MONDAY, MARCH 14 2016 DAY 1 AT FILMART www.ScreenDaily.com Editorial +852 2582 8958 Advertising +852 9186 8384 MONDAY, MARCH 14 2016 TODAY DAY 1 AT FILMART Heaven In The Dark, buzz titles, p20 NEWS www.ScreenDaily.com Editorial +852 2582 8958 Advertising +852 9186 8384 Mission Milano Mega Vision producing Andy Lau, Huang Xiaoming action comedy » Page 4 Golden Network hits REVIEW Trivisa HKIFF opener proves an invigorating Hong Kong crime noir Jackie Chan’s Reset » Page 10 A Violent Prosecutor BY LIZ SHACKLETON about fi ve soon-to-retire con artists FEATURE Hong Kong-based Golden Net- who are caught up in a heist after Buzz titles Showbox work Asia has picked up interna- they throw a bachelor party. The hottest new films from tional rights to China-Korea Produced by The Artists Com- Hong Kong and China scores Japan, co-production Reset, produced by pany and The Entertainer Produc- » Page 20 Jackie Chan and directed by South tion Company, the film will start China sales Korea’s Chang. shooting in May at locations Starring Yang Mi, Wallace including Hong Kong, Macau, BY JEAN NOH Huo, King Shih-chieh and Liu Reset Thailand and Japan. Korea’s Showbox has sold Lee Il- Chang, the sci-fi action adventure Golden Network is also selling hyung’s hit action drama A Violent follows a scientist who travels end of 2016 following extensive Jackie Chan’s previously announced Prosecutor and Lee Yoon-ki’s melo- back in time to rescue her kid- VFX post-production. action comedies Railroad Tigers, drama A Man And A Woman to a napped son. Golden Network is also launch- directed by Ding Sheng, and Kung slew of territories including Japan Produced by China’s New Clues ing sales on car-chase action com- Fu Yoga, directed by Stanley Tong. and China. Films and Jaywalk Studio with edy Golden Job, directed by veteran The slate also includes animation Starring Hwang Jung-min and Korean production house The action director Chin Ka-lok (Cold Frog Kingdom: Sub-Zero Mission Gang Dong-won, A Violent Prose- Lamp, Reset has just finished War). Hong Kong actor-producer and Xu Haofeng’s Judge Archer, Yuen Woo-ping cutor made $64m from 9.68 mil- shooting and will be released at the Eric Tsang is producing the film which opened in China last Friday. lion admissions at the local box Emperor kicks offi ce as of March 9. off Filmart slate The film sold to Japan (Twin), Le Vision opens The Lost Tomb and L.O.R.D. China (Lemon Tree), Taiwan BY LIZ SHACKLETON (Movie Cloud), the Philippines BY LIZ SHACKLETON based on Guo’s novel about the Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion (MVP Viva) and worldwide in- Beijing-based Le Vision Pictures is wars between four nations with Pictures (EMP) is launching fl ight rights (Emphasis). to unveil Daniel Lee’s action sus- different magical powers. sales on new titles from Yuen In North America, Dreamwest pense title The Lost Tomb and Guo Ronan Wong, general manager, Woo-ping, Fruit Chan and Ho Pictures USA released A Violent Jingming’s fantasy epic L.O.R.D. investment, at Le Vision is attend- Yuhang at Filmart. Prosecutor theatrically on February at Filmart. ing Filmart to introduce the new Yuen’s action film, titled 19 and Dreamwest Pictures Aus- Based on a popular web novel, titles. Hand Over Fist, follows a car- tralia did so in Australia and New The Lost Tomb stars Jing Boran The company’s slate also toon artist who is swept up in a Zealand on February 25. (Monster Hunt), Lu Han, Ma Jing Boran includes Zhang Qi’s Who Sleeps My feud between battling groups of Starring Jeon Do-yeon and Sichun and Wang Jingchun in a Bro, a feature fi lm and web series martial-arts masters. EMP Gong Yoo, A Man And A Woman story about an uncle and nephew bing, Wu Yifan, William Chan and about four college roommates; plans to start shooting the fi lm has sold to Japan (The Klockworx), exploring ancient tombs. The fi lm several actors from Guo’s bestsell- Zhang Mo’s Suddenly Seventeen, at the end of the year. Taiwan (AV-Jet), the Philippines is in post-production. ing Tiny Times franchise, including starring Ni Ni and Wallace Huo; Following suspense thriller (MVP Viva) and worldwide in- Guo’s L.O.R.D. (Legend Of Rav- Yang Mi, Cheney Chen and Amber and Lu Ke’s romantic comedy Mr Kill Time, Chan is directing fl ight rights (Emphasis). aging Dynasties) stars Fan Bing- Kuo. The CGI-driven fantasy is High Heels. Shining Moment, a drama revolving around a Latin dance competition, for EMP. The fi lm, Benny Chan’s Heroes seals US, UK in post-production, stars Hins Wang’s Berlinale title beds in Cheung and Echo Hao. BY LIZ SHACKLETON Brunei and Vietnam (GSC