“Limbo” Chinese Teaser Poster
Master filmmaker Soi Cheang Pou Soi (SPL II, Accident, The Monkey King) proves his diversity with Limbo, an upcoming horror film that’s currently making its rounds at the first online edition of Hong Kong FilMart (Hong Kong International Film & TV Market).
Limbo stars Gordon Lam (Trivisa, Z Storm), Mason Lee (The Legend of the Cat Demon), Cya Liu (Foolish Plans), and is produced by Soi Cheang affiliates Wilson Yip (Ip Man 4) and Paco Wong (The Brink, Paradox), and written by Au Kin-yee (Running on Karma).
In the film, Lam plays a cop who is tracking down a serial killer lurking around Hong Kong, with police partner played by Lee.Sun Entertainment Culture, Erdong Pictures Group and Bona Film Group are aiming for a theatrical release in Hong Kong, Europe and the U.S. in 2021 (via THR).
If you haven’t watched it already, don’t miss the film’s terrifying Trailer (below), which is accompanied by a creepy rendition of the country pop song The End of the World.
SPL II is one of the most well-directed action thrillers in years. The choreography and editing of the action sequences is fantastic, some innovative camera work, and the characters and narrative are perfectly handled as well.
I agree! I can’t wait to see what Soi Cheang Pou Soi does next.
I echo both sentiments. Soi Cheang is one of the few remaining directors making movies which feel both uniquely Hong Kong, while also maintaining his own unique stamp on them. It may be time to cast a more forgiving eye on ‘Shamo’. 🙂
‘Shamo’ is one of his only films I haven’t seen yet. I’d also like to revisit ‘Dog Eat Dog’ because it surprisingly didn’t resonate with me the first time I saw it, many many years ago, before I was familiar with Soi Cheang.
But ‘Motorway’ and ‘SPL II’ are two of my favorite Hong Kong films of the last 18 years, and I even recall digging ‘Love Battlefield’ when I first saw it. (Remember when Eason Chan was poised to be the next big Hong Kong star?)