Warriors of Future
| Warriors of Future | |
|---|---|
 Teaser film poster | |
| Traditional | 明日戰記 |
| Simplified | 明日战记 |
| Mandarin | Míng Rì Zhàn Jì |
| Cantonese | Ming4 Jat6 Zin3 Gei3 |
| Directed by | Ng Yuen-fai |
| Screenplay by | Law Chi-leung |
| Starring |
Louis Koo Sean Lau |
| Cinematography | Ng Man-ching |
Production company |
One Cool Film Production One Cool CMC iQiyi Pictures PJ One Cool Film Gravity Pictures JQ Pictures One Cool Ocean Films |
| Distributed by | One Cool Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | US$45 million[2] |
Warriors of Future (Chinese: 明日戰記), previously known as Virtus (Chinese: 矛盾戰爭), is an upcoming Hong Kong science fiction action film directed by visual effects artist Ng Yuen-fai in his directorial debut and starring Louis Koo, Sean Lau and Philip Keung. Having been in development for three years, the film began production on 12 February 2017[3] and is set for release in 2019.[1][4]
Cast
- Louis Koo
- Sean Lau
- Philip Keung
- Eddy Ko
- Kevin Chu
- Ng Siu-hin
- Tony Wu
- Sakurako Okubo
Production
Development
The film was first announced in May 2015 under the title, Virtus, and was set to be star Louis Koo and be produced by his film production company, One Cool Film Production, which will also work on the film's visual effects, under a budget of HK$300 million, with Benny Chan set to direct.[5][6] Although filming was set to begin in the end of 2015, a teaser trailer was released which featured Koo in a robot suit.[7]
Filming
Production for the film officially began on 12 February 2017 on a set in Shenzhen which took two months to build according to Koo for the film's opening. Koo also revealed that the set is for a city taking place decades in the future with polluted air and water supply. The film will be directed by visual effects artist Ng Yuen-fai, who worked on the special effects for films such as The Warlords, Bodyguards and Assassins and The White Storm. Aside from Koo, the cast also includes Sean Lau and Philip Keung, alongside newcomer actors Kevin Chu, Ng Siu-hin and Tony Wu. Lau states his character will be fighting aliens and large robots with mechanical equipment while Keung revealed that he will play an one-eyed driver.[3][8]
On 11 March 2017, One Cool Film Production released a making of featurette teaser displaying its new title, Warriors of Future, and revealing the film's 36 month pre-production and its new budget of US$45 million. According to the teaser, production for the film is slated to take 4 months to complete while post-production will take 18 months.[2]
On 5 June 2017, it was announced that the film's four month shoot in Shenzhen has been complete and will resume its shoot in Hong Kong in August 2017.[9]
References
- 1 2 "港產科幻片《明日戰記》投資3.5億 古天樂劉青雲裝甲上陣".
- 1 2 "《明日戰記》Warriors of Future 科幻製作預告".
- 1 2 "【 MOVIE6 新聞 】耗資過3億港製科幻片《 明日戰記 》正式開鏡 古天樂、劉青雲聯手打外星怪物拯救地球".
- ↑ "港產科幻片《明日戰記》投資3.5億古天樂劉青雲裝甲上陣".
- ↑ "Louis Koo Splurges $300 Million on Science Fiction Movie, "Virtus"".
- ↑ "Is ‘VIRTUS’ Louis Koo’s answer to ‘Edge of Tomorrow’?".
- ↑ "《矛盾戰爭 Virtus》 - Official Teaser".
- ↑ "LOUIS KOO AND SEAN LAU TEAM UP TO SAVE THE EARTH".
- ↑ "【明日戰記】古天樂碌人情卡爆大陣容︰再有兩位影帝影后加盟".