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The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords
Teaser film poster
Directed byHerman Yau
Produced byAndy Lau
StarringAndy Lau
Louis Koo
Production
companies
Universe Entertainment
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Guangdong Sublime Media
Focus Films
Sun Entertainment Culture
Yinming Culture Communication
Hero Films
Dadi Film
HG Entertainment
Beijing Jinyi Jiayi Film Distribution
Distributed byUniverse Films Distribution
Gala Film Distribution
Release date
  • 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetUS$25 million

The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords is an upcoming Hong Kong action film directed by Herman Yau, produced by and starring Andy Lau. The film is a thematic sequel in-title-only to the 2013 film, The White Storm, and also stars returning cast member Louis Koo in a different role, while the film will feature a new storyline as well.[1][2]

The film was first announced on 15 March 2018.[3] Production for The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords began on 23 June 2018[4][5] and wrapped up on 12 September 2018[6] and is slated for theatrical release on 16 July 2019.[7][8][9]

Plot

In the quadripartite drug market in Hong Kong, drug dealer Jizo (Louis Koo) gradually expands in collaboration with some Mexican drug lords across the border, followed by a chain of dog-eat-dog events which shock and bring the whole trade on high alert. On the other hand, Yu Shun-tin (Andy Lau), a former triad member who is now a philanthropist and financial tycoon, witnessed his father being consumed by drug addiction during childhood and abhors drugs as deadly foes. Therefore, Yu is offering a bounty of HK$100 million to eliminate the number one drug dealer in Hong Kong, which causes a stir in society. Chief superintendent Lam Ching-fung (Michael Miu) intends to arrest Jizo, but is now responsible for protecting Jizo instead due to the bounty. While feeling helpless, Lam is also attracted to the large bounty offered by Yu, facing a psychological struggle between good and evil. A final battle has broken out between the two tycoons who were once lesser-known brothers from the same triad.

Cast

  • Andy Lau as Yu Shun-tin (余順天), a financial tycoon and philanthropist whose father and son were both victims of drug abuse and offers a HK$100 million bounty to eliminate Hong Kong's top drug dealer. Yu is former triad member and was brothers with Jizo in the past.
  • Louis Koo as Fung Chun-kwok (馮振國), known as Jizo (地藏), Hong Kong's number one drug dealer who is targeted by Yu Shun-tin, who was his sworn brother when they belonged to thevsame triaf gang. Their enmity began when Yu chopped off Jizo's fingers as punishment for his drug trafficking.
  • Michael Miu as Lam Ching-fung (林正風), chief superintendent of the Narcotica Bureau.
  • Karena Lam as Chow Man-fung (鄒文鳳), Yu Shun-tin's wife.
  • Kent Cheng as Yu Nam (余南), a triad leader who was Yu and Jizo's boss who ordered the former to chop off the latter's fingers. (special apperance)
  • Gordon Lam (special appearance)
  • Cherrie Ying as Sister Ca (Ca姐), a drug dealer who colludes with Jizo. (special apperance)
  • Chrissie Chau as Chan Ching-mei (陳靜美), Yu Shun-tin's ex-girlfriend. (special appearance)
  • Cheung Kwok-keung as Ming (阿明), Yu Shun-tin's right hand man.
  • Carlos Chan as Lam Ching-fung's subordinate.
  • Michelle Wai as Lam Ching-fung's subordinate.
  • Jun Kung as Cho Tai (曹泰), a drug dealer who colludes with Jizo.
  • MC Jin as Cho Ping (曹平), Cho Tsi's younger brother.
  • Jimmy Au as Cheung (阿昌), Yu Shun-tin's right hand man.
  • Jerome Cheung as Dicky (迪奇), Jizo's underling.
  • Philippe Joly
  • Faith Lee

