[2026.07.01] SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS COME TO A SUDDEN HALT DUE TO THE EXTENDED VERSION RELEASE?

The Juno Mak directed SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT earlier won 8 awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards
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The Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Louis Koo Tin Lok, Guo Yuanyuan and others starred film SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT (FUNG LUM FOR SHAN) has had plenty to talk about from preparation to release. Originally scheduled to launch audio-visual products, the plans were suddenly suspended the day before yesterday and caused heated discussion online. Director Juno Mak Chun Lung was rumored to have intentions to release the extended version of the film, hoping to release the film again at the cinemas or streaming platforms.

The HK$ 400 million production SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT from preparation to release took 8 years, and was once named the Hong Kong film industry "urban legend". The film was finally released last year. Although the reviews were mixed, in the end at the "44th Hong Kong Film Awards" the film won 8 awards to become the big winner.

The film was originally scheduled to launch audio-visual products and premiere on the paid TV platform this year, but the day before yesterday, Universe Digital that was responsible for SONS' distribution announced that all film related distribution work would be stopped. The content was as follows, "This company and the SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT copyright company have agreed to cancel the film distribution agreement, and hereby notify all stores and related companies the cancellation of the distribution of the film."

Regarding the sudden stop of distribution, the Universe chairman Daneil Lam Siu Ming replied, "The film owners say no release, you may be better off asking them. (Would the contract require compensation?) Let it be, they only stopped the release due to problems." When asked for the details, Lam Siu Ming did not respond. As for one of the producers of SONS, Catherine Hun Ka Chun stated that she only found about about the sudden suspension of the release recently. Because she was not in Hong Kong she would need to get an understanding first before responding.

Online discussions about the sudden suspension of the film's distribution have been endless. Some said that most likely director Mak Chun Lung wanted to release the extended version once again released at the theaters or on the streaming platform. Actually when Mak Chun Lung was interviewed backstage at the Hong Kong Film Awards, he has already mentioned the possibility of shooting a spin-off or anthology for SONS. He even said that he has already seen the around 5 and a half hour long extended version of the film, and did not rule out the opportunity to release it at the theaters or streaming platforms.