[2026.06.20] ANSELM CHAN SECRETLY STARTS PRODUCTION ON NEW FILM WITH THE LAST DANCE TEAM

Karena Lam admires THE LAST DANCE's creative team very much and decides to fully cooperate with the production.

Tang Wei is pregnant with her second child and unable to take part in Anselm Chan's new film

Sources point out that Anselm Chan has already secretly started production on a new film

Dayo Wong (left) and Michael Hui work together again

Michelle Wai (left) won the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress with THE LAST DANCE, while Tommy Chu won Best Supporting Actor
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The Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man starred, Anselm Chan Mou Yin directed film THE LAST DANEC (POR. DEI YUK) has grossed over HK$ 170 million at the Hong Kong and Macau box office to become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in Hong Kong. Director Chan Mou Yin has long hoped to work with the cast of THE LAST DANCE again. Recently he has secretly started work on a new film that featured not only the original team of THE LAST DANCE but also added Best Actress Karena Lam Ka Yan. The team initially expressed interest in Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) and Tang Wei, but the former was unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts and Tang Wei was unable to due to pregnancy. Lam Ka Yan appreciated the creative team and decided to fully cooperate with the production.

THE LAST DANCE starred Wong Tze Wah, Hui Koon Man, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tommy Chu Pak Hong. It not only set box office records but also earned Wai Sze Nga her first Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards; Chu Pak Hong won Best Supporting Actor, and Chan Mou Yin won Best Screenplay in impressive showings. Chan Mou Yin has repeatedly expressed hope for THE LAST DANCE team to collaborate again. Recently he has ben said to have secretly started filming a new film for some time. In addition to the original team from THE LAST TIME that included Wong Tze Wah, Hui Koon Man, Wai Sze Nga and other actors, the investors hoped to further strengthen the cast. Aside from inviting an all star guest star line up, the investors also would like an internationally renowned Best Actress for the lead. The production team initially invited Oscar-winning actress Yeung Chi King to star, but after multiple negotiations the collaboration was ultimately canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Later the production team turned to invite Tang Wei, and negotiations were lively. However Tang Wei later announced she was pregnant with her second child and had to stop work, causing another change in the female lead.

Since the filming schedule and set arrangements could no longer be delayed, the team ultimately decided to have Golden Horse Best Actress Lam Ka Yan fill the role. Lam Ka Yan won the Golden Horse Best Actress award in 2015 for ZINNIA FLOWER. She has a good relationship with lead actor Wong Tze Wah, so a solid foundation of chemistry has long been established. Sources said that Lam Ka Yan greatly admired the creative team behind THE LAST DANCE and quickly adjusted her work schedule after being invited and fully cooperated with the production. Reportedly the team has been secretly working on the film for some time, with the production being wrapped up by the end of July at the earliest. The subject matter and story of director Chan Mou Yin's new film were still highly confidential, which has already made fans very eager to see if it would be able to achieve new box office success.

In addition Chan Mou Yin' script FOOD IS HEAVEN (YIN SIK GEI) was selected as one of the funded film projects for the government's 'Film Production Grant Scheme For Promoting Chinese Culture,' receiving up to HK$ 10 million in production fees. In an interview Chan Mou Yin stated that FOOD IS HEAVEN was adapted from the novel of the same name by contemporary writer Ge Liang, which has won numerous awards in the literary world. The story revolved around two generations, chronicling the legendary lives of Cantonese cuisine masters and their apprentices. He has read the novel before and knew that several Hong Kong directors have read it and hoped to adapt it into a film; Chan Mou Yin and Ge Liang's connection began with THE LAST DANCE. He said that Ge Liang was very demanding, having worked with several directors but felt none was a good fit until after watching THE LAST DANCE. He gave him the book out of appreciation that he has preserved a lot of traditional Chinese culture in the film. Ge Liang always wanted to find a director he could connect with and turn the story into a film; coincidentally the government launched the 'Film Production Grant Scheme For Promoting Chinese Culture,' Chan Mou Yin obtained the rights from Ge Liang and submitted the script application.

At the time Chan Mou Yin said that with such a good script, of course he wanted the best cast. He remembered how pleasant working with the cast of THE LAST DANCE and really wanted everyone to reunite. He showed FOOD IS HEAVEN and several other scripts to Hui Koon Man and Wong Tze Wah, letting them choose whichever suited them before making a decision.