Production

Development

On 15 March 2018, Universe Entertainment announced a sequel to The White Storm, will start shooting during the summer and unveiled its teaser film poster, as well as announcing and unveiling the teaser poster of the sequel to the 2017 film, Shock Wave, on the same day. The sequel to the former, titled The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords, will be a thematic sequel to the first film with a new storyline and will feature Louis Koo returning in a different role as well as being the only returning cast member from the first film. Andy Lau, who produced and starred in Shock Wave, joins the cast as well as serving as the film's producer, receiving a reported salary of HK$40 million,[10][11] while Herman Yau, who directed Shock Wave, will replace Benny Chan as the director for the sequel. According to Universe Entertainment, filming for The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords will take place in Hong Kong and the Philippines, while the budget for the sequel will increase from the first film's budget of US$16 million to US$25 million to intensify the action sequences.[7][1] A week later, the film was promoted at the 2018 Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart), which ran from 19 to 22 March 2018.[7]

Filming

Principal photography for The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords began on 23 June 2018 in Hong Kong. Photos from the production set featuring stars Lau and Koo, along with various crew members were released.[4][5]

On 17 July 2018 at around 8:00 PM, filming of an action scene involving a gun fight and auto chase took place in Fenwick Pier, where cast members Lau and Carlos Chan was present. Filming for that scene lasted until early morning of the next day.[10]

On 22 July 2018, the film held its first press conference in the form of a drug sweep ceremony at a 1:1 replica set of the Central MTR Station at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal which took over five months to construct with a cost of over HK$10 million. The promotion event was attended by director Yau along with cast members Lau, Koo, Michael Miu, Cherrie Ying, Chrissie Chau, Michelle Wai and Cheung Kwok-keung. During the event, Lau and Koo were driven to the MTR station in a police cruiser, while Miu, who portrays a chief superintendent officer, leads a drug raid operation in the set where director Yau and the cast swept away prop cocaine on the ground with brooms.[12][13]

As filming was coming to an end, a production wrap up ceremony for the film was held on 31 August 2018 at the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui attended by director Yau and cast members Lau, Koo, Miu, Lam, Cheung, Kent Cheng and Jimmy Au.[14][15][16]

Filming for The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords officially concluded on 12 September 2018 after shooting its final scene on location at the actual Central MTR Station with Lau, Miu and director Yau present.[6][17]

Release

On 18 March 2019, a press conference for the film attended by the cast and crew was held at the 2019 Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), where it also unveiled its first teaser trailer and a new poster, displaying a release date in July 2019.[8]

On 29 May 2019, Universe Entertainment released a second trailer, displaying a theatrical release date of 16 July 2019.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "【連串計劃】寰宇宣佈開拍《掃毒2》《拆彈2》劉德華新姿態登場".
  2. ^ ""Shock Wave" and "The White Storm" Sequels".
  3. ^ "HK actor Andy Lau back in top form".
  4. ^ a b "【《掃毒2》開鏡】華仔演金融大亨火拼毒販古仔".
  5. ^ a b ""The White Storm 2" Stars Andy Lau and Louis Koo".
  6. ^ a b "Andy went to support last day shooting of White Storm 2".
  7. ^ a b c "Filmart: Universe whips up sequels to 'The White Storm', 'Shock Wave' (exclusive)".
  8. ^ a b "《掃毒2之天地對決》男神古天樂劉德華再度合作　古仔華仔聯手炮製中環港鐵災難【有片】".
  9. ^ a b "《掃毒2天地對決 The White Storm 2 Drug Lord》- 雙雄對峙預告".
  10. ^ a b "收4,000萬 監‧演《掃毒2》 劉德華復工開戲捱熱監督".
  11. ^ "【馮仁昭四圍超】張家輝加價《掃毒2》被飛".
  12. ^ "【10幾年冇搭過】三哥叫劉德華帶個女搭地鐵 華仔：你多事！".
  13. ^ "【 MOVIE6 新聞 】兩大影帝 劉德華 古天樂 挾 苗僑偉 掃把對決  1:1 港鐵站《 掃毒2 天地對決 》啟動禮". {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 37 (help)
  14. ^ "【十幾年冇搭啫…】地鐵不同站有唔同色 劉德華感新奇狂影俾老婆睇".
  15. ^ "唔排隊賣飛都有其他問題 劉德華：見步行步".
  16. ^ "White Storm 2 – Drug Lords wrap up party".
  17. ^ "【港鐵站實景拍攝】劉德華現身《掃毒2》煞科日 孖苗僑偉開香檳 (13:43)".
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