi, Gao Bing, and Qiu Mingjia — Screenwriters
Wang Haoyi and Wang Xiaohui — Producers
Wang Xiaohui — Executive producer
Li Chunying — Cinematography
Chen Zhonghua — Picture editing
Wang Tianyao — Artistic editing
Rong Zihao — Music and sound
iQIYI Pictures — Production company
ACTION AND STUNT TEAM
Li Qiankun — Action choreography
Rama Ramadhan — Stunt choreography
Lingyue Kong — Assistant action choreography
Xuecong Bai, Qin Bin, Chuansheng Li, Gaochong Li, Zhiqiang Li, and Yuhang Wang — Stunt performers
Guang’ao Gao — Stunt rigging
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