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Review: Herman Yau’s THE WHITE STORM 2: DRUG LORDS, A Violent Tale Of Rivaling Tycoons And A City Caught In The Middle

Benny Chan’s The White Storm was a riveting, explosive crime epic in 2013, packed with riveting and high drama led by Louis Koo, Sean Lau and Nick Cheung for its heroic bloodshed narrative. That was six years ago, and with the time its taken for The White Storm 2: Drug Lords to arrive, newly-installed Herman Yau crafts an explosive, spectacular sequel that swells the bodycount. Yau’s tale spans a fifteen year tale of brotherhood, betrayal and retribution, culmimating the interwoven tales of two triad brothers, Dizang (Louis Koo) and Tin (Andy Lau), and a relentless cop named Fung (Michael Miu) on a mission to bust the city’s worst of the worst. Over the course of the film, what neither side is ready for are the casualties that already remain pending as the city’s war on crime spills on the streets, as do the rivalries between bosses. Tin is a junkie […]

The White Storm 2 (Cine Asia/CMC Pictures)

THE WHITE STORM 2 Opens In UK Cinemas This Friday From Cine Asia

Lee B. Golden III

Just as CMC Pictures is calling the shots for this Friday’s theatrical release of upcoming crime sequel, The White Storm 2, Cine Asia is taking the reigns with its own UK release on the same day. The film arrives at an auspicious time as the new thriller from director Herman Yau is just days away from closing its latest festival outing at NYAFF. In Hong Kong, a former triad member-turned-property tycoon (Andy Lau, Chasing the Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, Infernal Affairs) publicly offers a $100 million bounty to eliminate the notorious, number one drug dealer in the city (Louis Koo, Paradox, Call of Heroes, The White Storm). Causing a ripple effect throughout the underworld, the bounty sets off an escalating rivalry with devastating consequences between the two titans. Boasting a stellar cast and directed by Herman Yau (Shock Wave Tunnel, Ip Man: The Final Fight), The White Storm 2: […]

THE WHITE STORM 2: DRUG LORDS Opens In North America, Australia & New Zealand On July 12

Lee B. Golden III

Director Herman Yau’s latest follow-up to Benny Chan’s 2013 hit is just weeks away with The White Storm 2: Drug Lords. Andy Lau, Louis Koo and Michael Miu lead the cast for a July 12 release in North America, Australia and New Zealand from CMC Pictures ahead of its Hong Kong opening the following week. Former gang member Yu Shin-Tin turned businessman and philanthropist is a on a mission to take down Hong Kong’s most powerful drug lord. After losing his father to drug addiction, no price is too big as his offers a $100 million bounty for his head.

THE WHITE STORM 2: DRUG LORDS Lands A July 12 Release In The U.S., Australia And NZ!

Lee B. Golden III

Herman Yau’s newest sequel continuation heads to the big screen in July with The White Storm 2: Drug Lords. A July 12 release is in tow following the film’s acquisition by CMC Pictures with releases slated for North America, Australia and New Zealand. In the quadripartite drug market in Hong Kong, Jizo (Louis Koo) gradually expands in collaboration with some Mexican drug lords across the border, followed by a chain of dog-eat-dog events which shock and bring the whole trade on high alert. On the other hand, Yu Shun-Tin (Andy Lau), a former gangster member and now a financial tycoon, is offering a bounty to eliminate the No.1 drug dealer in Hong Kong, which causes a stir in society. Policeman Fung (Michael Miu) intends to arrest Jizo, but now he is responsible for protecting Jizo instead due to the bounty. A final battle has broken out between the two tycoons […]

THE LEAKER: Pandemonium Rocks Malaysia In The Official Trailer

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The first official trailer for Herman Yau’s new action thriller, The Leaker, has arrived ahead of its release this June. The premise itself reads pretty exciting with sprawling footage and an exciting premise that welcomes Line Walker and Goldbuster actor Francis Ng back to the fray. An epidemic threat of an infectious fatal disease broke out in Malaysia. In such a desperate time, the WHO did not object in the use of a new medicine, which have not passed the authorities’ examination. A video clip in which a secret organization self-claimed as the Leakers revealed the dark side of the medicine business. Malaysian cop joined Hong Kong cop to find out the truth with the help of a reporter. A trio of posters have also gone viral as well and with a cast that also lists actresses Charmaine Sheh and Chrissie Chau with actors Julian Cheung, Louis Cheung, Kent Cheng, […]

Cine Asia Announces SHOCK WAVE TUNNEL For November U.K. Home Release

Lee B. Golden III

While you may recognize this one as Shock Wave, Cine Asia is obliging cinephiles in the U.K. with the pending release of Herman Yau’s latest completed work, Shock Wave Tunnel, now available for pre-orders through next month. The film is currently set to screen at this year’s London East Asian Film Festival on October 24 and at MCM London Comic Con the following Friday, while CineAsia itself is primed to release the explosive action on DVD, Download and On Demand beginning November 13. Officer Cheung (Andy Lau, Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers, Chasing the Dragon), a senior inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force, is the most respected member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. Before rising through the ranks, Cheung worked undercover within a criminal gang, lead by a ruthless crime boss notorious for his expertise in explosives. After Cheung’s undercover work lead to the break up of the […]

Cine Asia Takes On IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT For UK DVD, Blu-Ray and VoD This June!

