Wild City
| Wild City | |
|---|---|
 Teaser poster | |
| Traditional | 迷城 |
| Simplified | 迷城 |
| Mandarin | Mí Chéng |
| Cantonese | Mai4 Sing4 |
| Directed by | Ringo Lam |
| Produced by | Ringo Lam |
| Starring |
Louis Koo Shawn Yue Tong Liya Joseph Chang |
Production company |
Beijing East Light Film Co., Ltd. Oriental Fortune Culture Beijing Airmedia Film & TV Co., Ltd. Zhujiang Film & Media Corporation Limited East Light Film Limited One Cool Film Production Limited iQlYl Motion Pictures (Beijing) Co., Ltd |
| Distributed by | Bravos Pictures |
| Country |
Hong Kong China |
| Language |
Cantonese Mandarin |
Wild City (暴走迷城) is an upcoming Hong Kong-Chinese film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Louis Koo, Shawn Yue, Tong Liya and Joseph Chang.
Cast
Production
In 2014, the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily reported that director Ringo Lam would return to directing with an investment from the Mei Ah Entertainment Group with production set to being in June.[1]
On the first day of filming, Lam collapsed due to heat stroke. He stayed with the project that to keep filming.[2] In 2014, the film's titled changed from Hustle to Wild City.[2] Louis Koo has stated that Lam and insisted on the actors to perform their own stunt work in the film to maintain realism.[3]
Variety reported that Lam was in post-production on the film by March 23, 2015.[4]
Style
Lam described Wild City as belonging to a "City Trilogy" along with the films City on Fire and Full Alert.[2] Lam described them as "films are all set in Hong Kong and are about people who are lost in the city. In Wild City the theme is about the temptation of money, and how it seduces the protagonists, but also forces them to challenge the plutocracy."[2]
Release
The first trailer was released on 23 March 2015.[5]
The film is will be distributed by Bravos Pictures locally, while international sales are overseen by Distribution Workshop.[4]
References
- ↑ Ma, Kevin (28 February 2014). "Ringo Lam to direct new action film". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hendrix, Grady; Fukazawa, Hiroshi (9 September 2014). "Kaiju Shakedown: Ringo Lam". Film Comment. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Hsia, Heidi (24 March 2015). "Louis Koo: Ringo Lam insists we do our own stunts". Yahoo! Entertainment Singapore. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lau, Shirley (23 March 2015). "HK FilMart: Ringo Lam Makes Comeback With ‘Wild City’". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ringo Lam's WILD CITY Teaser: Watch It And Believe". Twitch Film. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
External links
- Wild City at the Internet Movie Database
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