"That Demon Within" Chinese Theatrical Poster
Dante Lam is arguably the leading action director in Hong Kong right now (sorry, Wilson Yip) thanks to movies like Fire of Conscience and The Stool Pigeon. Lam is a veteran of the industry going all the way back to 1998’s Beast Cops, but he’s managed to invigorate his career of late by taking well-worn Hong Kong action tropes and reenergizing them with an immediate, Bourne-esque visual style.
Dante looks to be continuing this trend with his latest project, That Demon Within, which will also reunite the filmmaker with his frequent leading man, Nick Cheung. This time around, Nick Cheung is joined by Daniel Wu (New Police Story) as a paranoid cop convinced he’s the only one who can see the dangerous crimes Cheung’s character is committing.
Not to hedge our bets but with a premise like that it sounds like That Demon Within will feature plenty of tense, beady-eyed stand-offs between our two leads and a gun fight or two.
Update: The teaser trailer is now online and it suggests the film may be more of a psychological thriller for director Dante Lam – with elements of horror! Is Nick Cheung’s character a literal demon? Guess we’ll have to wait and find out.
BREAKING NEWS: China Lion Film announces That Demon Within will get an April 18th limited theatrical release for U.S. and Canada audiences, which will be day-and-date with its Hong Kong release. In case you already haven’t, check out the latest trailer and the new poster.
