Hong Kong movie stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Andy Lau reunited on screen again, twenty years after they last shared the big screen in the Infernal Affairs trilogy (2002-2003).
The pair will square off once again in the riveting crime thriller, The Goldfinger, opens at cinemas nationwide on Dec 30.
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The pair will square off once again in the riveting crime thriller, The Goldfinger, opens at cinemas nationwide on Dec 30.
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00:00 I'm not going back to Hong Kong! I'm afraid to die!
00:03 20 years was how long it took for Hong Kong movie stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau to reunite on screen.
00:10 The pair, who last shared the big screen in the Infernal Affairs trilogy,
00:18 will square off once again in the riveting crime thriller The Goldfinger.
00:22 At the press conference in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, the 61-year-old mega star said,
00:29 the prospect of working alongside 62-year-old Lau influenced his decision to join the movie.
00:55 Leung added that there was a sense of security that came with starring alongside someone he's
01:01 familiar with, allowing him to feel bolder to try new things. The actor previously told Lau
01:08 that they should share the screen as partners rather than enemies in future projects.
01:14 Markets are built on trust.
01:16 And we don't need to communicate much on set to do it.
01:23 I don't know why he's always there for me.
01:26 Set in the 1980s, The Goldfinger depicts the rise and fall of a massive conglomerate,
01:33 led by the arrogant yet charismatic Henry Ching, played by Leung,
01:37 relentlessly pursued by senior investigator Lau Kai-yuan, played by Lau.
01:43 The movie also stars Charlene Choi, Simon Yam, Alex Fong and Philip Keong.
01:49 While the film draws inspiration from the real-life financial fraud of the now-defunct
01:55 Kareem Group, director Felix Chong clarified that all characters are fictional and the story of the
02:01 main character and his conglomerate are different. With a reported budget of HK$350 million or over
02:10 200 million ringgit, The Goldfinger stands out as one of the most expensive films in Hong Kong cinema.
02:17 Despite the substantial budget, producer Ronald Wong was confident the pairing of Leung and Lau
02:23 would attract moviegoers. Chong, who worked on the script for Infernal Affairs, said Leung was
02:30 his sole choice for the role of the manipulative Ching. Meanwhile, Leung said he welcomes the
02:37 challenge of playing an antagonist in the movie.
02:41 First of all, I think the story is very interesting.
02:45 It's not just about what happened in Hong Kong in the 70s and 80s.
02:49 There are still similar incidents happening now.
02:51 And my character is very different from my previous roles.
02:56 I think in my acting career, I have been asked to play more than five villains.
03:05 I think every time I play a villain, I feel fresh.
03:13 He also found delivering some lines in Hokkien in the movie very challenging.
03:18 It's really difficult.
03:21 I learned it on the spot, so I don't think I can say it right.
03:27 I don't know what I'm saying.
03:31 I was laughing when I said it.
03:33 I tried many times, but it didn't work.
03:35 So we had to dub it.
03:37 Another challenging scene for Leung was one that required fellow actress Catherine Chow to slap him.
03:45 At first, it didn't hurt much because he didn't dare to hit me.
03:49 I kept encouraging him, "Don't be afraid.
03:51 Hit me hard, or you'll get a lot of scars."
03:55 But he hit me once, and it was painful.
04:01 Leung's resilience in the face of adversity and dedication to his craft have certainly paid off.
04:07 He was awarded the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival in September
04:14 and became the first actor to sweep the top acting prizes at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards,
04:21 the Hong Kong Film Awards and China's Golden Rooster Awards.
04:26 I'm happy to be awarded the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award.
04:30 I feel like I've been rewarded for my hard work for the past few decades.
04:38 I'm happy to be recognized by the public.
04:42 Even after 40 years of acting, Leung expressed no desire to retire anytime soon
04:48 and is working to diversify his acting portfolio by working with different directors globally.
04:54 The movie star, who made his Hollywood debut in Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings,
05:01 will be heading to Germany in March to shoot Hungarian director Iudiko Enyeti's upcoming film Silent Friend.
05:09 I've never thought about how many films I can make in the future.
05:20 I've always hoped to work with filmmakers from different countries,
05:31 and see how many films I can make in the next few years.
05:37 One person Leung won't be collaborating with in the future, though,
05:41 is his wife, Hong Kong actress Karina Lau.
05:45 I felt strange acting with my wife after I worked with her.
05:53 It felt really strange.
05:55 So I never thought we'd work together again.
06:01 The Goldfinger opens on December 30 at cinemas nationwide.
06:08 Pardon me?
06:10 You're rich, but you're not smart.
06:12 You didn't make the decision.
06:14 Of course I didn't.
06:17 The Goldfinger opens on December 30 at cinemas nationwide.