A different prop was used for the Green Destiny than the first film's.
This is the second movie to be released on Netflix at the same time as in theaters, after Beasts of No Nation (2015).
Unlike the first film which was shot with Mandarin dialogue, English is used to portray the story. The first film received much criticism from Chinese viewers due to the fact that only one of the four main characters spoke Mandarin fluently. It is possible that in order to avoid a similar review and maintain the freedom to cast whomever they chose, producers went with English dialogue.
Michelle Yeoh is the only main actor from the first film to reprise her role.
Woon Young Park also reprises his Thunder Fist character.
Natasha Liu Bordizzo is of Chinese and Italian ancestry.