[2024.05.14] AFTER 19 YEARS SEAN LAU AND FRANCIS NG ENGAGES IN A WAR OF WORDS

Francis Ng (left) and Sean Lau (right) work together again after 19 years, and star in their new film as negotiators.  A war of words between the two heroes is triggered.

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The Andy Lau Tak Wa producer, Herman Yau Lai To directed and written, Sean Lau Ching Wan and Francis Ng Chun Yu starred new film CRISIS NEGOTIATORS (TAM POON JUEN GA) has announced that it will be released in Hong Kong on June 13th. Wa Jai and Yau Lai To after SHOCK WAVE (CHAK DAN JUEN GA) again as producer and producer brought another film in the "expert" series. Two Best Actors Ching Wan and Chun Yu worked together again after a 19 years gap since the 2005 film HIMALAYA SINGH, and both played negotiators in their new film. A police station hostage case triggered the heroic duo's war of wits and words as they "negotiated".

Unveiled for the first time on the poster, Ching Wan and Chun Yu wore body armor with firm expressions and gestured "one" and "two" respectively, which not only hinted at their role status but also indicated that a contest about psychology and intelligence was about to begin. In the trailer, the short "negotiation" clip between the two protagonists was already very exciting. There seemed to be a deeper mystery behind the negotiation. The Lau Ching Wan played negotiator Cheuk Man Wai unexpectedly transformed into a bold kidnapper, and infiltrated the police station to take hostages. His rich negotiation experience left the police helpless. Cheuk Man Wai insisted on only "negotiating" with another negotiator, Tse Ka Chun (Ng Chun Yu), and the situation was immediately turned around. As experts traded barbs, the war of words became a tug of war. As the negotiation went off and on, they battled wits and might with the snipers who have surrounded the police station.

CRISIS NEGOTIATORS is adapted from the 1998 Hollywood battle of wits THE NEGOTIATOR, which also starred two actors Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Also the screenwriter, Yau Lai To has reinterpreted this classic work with a new perspective and narrative approach. Ching Wan said that the story adaptation was excellent and quite exciting. "Very dramatic, very anti-climatic, very entertaining script." This time, Director Yau focused on another important profession in the disciplined forces, negotiators, and he was very excited to take on the new challenge. "This time I was shooting a different kind of police film, and the negotiator is a profession that is hardly represented in Chinese films." Excelling action blockbusters in recent years, Director Yau has returned to direct the primarily dramatic story this time and still maintained his usual style in the film. The negotiation scenes were no less tense than his previous big productions. In addition to the two Best Actors, Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Philip Keung Ho Man, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Michael Chow Man Kit, Wong Yau Nam, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Chu Pak Him, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Yeung Wai Lun and other powerful actors all provided supporting performance.