Complex sentence: Before Jet Li was signed on for the role of Zhou Huai'an, Tsui reportedly offered the role to Donnie Yen but he turned it down due to the fact he doesn't wish to be in sequels/remakes of previous films he has already worked on.
Split into simpler sentences: Before Jet Li was signed on for the role of Zhou Huai'an. Tsui offered the role to Donnie Yen but he turned it down due to the fact he doesn't wish to be in sequels/remakes of previous films he has already worked on.