City Hunter is an action comedy film directed by Wang Jing and starring Jackie Chan, Wang Zuxian, Kumiko Goto and Qiu Shuzhen. The film tells the story of Meng Bo, a private detective who pursues Hui Xiang and goes up to the gambling boat, encounters a bandit who hijacks the gambling ship. The film was released in Hong Kong on January 16, 1993. The total box office was 30 million US dollars, and the results were good.
At this time, it was the time when he was preparing to storm Hollywood, director Wang Jing also had other films to shoot, and the plan for a sequel was shelved. The script of the sequel was actually written when it was first released, but later because Jackie Chan's career focus shifted to Hollywood, it has not found a schedule.
In 1995, "Red Fan District" earned 32 million US dollars in North America alone, and Jackie Chan's name resounded all over the world. He later became a leading actor and a director and even a producer, creating a series of masterpieces such as "Thunderbolt Fire" and "Police Story", which earned a lot of money.
As the career direction adjusted, the City Hunter sequel changed from a plan to a "dream" that never ended. In 1996, Hong Kong filmed a version of "Meng Bo", directed by Yuan Junwen and starring Zhou Wenjian.
In 2016, Huang Xiaoming announced at the press conference that he had obtained all the IP rights of the original work in China. The remake plan has also been put on the agenda, and it is said that it will be directed by Tang Jili, but it has not yet been released.
The original author, Mr. HojoJi, also had high hopes, specially sending the precious autographed original manga as a gift, and at the same time full of expectations for "City Hunter" by him hand-picked Huang Xiaoming to play Han Yuliang. And netizens commented on this: "Please! Don't ruin the classics! "Huang Xiaoming starred in "City Hunter" This is the best joke I have ever heard." Because everyone knows that Meng Bo's biggest feature is: one second is still very handsome, the next second may become "cheap", the role is defined as a chivalrous character who walks between handsome and flowery, also zhuang and harmonious, imperfect but very grounded chivalrous. I don't know if The Yellow Sect Master can hold such a role? What do you think of Huang Jiao's role as Meng Bo?