Mov- Ho Yuhang is also in post on Japan’s Toei Company has sold set in a seaside resort where a Hong Kong’s Universe Films Dis- ies), Taiwan (Sky Films Entertain- action title Mrs K, starring Kara Chinese-American director Wayne novelist gets to know a mysterious tribution has sold North American ment) and Indonesia (PT Teguh Wai and Simon Yam, produced Wang’s Japanese-language film older man/younger woman couple. rights to Benny Chan’s Call Of Bakti Mandiri). by Malaysia’s Red Films and While The Women Are Sleeping to a Based on Spanish author Javier Heroes to Well Go USA. Starring Sean Lau Ching-wan, Paperheart. raft of territories including Spain Marias’ short story of the same Well Go also took UK rights to Louis Koo and Eddie Peng, the New titles on EMP’s slate also (Mediatres Estudio), China (Lemon name, which was published in the $32m martial-arts epic in fi lm is in post-production for ten- include Herman Yau’s horror Tree Media), Taiwan (Sky Digi The New Yorker magazine, the partnership with the UK’s Trinity tative release in June. Sammo The Sleep Curse, starring Entertainment) and Hong Kong film received its world premiere in Film. Germany’s Splendid Hung is on board as action chore- Anthony Wong, and two roman- (Neofilms). the Berlinale’s Panorama section Film has acquired rights for ographer. tic dramas: Lin Yu-hsien’s Never Starring actor-director Beat last month. The project was German-speaking territories and Set during the warlords era Said Goodbye, produced by (aka Takeshi) Kitano, Hidetoshi presented at Busan’s Asian Project Benelux. after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Stanley Kwan and starring Nishijima (Dolls) and Shioli Market in 2013. The fi lm has also gone to a raft the story revolves around a group Ethan Juan, and Snow Zou’s Kutsuna (The Assassin), the film is Jean Noh of Asian territories, including Sin- of plucky villagers standing up to a I Love That Crazy Little Thing. gapore (Clover Films), Malaysia, cruel young general. NEWS Mega Vision accepts its Workshop plans Great Mission with Lau, Huang Escape Just One Shot BY LIZ SHACKLETON Wai’s Colour Of The Game, star- Distribution Workshop is Wong Jing’s Mega Vision Project ring Simon Yam, Jordan Chan and launching sales here on Ann Kakao, Huace Workshop has started production Philip Ng. The film is in pre-pro- Hui’s The Great Escape, starring on action comedy Mission Milano, duction and follows a gambler and Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, a war plot comic starring Andy Lau and Huang his protégé who are pulled into a drama set during the Japanese Xiaoming. vengeance mission for a mob boss. occupation of Hong Kong. adaptations Directed by Wong, the film It marks the final instalment in Produced by Bona Film Group revolves around a wealthy entre- Wong’s Colour trilogy following and Class Limited, the film is BY JEAN NOH preneur (Huang) who goes Andy Lau (left) and Huang Xiaoming Colour Of The Truth (2003) and shooting in Guangdong and South Korean mobile platform undercover to protect a new Colour Of Loyalty (2005). Hong Kong. Roger Lee is on Kakao is partnering with leading invention with the potential to The film is in production and New titles on Mega Vision’s board as producer and the cast Chinese film and TV media enter- end famine from falling into the scheduled for release in the fourth slate also include Kam Ka Wai’s also includes Guo Tao (White prise Huace Group to adapt five wrong hands. Lau plays an Inter- quarter of 2016. iGirl, a sci-fi romantic comedy Deer Plain). The Second World Daum Webtoon comic titles for pol inspector who is sent to help Mega Vision is also launching starring Ekin Cheng and Chrissie War story follows a group of the big screen in China. him. sales on Wong Jing and Kam Ka Chau. plucky youths fighting for Hong Launched in 2003, Kakao’s Kong’s freedom. Daum Webtoon platform is known New titles on Distribution for running popular comics with Oshima’s Sono Sion doc wraps China zeroes Workshop’s slate also include Liu strong storylines. Kakao and Guonan’s rom-com The Wedding Huace Group signed deals on four BY JEAN NOH where the director faces dilem- on Chicken Game, starring Sammi Cheng, and webtoon titles: supernatural fan- Nikkatsu has announced The mas and anxiety. Yip Wai Man’s thriller Phantom Of tasy Help! Breakup Ghost, gam- Sono Sion, a documentary on the “It’s such an honour to have BY SILVIA WONG The Theatre, starring Ruby Lin, bling mystery Just One Shot, prolific, controversial Japanese this documentary made, but to be Malaysia’s Animasia Studio has Tony Yang and Simon Yam.