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The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Teaser film poster
Traditional Chinese掃毒3人在天涯
Simplified Chinese扫毒3人在天涯
Hanyu PinyinSǎo Dú Sān Rén Zài Tiān Yá
JyutpingSou3 Deok6 Saam1 Jan4 Zoi6 Tin1 Ngaai4
Directed byHerman Yau
Written byHerman Yau
StarringAaron Kwok
Louis Koo
Sean Lau
Production
companies
Universe Entertainment
AMTD Digital
Hero Films
Lian Ray Pictures
Sun Entertainment Culture
Distributed byUniverse Films Distribution
Release date
28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell is an upcoming Hong Kong action film directed by Herman Yau and starring Aaron Kwok, Louis Koo and Sean Lau. The film is a thematic sequel to the 2019 film The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, featuring a new storyline and characters.

The film was announced in March 2020, with production slated to begin in July the same year.[1] After going through several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production for the film began in June 2021 and ended in October 2021.[2] It is set for release on 28 July 2023.[3]

Plot

During a drug raid operation led by Narcotics Bureau officer Au Chi-yuen, undercover officer Cheung Kin-hang was wounded in a gunfight and was rescued by drug lord Hong So-chai. While rehabilitating from his wound in Thailand, Cheung meets a girl named Noon, and plans to bring her back to Hong Kong, however, at this time, Hong discovers Cheung's undercover identity.

Cast

Production

In March 2020, Universe Entertainment chairman Daneil Lam announced a sequel to the 2019 film The White Storm 2: Drug Lords was being written and was slated to begin production in July of the year, with Herman Yau set to return as director, and will star returning cast members Louis Koo and Sean Lau, the latter making his return since the first film, joined by new cast member Aaron Kwok. Lam stated that Andy Lau, star and producer of The White Storm 2, will not return in the sequel as he will be starring in an aerial disaster action film titled Crisis Route (formerly titled A380), another production by Universe that was in development.[1] Production was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2020, it was announced that production for The White Storm 3 will begin the following month in Hong Kong, and will move to Thailand in 2021.[4]

Principal photography for The White Storm 3 began in June 2021. On 29 June, photos and videos from the set were released on Sina Weibo featuring Kwok, Koo and Lau on location in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, which was used to double as Thailand because of travel restrictions to the country due to COVID-19.[5] The following day (30 June), Kwok posted photos showing his character's look on set on his Instagram account.[2][6]

On 1 August 2021, it was reported that filming has moved to Hong Kong, where the production crew has constructed a Thai village set in the New Territories. It was also reported that the film suffered a loss of HK$10 million as a result of being unable to film in Thailand, where a set was being constructed there during pre-production stage of the film and had to change to construct a new set in Hong Kong instead as the COVID-19 pandemic was worsening in Southeast Asia.[7][8]

On 13 August 2021, the film held its production commencement ceremony and press conference at Cyberport where it was attended by the cast and crew.[9]

Production for The White Storm 3 wrapped up on 26 October 2021.[10]

Accidents on set

On 5 September 2021, during the filming of a car chase sequence at the Hongkong United Dockyards involving four prop cars, stunt coordinator Peter Chan was crushed by one of the prop cars which suddenly flipped sideways and was sent to the Princess Margaret Hospital where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit.[11] On 25 September 2021, it was reported that nine days later, another accident occurred during the filming of a plane crash scene involving a blown up scaffolding where three stuntmen were injured when the entire scaffolding collapsed instead of half of it collapsing like it was planned. Universe Entertainment released a statement that the injuries suffered by the crew members were not serious and they were recovering well.[12]

Release

The White Storm 3 Heaven or Hell is set for theatrical release on 28 July 2023.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Chambers, Isaac (2020-04-02). "Universe Films announces 'The White Storm 3' and Andy Lau-starrer 'A380'". Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ a b Lim Ruey Yan (2021-07-01). "Aaron Kwok shares photos of his latest movie role in The White Storm 3". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  3. ^ a b "AMTD Digital's New Movie "The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell" Officially Scheduled for Release to Public in July 2023" (Press release). March 2023.
  4. ^ "《掃毒3》下月開機劉德華唔歸隊？ 古天樂搭檔另一位天王巨星". HK01 (in Chinese). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  5. ^ "掃毒3 劉青雲古天樂雲南開工 流出片段誤爆郭富城係臥底？". HK01 (in Chinese). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  6. ^ "掃毒3 郭富城公開型佬造型 「辛苦都值得，不忘初心做到最好」". HK01 (in Chinese). 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  7. ^ Hsia, Heidi (2021-08-02). ""The White Storm 3" loses millions due to location change". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  8. ^ "新片撤離泰國慘失千萬！郭富城返港即變「暖男天王」" (in Chinese). 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  9. ^ "掃毒3 移師香港開鏡 古天樂郭富城再聚：打戲似《柔道龍虎榜》". HK01 (in Chinese). 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  10. ^ "《掃毒3》煞科 郭富城欣賞邱禮濤冷靜 劉青雲終可剃鬚 (16:35)". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  11. ^ "青衣船塢拍電影 《掃毒3》飛車指導遭道具車壓傷命危" (in Chinese). 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  12. ^ Lee Wei Lin (2021-09-27). "4 Crew Members Injured In The Span Of 9 Days On The Set Of Louis Koo & Aaron Kwok's New Movie The White Storm 3". 8 Days.
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