[2025.07.26] EDDIE CHEUNG PRAISES DANNY PANG FOR KEEPING HIS PROMISE

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The Danny Pang Fat directed, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai (Brother Fai), Venus Wong Man Yik and Helena Law Lan starred horror suspense film HUNG SUM YUN has been scheduled for release on August 14th. The movie told the story of a couple who lost their beloved son, and the wife invited a rag doll who was "possessed" by her son through the Internet. She hoped to make her son better through the method of "soul possession", but a series of strange incidents began to occur at home. Cheung Siu Fai praised Director Pang for being loyal and keeping his promise, and turning Wong Man Yik, who has always resisted making thrillers, to make the film.

Always resisted making thrillers, Wong Man Yik said frankly that she was very surprised when she received the invitation. "Not to mention a ghost movie, I wouldn't even dare to watch a thriller." However Director Pang Fat's invitation made her curious. "After watching THE EYE (GEIN GWAI) that he and (Oxide) Pang Shun made, I never dared to watch this kind of movie again." Wong Man Yik said that what finally touched her was the touching family core in the script. "After reading the script, I wanted to cry on the spot but I endured it. I didn't want to scare the director." During the filming process, director Pang Fat's humor completely subverted how she imagined horror film production would be. "I didn't expect a horror film production could be so happy, especially when I rehearsed with Brother Fai. I gained a lot, and I felt very satisfied every time I finished acting."

Brother Fai played a father who has become depressed due to the loss of his wife and children in the film, and his emotional processing was extremely complicated. Wong Man Yik praised Brother Fai's superb performance in the film. "Brother Fai vividly interpreted the complex emotions of love and hate, and seeing Brother Fai everyday was very heartbreaking." She admitted that although the role was heavy, the two could always act happily when they played against each other. "Filming a thriller has become a pleasure, and the key to filming was not the subject matter but the harvest and enjoyment in the performance process."

Brother Fai said that he took the role for two reasons. "First, this thriller packaged family story moved me as a father; the second is out of trust in Director Pang." Brother Fai said that he thought about his family during the shoot. "After making this film, I know how to cherish my family even more." He revealed that although the film has Law Lan's "Dragon Granny" image and thriller elements and Pang Fat himself excelled at making this kind of movie, Director Pang really wanted to talk about family, love for his wife and son, and sacrifice for them as a husband and father. He specifically praised his wife Wong Man Yik in the film as a smart and talented co-star, and looked forward to working with her next time. Brother Fai even praised Director Pang's promise keeping in the industry was truly rare. He recalled, "Many years ago Director Pang promised to compensate me when he deleted my scene because of the plot, but I didn't expect to play the male lead for me a few years later. In fact the size of the role was not important, the key was to have room to perform."

In addition, during the filming Director Pang was facing the dilemma of his wife being seriously ill. However he still insisted on working professionally while taking care of his wife, which made Brother Fai and Wong Man Yik both distressed for and admired him.