[2024.04.29] LOUIS KOO: BACK TO THE PAST WILL BE RELEASED THIS YEAR

Louis Koo leads the "Walled City brothers" to the celebration

Philip Ng tastes the "Walled City famous" barbecue pork and rice
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Louis Koo jokes about making TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: THE GROWTH of FISH BALL GIRL, to which she responds, "Yes!"
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Someone online claims to be a "Hong Kong Film Awards voter" and says that he receives a non blank voting ballot with the TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN team filled in for Best Sound Design

Soi Cheang speaks to the press with Louis Koo, "Fish Ball Girl" Wong Wan Ching and Raymond Lam

Philip Ng celebrates TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN's big win with barbecue pork rice
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The movie TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) swept up 9 awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. After the awards ceremony the film team including director Soi Cheang Pou Soi, actors Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, Philip Ng Wan Lung, Fish Ball Girl (Wong Wan Ching), Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Tony Wu Tsz Tung and others attended the celebration and had "Walled City barbecue pork rice" together. Director Cheang admitted that he has never thought that the film would win 9 awards. "We have spent great effort. At least this movie stepped overseas, we don't feel embarrassed. So I really hope that everyone to get the awards that they want to get." He and Koo Tin Lok made the promise together, the film would continue to "fight the best fight". TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN would also return to Hong Kong theaters starting May 1st, the one year anniversary of its release.

When asked when he would start filming the sequel, Director Cheang Pou Soi was confident that filming would start soon. Koo Tin Lok said that he should be more careful in production. "We have to make it even better! I want to say something, making a movie before was very tough. The cinematography and special effects cost a lot of money. Today our gang has achieved a feeling to show everyone, why can't we reduce the cost and make a even more entertaining movie. The fight would have to be the best. By reducing the cost a little, can we save a little on the visual?" With special treatment from Koo Tin Lok, "Fish Ball Girl" Wong Wan Ching was also happy to see that the film has won many awards, and also wants the sequel to start filming as soon as possible. Koo Tin Lok proposed to start filming "TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: THE GROWTH OF FISHBALL GIRL". Fish Ball Girl immediately said yes when she heard it. "Since we can make DRAGON THRONE and FINAL CHAPTER, why can't we talk about Fish Ball Girl growing up?" Regarding the film's 9 awards, Koo Tin Lok said, "I don't care, in the end I am very happy." Lam Fung also joked, "Why 9? Because it's a Kowloon Walled City." Koo Tin Lok was sincerely happy that the film won awards, and their efforts were not in vain.

Referring to the fact that award presenters Cecilia Choi Sze Wan and Renci Yeung Sze Wing's joke about the movie BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) as an urban legend, Koo Tin Lok said, "This movie will be released this year, it's not an urban legend." With a part in the film, Lam Fung also said, "Everyone please support us more then."

Carina Lau Ka Ling praised Lam Fung as "chok person, excellent singer, strong dancer". He said, "Thank you Sister Ka Ling for giving me this nickname. To be able to have a character viewers remember as an actor, I want to thank director Cheang Pou Soi and boss Koo Tin Lok." Was Ng Wan Lung disappointed that he did not win Best Supporting Actor for Wong Gau? He said, "The entire film has performed so well, I am already very happy to be nominated."

Two nights ago a self proclaimed "Hong Kong Film Awards voter" said online that he received a non blank ballot, which had the Best Sound Design field filled with the TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN team. The fairness of the vote came into question. "I feel heartbroken holding the ballot that belonged to me. I also feel disappointed and afraid of the company I once worked for. Because I received a ballot that has been filled in already, which made me think of many hypothetical theories. I feel bad for this ballot and any of the parties......if it is so easily for others to fill it in, the system is no longer trustworthy." Hong Kong Film Awards Association replied, "This has the highest attention of the Hong Kong Film Awards Board of Directors, we are trying to get an understanding into the matter." Other Hong Kong Film Awards voters said that they have not run into what the person online ran into. The ballot would be directly mailed to their homes and not distributed by the company.