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| Jacky Cheung |
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| Nicholas Tse |
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Jacky Cheung and Nicholas Tse worked together on the film HOT SUMMER DAYS
courtesy of on.cc |
As the novel coronavirus pandemic worsened, the film
industry has been in an extremely poor environment. Aside from
cinema closures affecting box office revenue, film productions have
been drastically hindered as well. Originally this month many films
would begin production, but due to the pandemic they were indefinitely
postponed. Some that were in production needed to halt production
due to positive tests among the staff and seriously impacted the
production progress. At the same time many film professionals'
livelihood to future work schedule have been completely thrown into
chaos. Some behind the scene workers who expected to be working
were caught off guard after work suddenly has bene postponed. Some
even fell into financial hardship!
In order to shake off the difficulties, during the previous
pandemic wave Aaron Kwok Fu Sing worked on DISCONNECTED (DUEN MONG),
Gordon Lam Ka Tung starred in HAND ROLLED CIGARETTE (SAU GUEN YIN),
both of which kept some of those behind the scene working. With the
fifth wave this time, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung braved the Hong Kong
pandemic returned from the Mainland last month to prepare for the
Emperor Motion Picture HOI GUAN JIN SIN (tentative title) in hopes of
doing something for the Hong Kong film industry. Actually aside from
Ting Fung, "Hong Kong Song God" Jacky Cheung Hok Yau also the same
thought. Reportedly Hok Yau would join HOI, 6 years after starring
in HEAVEN IN THE DARK (UM SIK TIN TONG) in 2016. The duo together
again would generate a lot of buzz, because it would be a large
production many workers would have jobs. The film would start
production next week with Herman Yau Lai To as its director. Ting
Fung would also serve as an action director. The lead actress would
be this year's Hong Kong Film Award Best Actress nominee Cya Liu.
As for movies that were originally scheduled to start
production this month, popular group MIRROR member Ian Chan's
girlfriend Amy Lo Wai Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu and Lawrence Cheng Tan
Shui would star in a movie about pets. They have already had their
costume fitting earlier, but due to the pandemic the production
start date has been changed again and again. Finally it has decided
to be postponed indefinitely. In addition, Jennifer Yu Heung Yi
originally would work on a new film that was also delayed due to the
pandemic. She posted helplessly on social media, "Perhaps now many
projects couldn't catch up to the changes. Originally I would be in
production, now I am at home everyday." Her other film was
originally scheduled for release this month or so, but due to the
cinema closures the date would remain up in the air. She said,
"Originally with the film release I can see you at the cinema, but
now I can only keep waiting." Other affected included the "Lunar New
Year film" that starred Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi and
Malaysian goddess Lin Minchen but had to wait indefinitely.
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