A total of 23 pictures 1905 Movie Network News On April 27, the movie "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" held its premiere in Beijing. Director Cheng Baorui and starring Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Liu Junqian, Wu Yunlong, Hu Tong and Zhang Wenjie appeared and shared this Behind the scenes of the action movie.
Louis Koo said bluntly that he had collaborated with Cheng Baorui many times before, but this time the feeling was completely different. When we first started shooting, the director showed me some references made by the stand-in. After reading it, I said wow, it felt like it was against gravity. Humans can't do it. The next day he showed us the scene he shot last night. It took only 10 seconds to edit out after a whole night of shooting. You will know how hard it was.
Talking about the action style of the film, Zheng Baorui said that he hopes to balance the sense of comics and reality. The sense of comics cannot be lost, but the audience must also feel real pain and power.
Raymond Lam also revealed that for this high-intensity action drama, he conducted physical training for a month in advance, five or six hours a day, and even Zhang Wenjie, a professional martial arts instructor, vomited during the training. Liu Junqian also revealed that he gained a lot from his first action scene. He learned the butterfly knife and motorcycle in this movie. He was very lucky to meet the ceiling-level lineup for his first action scene.
That night, filmmakers such as Wang Jing, Du Chun, and Shi Xiaolong also came to the scene to share their movie-watching experiences. Wong Jing said that "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" allowed him to find a sense of excitement again after "The Fury". Congratulations to Cheng Baorui for just winning the Hong Kong Film Awards. He is now taking into account both the artistry and the commerciality of this film from start to finish. director, he may be the only one in Hong Kong now. This movie is a very good start for Hong Kong movies this year. I hope this movie will start the revival of Hong Kong movies and make everyone look at Hong Kong movies in a new light.
It is reported that "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" has been shortlisted for the official midnight screening section of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival. It will be released nationwide on May 1 and will be screened in advance on April 28/29/30.
