"The Storm Riders 3" Teaser Poster
Back in 1998, Andrew Lau’s The Storm Riders took Hong Kong cinema by storm. The wuxia fantasy weaved lush cinematography with impressive special digital effects, which, for the time, were comparable to what Hollywood’s biggest studios were churning out.
Even its storyline – based on Ma Wing-shing’s comic series, Fung Wan – was intriguing enough to “check your brain at the door” without guilt.
The Storm Riders was king at the box office, edging out headline productions such as Jackie Chan’s Who Am I? and Chow Yun-fat’s U.S. debut The Replacement Killers. In 2009, a sequel, titled The Storm Warriors, was made by The Pang Brothers (The Eye), but unlike the original, it failed to impress the masses.
Now, news has surfaced that a third Storm Riders movie is in the works with Ip Man 3’s Wilson Yip at the helm. So far, the only actor attached to the film is Louis Koo (SPL II: A Time for Consequences). There’s no word if Ekin Cheng (Full Strike) and Aaron Kwok (The Monk Comes Down the Mountain), the stars of the first two films, are returning, but we’ll keep you in the loop as we hear more.
Updates: Added the new, gritty poster for The Storm Riders 3 (via AFS).
Has 90’s nostalgia officially gone too far? Nah, I’d definitely watch a third installment in the “Storm Riders” saga. But I have to say that director Andrew Lau is the only one who’s ever really seemed to understand the appeal of this property for audiences. I’d love to see him get back behind the camera for a Part 3 with Aaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng, but I think Lau has moved on from these kinds of special effects blockbusters.
I haven’t seen The Pangs’ sequel… is it that bad?
Wilson Yip directing. Awesome. Louis Koo is great, but here’s to hoping Aaron Kwok and Ekin return. They ARE Wind and Cloud. Please do not recast.
Would love to see the return of Aaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng. Else it will not be that good! Fans will be eagerly waiting for Storm Cloud aka Storm Riders 3 to be released soon!!