“Young and Dangerous” Chinese Theatrical Poster
Director Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs, Legend of the Fist) will be revisiting Chinese gangsterism with a Live-action, English-language adaptation of the comic book series Teddy Boy, which was also the source material for Lau’s immensely popular Hong Kong franchise, Young and Dangerous.
In addition to directing, Lau will also be producing Teddy Boy along with frequent collaborator Andrew Loo (Revenge of the Green Dragons). Backing the project is Pulse Films, the company behind Gangs of London, an upcoming crime thriller prominently directed by Gareth Evans (The Raid, Apostle).
Written by Hong Kong artist Kai-Ming Man and inked by Yu-Kwok Lun, Teddy Boy follows protagonist Ho-Nam Chan’s dizzying ascent through the ranks of the Hong Kong triad hierarchy. It is being developed with an eye towards a feature film or an episodic series. No word yet whether the adaptation will be set in Hong Kong or transposed to a western setting (via Deadline).
We’ll keep you updated on Teddy Boy as it progresses into production.
Updates: Following the above info, Hong Kong media outlet Apple Daily (via FCS) is reporting that Andrew Lau knew nothing about this project.
and now Andrew Lau has told the HK Press he knows nothing about the remake and has no involvement in it, https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/enews/realtime/article/20190312/59359344?fbclid=IwAR2VCsxkp-Mcn-o9yOyDSU12T0hYWgDUcLruIQYsPq4k3l9Zluxe-kPkpXw
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