[2026.03.08] TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS SEQUELS POSTPONE PRODUCTION STARTS

Takuya Kimura is rumored to have had a role in the TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN sequel, but now Daniel Wu has taken the role
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The Louis Koo Tin Lok and Raymond Lam Fung starred movie TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) will start filming a sequel this year, but unfortunately before work has even started the production has already run into twists and turns. Yesterday reportedly the Japanese movie star Takuya Kimura was originally scheduled to join the cast, but was unable to due to tensions between China and Japan. Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho) has taken his place instead! In addition, due to various problems, the new film will not start until next month and the actors will have to reschedule. The stunt team also complained about foreign labor problems!

When the Koo Tin Lok and Lam Fung starred film TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN was released in 2024, it won all the word of mouth and box office. The film exceeded HK$ 110 million and started a Walled City fever that reached Japan, where the film collected over 500 million yen (around HK$ 25 million). Lam Fung, Terrance Lau Chun Him and other leads' popularity rocketed there, as even roast pork rice became famous. Director Soi Cheang Pou Soi last year revealed the filming of the sequels TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: DRAGON THRONE (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI LUNG TAU) and TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: THE FINAL CHAPTER (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI JUNG JEUNG). The scripts would be created concurrently and production would begin in March. The films would take plae in the 1950s and 1980s Walled City and "would add in elements Japanese audience would like within reasoanble areas." Lam Fung mentioned in an earlier interview that the sequel will start filming at the end of March, and will begin to receive martial arts training from martial arts instructor Kenji Tanigaki in January. No one expected that the production would run into twists and turns before it even started. Reportedly Japanese god Takuya Kimura has already agreed to perform last year and started training early on to prepare to stage the war of the century with Koo Tin Lok and Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, but due to the continued tension between China and Japan it was temporarily stopped. The two sides reached a peaceful consensus to reluctantly terminate the collaboration, and Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho) would join the performance instead. It would have been Takuya Kimura's return to Hong Kong film since 2046 in 2004, and Ng Yin Cho's return to Hong Kong film since COLD WAR 1994 two years ago. As soon as the news surfaced, many heated debates began. Ng Yin Cho's manager replied to the media and confirmed his addition to the team but pointed out that they have never heard about Takuya Kimura's participation. Some online also questioned that the sequel Lam Fung had a part in should be THE FINAL CHAPTER; since Koo Tin Lok and Kwok Fu Sing played the previous generation of characters, why would they appear in THE FINAL CHAPTER?

In addition to the controversy over the cast, reportedly due to labor, set and funding problems, the filming will be postponed to mid- April. The actors including Lam Fung would have to make accommodations on their schedules. This sequel would have a large number of martial arts scenes like the previous installment, but the martial arts team has mainly consisted of Japanese and mainlanders. The Hong Kong martial artists only helped when the staff was shorthanded, which made many Hong Kong martial artists complain and lament that the film industry was difficult to make a living in! In terms of filming location, some said that the rich in Hong Kong characteristics Temple Street set would be built in Yuen Long. In response to various rumors, the official responded through the film's social platform, saying, "At present, we have not made any further announcements about the content and cast of the movie. Please continue to pay attention to the film's social platforms, and we will tell everyone as soon as possible if there is any complete news!"