This movie will instead start from a new page, with an international-heavy cast that includes Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper, Hiroyuki Sanada as gang boss Shingen, Tao Okamoto as his daughter Mariko, Rila Fukushima as assassin Yukio, Hal Yamanouchi as gangster Yashida, Will Yun Lee as villain Silver Samurai and Brian Tee as a corrupt politician.
Warrington, looking for a first derby win for eight years, gave a debut to former Wigan and Great Britain winger Brian Carney but sorely missed past and present captains Lee Briers and Adrian Morley.