has always had a lot of good scripts for good actors to come to their door. The director will be so proactive. Naturally, he values the conditions of the actors themselves. Usually such actors are relatively strong in the film and television industry and have had successful works. Because of the opportunity to choose, actors will also choose scripts that are more suitable for them and helpful to their acting career according to their own requirements, but this advantage is not available to everyone.
Ordinarily, you can choose your own script, so you must choose a positive and attractive role, but the reality is that when a good actor has a miserable look, the script is very good, and the director is also a big name, but it is because of this and that. The reason he gave up, and as a result, he missed a chance to become famous and even win a prize. This thing has always been in the entertainment industry, and it will happen in the future.
Who could have imagined that the actors Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng also had such a situation. One of them rejected "Young and Dangerous" and the other refused to star in "Infernal Affairs".
In the 1990s, the "Young and Dangerous" series became popular with a large number of new actors including Ekin Cheng and Chen Xiaochun. This underworld-themed series of movies has become popular across the country once it was broadcast, and it can be said to have affected the 70, 80, and 90 generations. Human values have been seen by almost all adolescent boys. Because the film is too realistic, and it promotes brotherly loyalty in the film, it has become the main reason why it will be criticized in the future. Ekin Cheng, the protagonist of
, also became the idol of many people because of his loyal brother image in the movie. It was also because of "Young and Dangerous" that made him the hottest male star in the Hong Kong film industry at that time. But before the filming of "Young and Dangerous", Ekin Cheng was still a small 18-line artist who was not well-known and made a living by shooting commercials. At that time, no one thought of "Young and Dangerous 1 in the Rivers and Lakes" after the release. There will be such a big response. Regarding this movie, perhaps the only famous person at the time was the director Liu Weiqiang.
and Liu Weiqiang's first consideration when choosing the male number one is not Ekin Cheng, but the famous actress Andy Lau for many years, and he took the initiative to come to the door, hoping that he could come to the film. After reading the script, Andy Lau had his own thoughts. He felt that a movie with this theme turned a triad leader into a positive figure, which would have a bad role model for young people, and he bluntly expressed his views on Liu Weiqiang. Said that he could not play such a role.
"Young and Dangerous" is indeed on the rise, and the fire is in a mess. At that time, many boys bought posters from various channels, and Ekin Cheng and others were posted in the bedroom. And more than ten years later, when people look back at this series of movies, it does have a lot of bad effects on young people, as Andy Lau said. Seeing this, we have to admire the eyes of the actor.
Many years later, Andy Lau let the audience see his acting skills again through the "Infernal Affairs" series, and the director of this movie is also Liu Weiqiang. Similarly, before the filming started, for Liu Jianming's role, Liu Weiqiang's favorite candidate was not Andy Lau, but the already popular Ekin Cheng. The difference is that this time it was Ekin Cheng's turn to reject him.
After reading the script of "Infernal Affairs", Ekin Cheng felt that as a senior inspector of the Criminal Intelligence Division, Liu Jianming, a criminal undercover undercover, was too complicated and not suitable for him, so he refused Liu Weiqiang's invitation. Later, Liu Weiqiang found Andy Lau and asked him to play rivalry with Tony Leung.
At that time, Hong Kong movies were in a downturn for more than ten years. For many years, there was no good work that could be inspiring. Many people began to worry about the future of Hong Kong movies. It is the "Infernal Affairs" series that has given everyone hope. Its success is obvious to all, but its significance is extraordinary.
15 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations, 13 Taiwan Golden Horse Awards nominations, and was named the best foreign language film by the Blue Ribbon Film Awards in Japan, Hollywood took it to remake. It can be said that the "Infernal Affairs" series has reshaped the glory of Hong Kong movies, and Andy Lau, as the lead actor, also won the nomination for the best actor in the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards for his brilliant performance in the film. Regrettably, Andy Lau eventually lost to another lead actor Tony Leung by a narrow margin, and failed to win the prize.
It is undeniable that "Infernal Affairs" is a very successful and unique new-style police film. If you switch to someone else to play the role of Liu Jianming, I believe you will have a good performance. However, there are also many fans who are unfair to Andy Lau, thinking that the role of Liu Jianming is more difficult to grasp than Chen Yongren, but Andy Lau is a good interpretation of the character's psychological struggle in the movie, and he is fully capable of winning the best actor of the year.
But the world is so wonderful, a lot of things that seem to be at your fingertips just miss you, and the ones that are delivered to the door inadvertently have made themselves. Just like Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng’s choice of roles, who can guarantee the impact of the current decision on the future?
