"The Old Guy" Promotional Poster
Another title announced at the 2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival is The Old Guy, an action film directed by Johnnie To (Fulltime Killer). So far, not much is known about it, but judging from the film’s poster, we’re thinking it’s in the “gangster” category for sure.
In fact, the preliminary poster design for The Old Guy generated some controversy when it was discovered that the concept art was a direct rip-off of David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises (click here to see them side-by-side). According to HK Top 10, InLook, the film company responsible for the poster, had this to say: “This isn’t the film poster, only a concept design.”
In the meantime, To – who had nothing to do with the poster – is currently hard at work on the crime-thriller Three on the Road and the in-progress Eight & A Half, an eight-part anthology feature that he will direct alongside Tsui Hark, John Woo, Ringo Lam, Anne Hui, Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo-ping and Patrick Tam. To’s latest complete project, a musical titled Design for Living, will be making its theatrical debut sometime this year.
BREAKING NEWS: According to sources (via Sam the man), the Chinese media are reporting that Johnnie To has denied that he has anything to do with The Old Guy.
