"Black and White" Promotional Poster
Jonathan Li, assistant director of Infernal Affairs III and Overheard 2, will be making his directorial debut with an action-thriller titled Black and White. Edison Chen (Infernal Affairs) will star alongside Baby John Choi (The Way We Dance). Film Business Asia describes Black and White as “an action film about two wronged undercover cops who become friends.”
The big question is: Will Black and White be Chen’s comeback film? Chen was once one of biggest names in the Hong Kong Entertainment industry, but following a sex scandal in 2008, his popularity diminished. Studios even went as far as trimming down his screen time in 2009’s Sniper.
Since then, Chen has only appeared in 2011’s Almost Perfect, an Asian-American indie flick which co-starred Kelly Hu. That same year, Chen announced he would be appearing in a sequel to 2005’s Initial D, but production was delayed and remains in development hell.
Here’s hoping Black and White will be Chen’s comeback film. We’ll keep you posted!
