Helios (film)

Helios
Helios
	Film poster
Directed by	Longman Leung; Sunny Luk
Screenplay by	Longman Leung; Sunny Luk;
Produced by	Catherine Kwan
Starring	Jacky Cheung; Nick Cheung; Shawn Yue; Wang Xueqi; Janice Man; Ji Jin-hee; Choi Siwon; Yoon Jin-yi; Josephine Koo; Feng Wenjuan; Chang Chen;
Cinematography	Jason Kwan
Edited by	Kong Chi-leung
Production; companies	Media Asia Films; Wanda Pictures; Sun Entertainment Culture; Sil-Metropole Organisation; Guangzhou Chang Chang Film & TV Culture; Media Asia Distribution (Beijing); Stars Shine Blue Sea Productions;
Distributed by	Media Asia Distributions
Release dates	April 30, 2015 (China); May 1, 2015 (Hong Kong);
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese; Mandarin; Korean; English
Budget	HK$200 million

Helios is an upcoming Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk and starring an international ensemble cast from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South Korea. Helio is lead actor Jacky Cheung's first film role since 2010's Crossing Hennessy.^[2] The film is slated for release on April 30, 2015.^[3]^[4]

Plot

Number one wanted criminal "Helios" (Chang Chen) and his assistant (Janice Man) stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yin-ming (Nick Cheung) and Inspector Fan Ka-ming (Shawn Yue) lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with Chinese senior official Song An (Wang Xueqi), Physics professor Siu Chi-yan (Jacky Cheung) and two South Korean weapon experts Choi Min-ho (Ji Jin-hee) and Pok Yu-chit (Choi Siwon), they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.

Cast

Jacky Cheung as Siu Chi-yan (肇志仁), a Physics professor at the University of Hong Kong
Nick Cheung as Lee Yin-ming (李彦明), chief inspector of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit
Shawn Yue as Fan Ka-ming (范家明), inspector of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit
Wang Xueqi as Song An (宋鞍), a senior official from Mainland China
Janice Man as Helios' assistant
Ji Jin-hee as Choi Min-ho (崔民浩), a South Korean weapon expert
Choi Siwon as Pok Yu-chit (朴宇哲), a South Korean nuclear expert
Yoon Jin-yi
Josephine Koo
Fen Wenjuan as Yuan Xiaowen (袁曉文), Song An's assistant
Chang Chen as Helios (赤盜), a South Korean weapon smuggler

Release

The film held its first press conference on 10 December 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel in Macau where its first trailer was unveiled.^[5] The film is released in Singapore on 30 April 2015.

Critical response

Singapore actress-cum-movie critic Tiffany Yong labelled this film as the Asian Avengers: with an assemble of the top Korean, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan actors in this film.^[6]^{[self-published source?]}

References

^ "《赤盜》首曝預告片影帝彙集強強對決".
^ "Jacky Cheung returns to big screen with Nick for "Helios"".
^ "Principals of Movie "Helios" Meet with the Media". China Radio International. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^ ""暴疯语""赤道"发布会撞车张学友黄晓明"逗"幽默". Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "The Action Heats Up In The First Trailer For HELIOS!".
^ "Helios Movie Review by Tiffany Yong".

External links

Helios at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

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[1] "《赤盜》首曝預告片影帝彙集強強對決".

[2] "Jacky Cheung returns to big screen with Nick for "Helios"".

[3] "Principals of Movie "Helios" Meet with the Media". China Radio International. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

[4] ""暴疯语""赤道"发布会撞车张学友黄晓明"逗"幽默". Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[5] "The Action Heats Up In The First Trailer For HELIOS!".

[6] "Helios Movie Review by Tiffany Yong".

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