Film News

-- City with No Mercy / Flashpoint --

Shooting of Wilson Yip's City with No Mercy, which promises even more explosive actions and more exciting storyline, has wrapped up in early March. The Chinese title gets a name change to《导火线》(Fuse/Flash Point).  To ensure that the action scenes stand out, Donnie Yen not only hired martial artists from around the globe but also invited Ngai Sing to join the cast. Reportedly, his duel with Ngai Sing will surpass the clash of baton and dagger between him and Wu Jing in SPL.

Director Wilson Yip states that City with No Mercy is the best collaboration between him and Donnie Yen, "I dare guarantee that everyone who has seen this film will be shocked." City with No Mercy is being planned for July release and promotional video will be shown at upcoming Cannes Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Awards. The cast includes Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Ray Lui, Shi Xing Yu, Fang Bing Bing, Xu Qing, Ngai Sing.  Sohu | Photos: Sohu

Behind-the-scenes video is up at Youtube.

-- Invisible Target --

Production of HK$60m Invisible Target (Nan Er Ben Se), directed by Benny Chan, has just wrapped up on Feb 28. Invisible Target is about three police officers (Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Jaycee Chan), whose lives were all made miserable by a criminal gang led by Wu Jing, teaming up to catch him. While the film has no shortage of gunfights, it's the sophisticated martial arts scenes that are the highlights of the film. Benny Chan says that after watching Dragon Tiger Gate, he believed that Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue have great potential in handling action scenes and hence decided to cast them in this film. Both have lived up to Benny Chan's expectations, especially Nicholas Tse, who even requested to do stunts without safety wires in order to create the most authentic effects.

Nicholas Tse says that Invisible Target contains the most dangerous stunts he has ever done, "The action scenes in the film are very demanding, and are of great risks, they aren't as simple as falling off a building." For instance, one scene involves Nicholas Tse having to jump away before two cars collide. "No insurance agencies in Hong Kong dare to provide insurance for me or Jackie Chan. In the end, my manager had to approach a US firm. Many said we are toying with our lives. However, this is the only way to produce the most impact. Hong Kong action films are the best, for we are able to do things that others could not accomplish." Nicholas Tse elaborates.  Sohu