I DID IT MY WAY Review: Jason Kwan Delivers A Satisfactory Action Cybercrime Thriller
I DID IT MY WAY arrives on Digital beginning March 18 from Well Go USA.
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I DID IT MY WAY Official Trailer Emancipates Andy Lau As The Criminal Force To Be Reckoned With
No stranger to whipping up propulsive crime flicks as cinematographer on a number of titles in his near two-decade long career in film, the celebrated director of Chasing The Dragon and Chasing The Dragon 2, Jason Kwan, is back for another round with I Did It My Way, at long last releasing an official trailer to whet fans’ appetites. The film stars Gordon Lam, Andy Lau and Eddie Peng in the story of an undercover cop long entrenched in a drug boss’s organization as he learns both he and his family might be in danger. A more expansive read on the narrative can be previewed below, along with the trailer just beneath. I Did It My Way also stars Cya Liu, Simon Yam and Lam Suet, and will open in the mainland on December 29, followed by its Hong Kong release on January 11. In the new century, the fight […]
CHASING THE DRAGON 2: WILD WILD BUNCH Official Trailer: Tony Leung Is The New Face Of Crime
Transplanting from the 70s and into the 90s millieu, Jing Wong and Jason Kwan’s latest spiritual sequel follow-up, Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch, is finally out with an official trailer for its Hong Kong release. Mega-Vision Project Workshop Limited will undoubtedly be on hand at the various market places for buyers for the new crime thriller packaging a robust ensemble in actors Louis Koo, Gordon Lam, Tony Leung and Simon Yam. Jing Wong produced the film which sees Koo in the role of an undercover Hong Kong detective infiltrating the seedy network of an elusive mastermind behind a spate of ransomed kidnappings and million dollar extortions. Wong also penned the script with screenwriter Phillip Lui. A release in Hong Kong and China is due for June 6. Peep the trailer above and look out for more news on this title in the coming weeks.
CHASING THE DRAGON 2: MASTER OF RANSOM Already In Production
Directing duo Wong Jing and Jason Kwan are reportedly in post-production with Chasing The Dragon 2: Master Of Ransom. Following the first film in its remade biopictoral featuring of actor Donnie Yen in the role of notorious mobster, Ng Sek-Ho, the new film will take place in the 1990s with Louis Koo portraying an undercover agent who infiltrates a gang of kidnappers, with Tony Leung Ka-Fai as their ringleader. Mega-Vision Project Workshop is on hand selling the ripped-from-the-headlines thriller to buyers this week next to Yen’s latest spiritual Hong Kong classic revival, Enter The Fat Dragon from director Kenji Tanigaki. Chasing The Dragon 2 adds to Koo’s plethora of upcoming titles, including Kung Fu Monster this December, as well as The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, Roy Chow’s Dynasty Warriors adaptation, and Ng Yuen-Fai’s Warriors Of Future. (Screendaily)
Donnie Yen Crime Drama, CHASING THE DRAGON, Catches Its First U.S. Teaser
Ruling out any longer waiting, Well Go USA is officiating its committment to their rollout of the new crime drama, Chasing The Dragon, following their acquisition of the film in February. Jason Kwan and screenwriter/producer Wong Jing helm the pic headling two of Asia’s biggest stars, Donnie Yen and Andy Lau in their first-ever on-screen appearance together. Donnie Yen stars as infamous real-life drug kingpin Crippled Ho, who came to Hong Kong an illegal immigrant in 1963 and ruthlessly carved an empire from the chaotic underworld of drug dealers and corrupt police that ruled the city under notorious detective Lee Rock (Andy Lau). Their teaser is freshly out as of Wednesday. It’s the U.S. variant of the initial teaser so there’s nothing new. At any rate, it’s a tandem release between Asia and North America and the full trailer is still available here to get your fill. September 29 is […]
CHASING THE DRAGON: Donnie Yen And Andy Lau Stir The Action The Explosive New Trailer
Action star Donnie Yen didn’t wait too long before unveiling the full official trailer for the new crime drama, Chasing The Dragon. Sharing the helm are Jason Kwan and producer Wong Jing who shepherd this, the latest pairing in big name stardom for Yen and actor Andy Lau in what looks to be a striking foray for Yen in the prinicipal role of a once-prolific real-life notorious crime lord. The year is 1963, an illegal immigrant named Ho (Donnie Yen) sneaks into British-ruled Hong Kong. Equipped with guts and combat skills, he plunges into the underground world getting into constant conflict with rivals. After many adversaries, the once good-natured man is physically crippled and turns into a monster more atrocious than all the most corrupted cops and ruthless drug dealers. Ho eventually emerges as the most powerful drug lord under the control of Chief Detective Sergeant, Lee Rock (Andy Lau). […]
CHASING THE DRAGON: Donnie Yen And Andy Lau Debut Together In The First Teaser For The Upcoming Crime Thriller
The wait period between now and the next time we see actor Donnie Yen in a full-fledged fighting role shouldn’t be too long. In the meantime, fans will soon get to watch as the acclaimed action star exhibits other dimensions to his craft here in a mild departure into more dramatic territory in upcoming crime thriller, Chasing The Dragon, which opens on September 28 in Hong Kong from Mega-Vision Pictures Limited. Wong shares the mantle with debut director Jason Kwan for the cinematic revival of Ng Sek-Ho (previously portrayed by actor Ray Lui in Poon Man-Kit’s seperate 1991 iteration, To Be Number One); Ng was an illegal immigrant who saw the rise of his criminal drug empire from the mid-1960’s and onward in British-ruled Hong Kong, ultimately earning the notorious nickname, Crippled Ho, from his skirmishes with other rivals. Celebrated actor Andy Lau reprises the role of corrupt lawman Lee […]
Donnie Yen Commences True Crime Remake, CHASING THE DRAGON Next Month!
Action star Donnie Yen’s latest battle with intergalactic foes remains pending with the December release of Gareth Edwards’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In the meantime and with fate unknown as for other titles previously announced for the actor, Yen is reportedly picking up on another property – its performance immortalized in film history by actor Ray Lui, who co-starred opposite Yen in the 2007 martial arts crime hit, Flash Point. The news regards Poon Man-Kit’s riveting, violent and sprawling biopictoral triad drama, To Be Number One, which now bears the new title, Chasing The Dragon according to Asian Film Strike. Acclaimed cinematographer Jason Kwan (Young Bruce Lee, Cold War, Cold War 2) will make his directorial debut, featuring see Yen in the role of real-life crimeboss Ng Sek-ho, whose Scorsesean rags-to-riches story, and the ascension of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) are at center of Poon’s 1991 […]