Lee B. Golden III

There have been several treatments in just over two decades of late Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man’s life on the big screen. Of course, Wilson Yip reigned supreme in that area by 2013 with two Donnie Yen headliners at the time and with this, it wasn’t too clear if director Herman Yau’s own rivaling movie in 2013 would stand the test of time. That, it has, and much to the favor of fans as a hit all its own with none other than actor Anthony Wong owning up to the role despite the unlikely nature of his casting, and being proficient in martial arts himself and training a year before filming was a certain plus. That film, Ip Man: The Final Fight, is now the subject of a U.K. re-release courtesy of Cine Asia with a VoD date set for June 5 and a DVD and Blu-Ray release date stamped […]

Herman Yau’s SHOCK WAVE Reaches The U.K. On May 5

Lee B. Golden III

Furious 8 won the season with its billion dollar success coming into May. That didn’t stop Herman Yau’s new bomb disposal thriller, Shock Wave from hitting the top spot at the box office just this past weekend in China, thus lending an ample start for the film’s run as it hits screens overseas. For this, you can learn more about the film at its official website for Cine Asia who are partnering with CMC Pictures for its U.K. screenings at the Odeon on Panton Street in London, and at The Printworks at 27 Withy Grove in Manchester. Andy Lau leads the cast with Jiang Wu, Song Jia, Philip Keung, Ron Ng, Wang Ziyi and Felix Wong starring. Officer Cheung [Andy Lau], a senior inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force, is the most respected member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. Before rising through the ranks, Cheung worked undercover […]

SHOCK WAVE: Andy Lau Is God’s Anti-Explosive Messenger In The Newest Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Just for upkeep, the latest trailer for Herman Yau’s new movie, Shock Wave, arrived online, and with a much more heavy dose of comprehension thanks to English subs. The film opens on April 20 and with beloved actor Andy Lau fresh and on the mend from an earlier injury overseas in time for the film’s campaign to ramp up as it already has… which doesn’t make his role seem any less pretentious, to be frank. You’ll see why in the trailer below as his character, a senior bomb disposal expert caught amid the standstill between police and a tunnel jammed by armed men whose leader (Jiang Wu) has a vendetta against our hero, is introduced by his own volition as almost something of a endowed nature. That to me feels like biting off more than one can chew and doesn’t do jack for the story in the least in my […]

Feel The SHOCK WAVE In The Official Trailer For The New Herman Yau Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Andy Lau’s recent hospital stint has certainly kept him relevant and in the good graces and best wishes of fans after a bad horse riding spill back in January. Currently out of the hospital and on the mend, the good news arrives timely in the wake of the latest trailer now online for the new action thriller, Shock Wave, opening next month in Asia. Director Herman Yau’s sits at the helm for the movie, setting the stage in Hong Kong’s Cross Harbour Tunnel wherein Cheung (Lau), a senior explosives bureau inspector lands in a standstill with a vengeful terrorist whose younger brother and allies were jailed following an undercover op led by Cheung years earlier. Also starring are Jiang Wu, Song Jia, Phillip Keung, Felix Wong, Liu Kai-Chi, Babyjohn Choi and more. Check out the official trailer below as well as posters!

SHOCK WAVE: Herman Yau’s Explosive New Thriller Gets A Teaser

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With celebrated actor Andy Lau now on the mend after a bad spill off a horse in Thailand a little over a week ago, fans and moviegoers will still have plenty to look forward to in the coming months this year for the star’s film activity. Thus, we bring you the first teaser for Herman Yau’s Shock Wave, telling of an elite bomb disposal expert’s confrontation with a terrorist who has returned to Hong Kong to cause calamity. Also starring are actor Wu Jiang and actress Jia Song with release details pending and otherwise plenty of time to envision a full trailer before then. As for all else, we here are pleased that Lau’s condition is stable and hope for a speedy and steady recovery. Check out the teaser below!

THE MOBFATHERS – Strap-Ons, Cussing And Head Bludgeoning Ensue In A New BTS Featurette

Lee B. Golden III

Director Herman Yau has been on busy the trail this year with a few titles lined up – one of them being his latest erotic thriller, Nessun Dorma. The other is the new crime dramedy, The Mobfathers reuniting Yau with actor Chapman To with a trailer already making the rounds, and certainly one boasting with its fair share of brutal underworld gangster violence. SYNOPSIS: Chapman To and Herman Yau carry on their successful collaboration from Sara with this dark comedy set in the seedy Hong Kong underground world. Every three years, the five leading gangs elect a representative to stand for election to be the mobfather of the underworld. Each of the candidates has his strength and his weaknesses, and there is understandably a decided lack of trust amongst the gangs. With each fighting for his gang’s own vested interests, what will be the outcome? Gregory Wong, Philip Keung and Anthony […]

