Director Herman Yau It is deservedly considered a classic of modern Chinese action cinema. Starting his career in the mid-80s, Yau came to serious projects in the early XNUMXs, noting such action films as "Shark Hungters" (2002) "Deadly Ninja" (2006) "Chaos" (2008), duology "Turning Point" (2009, 2011), "Ip Man: Birth of a Legend" (2010) "Ip Man: The Last Stand" (2013), duology "Shock Wave" (2017, 2020) and many others.
Herman's new major project is called "Customs War" (Customs Frontline) scripted Erica Lee, who has been working with Yau since the mid-90s.
Unfortunately, there is still no official synopsis for the action film, but from the trailer you can understand that the action takes place in one of the African countries.
The main roles were played by Chinese film stars. Nicholas Tse ("Crossfire"), Jackie Chun ("Once Upon a Time in China") and Francis Ng (the “Walking the Line” duology), and the rest of the ensemble cast includes: Karena Lam ("Dragon Sword") Sia Liu ("Shakra"), Michelle Vai ("Goodbye UFO") Melvin Vaughn (“Evil for good”), Brahim Chab (“Vanguard: Arctic Wolves”) and others.
It’s interesting that the local action was directed by himself Nicholas Tse with your team!
However, there is still no official release date, but the creators assure that "Customs War" should be released in 2023.
The trailer for the sports drama has appeared online "Inside the Octagon" (In The Octagon), which in the Russian release for some reason was called "Octagon".
Мы already wrote about this project, led by a martial artist and actor Wang Baoqiang. "Octagon" is the personal film of Wang, who not only produces it, but also writes and directs it.
The story is based on a real-life historical prototype - a former Tibetan police officer turned trainer who uses mixed martial arts training as a means of providing space for growth and nutrition for children from low-income families. However, his biggest battle is yet to come when a viral video on the internet negatively impacts his image, jeopardizing everything he has worked for.
The main role went to himself to Wang Baoqiang (“The Big Soldier”, “And the Monk Came Down from the Mountains”, “The Last of the Best”), and his company is Wang Xun ("Homecoming"), Chen Yongsheng (“Flowing Red River”), Shi Pengyuan (“Moon Man”) and others.
For rental in your home country "Octagon" will go 16 June 2023 year.
Let's finish today's selection of trailers with a comedy action movie called "Chasing You" (Chase After You).
The director of the film is Yang Yi, who mainly works on television, although he also has artistic projects - comedy "The Happy Life of Yang Guang" (2013) and historical drama "The Legend of the Chief" (2019)
Synopsis: Luo Yang is released from prison, and his "big brother" Gu Ziyu, the leader of a criminal gang, tells him his mother's last wish - to get the mysterious Dzi bead from Nepal. Meanwhile, Michelle is forced to marry Gu Ziyu under pressure from her mother, but after seeing him commit murder, she abandons him at the altar. While escaping, the heroine meets Luo Yang, who is heading to the airport, and begs him to take her with him. Thus begins a love story, seasoned with comedy, mysticism and action.
The main role in the film was played by a martial artist and actor Louis Fan (“Ip Man”, “Upgrade. Digital Man”), and the rest of the cast involved: Mimi Lo ("Born in the Seventies") Ding Haifeng ("Storm G") Wang Yutian (“Sharp Blade”) and others.
At the box office "Chasing You" will appear 15 June 2023 year.
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Tags: Chase After You, Customs Frontline, In The Octagon, Brahim Achabbake, Wang Baoqiang, Wang Xun, Wang Yutian, Herman Yau, Jackie Chun, Ding Haifeng, Karena Lam, Louis Fan, Melvin Vaughn, Mimi Lo, Michelle Vai, Nicholas Tse, Sia Liu, Francis Ng, Chen Yongsheng, Shi Pengyuan
New trailer for "Customs":