[2024.12.04] SEAN LAU SAYS IT IS TOO EARLY FOR BEST ACTOR TALK

Sean Lau's PAPA performance has received praises and may have the opportunity at the Best Actor nomination
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Sean Lau and Jo Koo have high expectations for their film PAPA, hoping for an ideal box office performance

Edan Lui appears with "young Hau Ming" Dylan So

Mary Jean Reimer says that PAPA is very different from reality, revealing that director Philip Yung admitted that because he had to add in dramatic elements
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Sean Lau Ching Wan, Jo Koo (Kok Cho Lam) and young actors Dylan So Man To and Lainey Hung Lok Yi, Tam Yuk Ying and director Philip Yung Tsz Kwong attended the premiere of the movie PAPA the night before. Lau Ching Wan praised the film industry for its many newcomers with ideas and momentum. Hong Kong films are not dead, and the future is promising.

The movie was well received. Lau Ching Wan said that the audience definitely would not be disappointed, his wife Amy Kwok Oi Ming also praised it and even cried after watching it. Was he in charge of handing out tissues? Ching Wan joked, "She should have it ready herself! However the film was really touching but not sensational. If you go to see it and you're not happy, you can watch it again. When you are no longer unhappy from watching it, you have relief. However if you aren't unhappy after watching it, you should watch it a few more times. If you still don't feel anything that proves you don't have anything to be unhappy about, so you have to look for happiness soon. It would be better than looking for happiness when you are unhappy. This is the function of the existence of the theater."

Kok Cho Lam also agreed that the movie did not sell tragedy and would not make people bust out crying; on the contrary it was very positive and heartfelt. If you watched it once you might miss some spots, so you must watch it again. She said that she would let her daughters watch PAPA. "They are too little and should wait until they are older. My husband can watch several more times." In the film Ching Wan performed with his back naked, has his wife praised him for his good figure after watching it? Ching Wan joked, "Oh, no! Do you think she doesn't know my figure, and has to watch the movie to find out? I almost fell for your trap!" Ching Wan even joked that he did not particularly train to get into shape, because he was already a "heavenly beauty"; and the character in the film was just in an ordinary person's shape. However his on screen wife Kok Cho Lam also praised Ching Wan for being in good enough shape.

Ching Wan's performance in PAPA once again triggered Best Actor -level acting skills, along with Hui Koon Man's superb performance in THE LAST DANCE he was seen as the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor nomination favorites. Ching Wan humbly said that it was too early to say since the movie has not yet been officially released, but if he truly would be able to be nominated with Hui Koon Man, a senior who has always been respected, it would be an honor and worth remembering.

Referring to the box office of THE LAST DANCE breaking through 110 million and ranking second in the box office record of Hong Kong films, Ching Wan said that although he has not yet gone to the show, he felt that this was a good impact. "Everyone can see that Hong Kong films have good movies, with sincerity and substance; unlike Hong Kong films are dead like everyone says. For example when I made PAPA, the staff were all very young. Perhaps their parents were in the film business, everyone was so impulsive and energetic at work; they had their own ideas and politeness, so Hong Kong movies were not in decline, they could do a lot!" This year had two movies with a box office of more than 100 million, did he have box office pressure on his new film? Ching Wan bluntly said no, he was already happy to be able to make a entertaining movie. Everyone had something positive so no one should be envious of others, the success of other films was a good thing.

Playing the "adult Hau Ming" in the film, Edan Lui Cheuk On two nights ago made a surprise appearance at the audience appreciation show with the "young Hau Ming" So Man To. The audience was surprised to see how much they looked alike and so did their on screen Mama Kok Cho Lam. Lui Chek On joked that he only had the chance to perform due to his resemblance to So Man To and had to thank him. Yung Tsz Kwong said that the biggest difference was that the adult "Hau Ming" was much taller. So Man To also thanked Edan for playing the role of Hau Ming and joked, "He fulfilled one of my dreams, to be 10cm taller." Edan said, "Relax, you can still grow taller!"

Edan thanked director Yung Tsz Kwong for giving him the opportunity to participate in PAPA and work with Lau Ching Wan. He admitted that he hesitated before taking the role, not over the size of the role but how difficult it was. He was afraid that he would not perform well. "I was very afraid of affecting the film. Honestly, everyone have watched for over 100 minutes then suddenly seen Edan! I was very worried that there would be such a problem, and I was afraid that I wouldn't handle the role well." He was grateful that he grasped the opportunity and benefit a lot from the process.

PAPA's story was based on the 2010 Tsuen Wan mother and daughter murder case. Yung Tsz Kwong once revealed in an interview that 10 years through Mary Jean Reimer (Yung Jing Jing) and Leung Yiu Chung he met Papa Kan from the case. Yung Jing Jing earlier on the online program mentioned PAPA. "I can only say that the story of the film is very different from reality. The director also says that because he wants to add in dramatic elements, it wouldn't completely reflect the truth." In order to avoid affecting the film, she would wait to comment on the film until after its release. She hoped that the outside would give Papa Kan space. "He has already started life anew, moved to a place where no one would recognize him. He doesn't want to be like before, when everyone who sees him would ask, 'Are you OK?' 'Are you still good?' 'Anything I can help you with?' He knew that everyone cared, but this way he would not be able to come out and live life anew."