Herman Yau's SHOCK WAVE Sets Course For 2017, Andy Lau To Star

Lee B. Golden III

News coming out of Hong Kong Filmart reports via THR that actor Andy Lau (Firestorm, Saving Mr. Wu) will begin his next venture in reunion with director Herman Yau (Ip Man: The Final Fight) for the new action thriller, Shock Wave. Lau is one who’s been the center of attention from time to time, and particularly with recent news of a sequel to his earlier fantasy muscle suit-fu actioner, Running On Karma, which I hope we hear more on soon. In the meantime, Lau will star in Shock Wave as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Bureau officer on the hunt for the mentor who trained him earlier in his career, all in the wake of a bomb threat at the Cross Harbour Tunnel. Lau is also set to produce the film through his Infinitus Films banner with Universe Films and co-financier, China’s Bona Film Group, and with a few statements that further […]

Join Herman Yau For A Student Screening Of IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT This Fall!

Lee B. Golden III

We’ve already entered one more chapter of the Donnie Yen cinematic universe for the concluding biopictoral trilogy based on the life and legend of Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man. It’s a name that has otherwise proven integral in the implementation of martial arts in cinema, and as a brand with popularity in other mediums, including television, and it’s one that fans take great pride in. Several filmmakers are to thank for this, including Herman Yau, who once directed actor Dennis To for the small screen spin-off opposite legendary veterans like Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung and Louis Fan. Yau also ventured into feature-length territory a few years back with Ip Man: The Final Fight, lead actor Anthony Wong vicariously claiming the title role opposite actor Eric Tsang. Well Go USA eventually released the film for North America in the Winter of 2013. Now, in keeping with the fan fervor as part […]

The Competition Gets Hellish In The New Trailer For KUNG FU ANGELS!

Lee B. Golden III

Hong Kong director Herman Yau‘s got something new for the kung fu action crowd this December in the form of Kung Fu Angels. While it definitely has some of the playful schooziness of a romantic comedy, the film’s brand new trailer certainly does some dramatic justice to its target audience of action film fans. Besides, with a director whose extensive credits include recent martial arts features like The Woman Knight Of Mirror Lake, Ip Man: The Legend Is Born and Ip Man: The Final Fight, it’s hard to expect any less. SYNOPSIS: An unruly and spoiled girl Nancy is sent to the Physical Education College, which cultivates students into sports elites with strict regulations. Although her cousin Ken tries to help her get used to the ascetic life there, it doesn’t turn out as he intended. In order to pursue the handsome captain Tom, Nancy quits her favorite volleyball, but […]

The New IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT Trailer Brings All Smiles

Lee B. Golden III

Beyond Hollywood recently forwarded a new trailer to promote the premiere of Ip Man: The Final Fight at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival. The trailer features a more different tone than can be seen in previous trailers, illustrating the latest directorial take on Ip Man’s life and legacy from filmmaker Herman Yau with a little more subtlety and charisma than a grim and dramatic actioner. Sure, the film will definitely have its share of action, no doubt about it. The trailer, though, evokes a sense of openess in its push for an audience. And I have read in previous articles that this upcoming film will be a lot more inclusive with dialogue and acting rather than lots of action. To be conclusive, I would not worry at all. Besides, I do not know about the rest of you, but I like the 1950’s quirkiness of this one. At […]

New BTS Footage From IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT

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Twitch has shared a new behind the scenes featurette for Herman Yau’s latest directorial involvment with the Ip Man films, IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT. The footage is only a few minutes and is only in Chinese, but worth the watch if you’re a fan. The film is currently slated to kick off the Hong Kong International Film Festival this Sunday, March 17, 2013, with a theatrical release in Hong Kong and Singapore on March 28. (CLICK HERE TO WIN PASSES BEFORE MARCH 20, 2013) SYNOPSIS: Starring Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang and Gillian Chung, the film takes place in postwar Hong Kong, where legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into the dark and dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honor, he has no choice but […]

The Latest News On IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT

Lee B. Golden III

(Poster Source: Martial Arts Movie Junkie) Several reports this week so far reveal new details about Herman Yau’s new film, Ip Man: The Final Fight starring Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Eric Tsang, Huang Yi, Jordan Chan and Gillian Chung. The film is the latest in a lineage of film and tv projects from several directors based on the late grandmaster of Wing Chun and well-known master of late iconic martial arts action film legend, Bruce Lee. Twitchfilm reported that Ip Man: The Final Fight is set to open this year’s 37th annual Hong Kong International Film Festival, among 300 other titles including Ronny Yu‘s latest film, Saving General Yang. The film is an unofficial follow-up from Herman Yau’s 2010 project, Ip Man: The Legend Is Born, which starred Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, Lam Suet, Bernice Liu, Fan Siu-Wong and also, Ip Man’s eldest son, Ip Chun. Wong’s career spans […]