[2025.09.11] SOI CHEANG ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN

Soi Cheang admits that due to the popularity of TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, making THE DRAGON THRONE and THE FINAL CHAPTER would have burdens

In TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN Tornado gives Chan Lok Kwan a shave (bottom), which is edited with Tornado giving Chan Jim a shave (top) and makes the audience think that Tornado knows about Chan Lok Kwan's identity early on

Raymond Lam's Chan Lok Kwan differs drastically in appearance from the original
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TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) was released last year with a box office of more than HK$ 100 million. Director Soi Cheang Pou Soi has been preparing to start filming the prequels THE DRAGON THRONE (LUNG TAU) and THE FINAL CHAPTHER (JUNG JEUNG), and would shoot "The Final Chapter" first as planned. Cheang Pou Soi was interviewed by the online channel CHAR CHAR TALK hosted by Zhai Haoran earlier. Speaking of the styling design of the Four Sons of the Walled City, he said that when "Sei Jai" German Cheung Man Kit learned that he had to wear a mask, he asked if he would wear it from the beginning to the end. At that time he said to Cheung Man Kit that the mask was the soul and would be helpful to him, and he would be allowed to show his face at the right time. "Sei Jai in the end also removed his mask to show his face. Now I am considering whether Sei Jai would wear a mask again in THE FINAL CHAPTER."

DRAGON THRONE would gather a group of elder actors. From the perspective of age, Cheang Pou Soi admitted that he had thought about filming DRAGON THRONE first, but the filming time of THE FINAL CHAPTER and DRAGON THRONE would not be too far apart. The scripts were created simultaneously, because the details of the two films and the relationship between the characters were interconnected. Some people have questions about TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, curious if Tornado (Louis Koo Tin Lok) knew early on that Chan Lok Kwa (Raymond Lam Fung) was the son of his late friend Chan Jim (Aaron Kwok Fu Sing)? Cheang Pou Soi said, "Tornado didn't know at first, until a dinner with Yam Yin Chai (Richie Jen) played Dik Chau and the (Kenny) Wong Tak Bun played Brother Tiger when he finally learned of Chan Lok Kwan's identity. If he knew in advance he would not let Chan Lok Kwan appear at the inner. After Tornado learned the truth at the dinner, he immediately asked Chan Lok Kwan and others who were not present to go elsewhere for dinner." He said that because one of the scenes where Tornado gave Chan Lok Kwan a shave, and he was edited to look like he was giving Chan Jim a shave. Tornado only thought of his friend, and this scene might have confused the audience.

Cheang Pou Soi said that when filming TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) he just wanted to do his best. He did not dare to have too much confidence, as his mood was confused at the time; because the new generation of audiences did not know the Kowloon Walled City, the original comics, and the novel was not very popular. "I was worried that comic fans would complain about the movie not matching the original work. When CITY OF DARKNESS' comic book creator Szeto Kim Kiu first as Lam Fung's Chan Lok Kwan he was very surprised too." He said that the success of TWILIGHT was due to the times, if filming started a few years earlier, the star power of the four sons alone would have no boss willing to invest in. In recent years new faces became successful. He also admitted that he had a burden when shooting the "Walled City" series again, "Because of its popularity, the current "Walled City" is not only mine but also belongs to the audience. During production I would consider whether the audience would want to see it, but I can't just make what the audience wants to see. I also have to satisfy my own creation. I would think about how to surprise and move the audience."