According to the trailer of "Win the Championship", the film "Wind Forest Volcano" directed by Mak Junlong is very likely to meet mainland audiences in 2020. The film that made the audience wait and wait finally had new news.
"Wind Forest Volcano" is a police action film written and directed by Mak Junlong, starring Leung Ka Fai, Jin Chengwu, Liu Qingyun, Du Dewei, Gu Tianle and Gao Yuanyuan.
The film was first announced on March 25, 2015, filming began in June 2017, and production was announced in March 2018. It has been 5 years now, and it has been nominated for "The Most Anticipated Chinese Film" for three consecutive years.
The film focuses on a sudden explosion that kills a wealthy Hong Kong businessman and leads to a rivalry between drug dealers and drug agents. At the same time, the heir of the drug cartel is not hesitant to create social chaos, and his purpose is to create a "utopia" without drugs.
On September 28, 2017, the film held its first press conference, which was attended by director Mak Junlong and actors Leung Ka Fai, Liu Qingyun and Gao Yuanyuan. Released a two-minute behind-the-scenes special, a teaser movie poster, and multiple character stills.
In the film, there are also large scenes of gun battles and explosions, as well as aerial shots of the Causeway Bay group scene. In order to facilitate the explosion filming, the crew spent three months and built a 1:1 causeway bay scene in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. The director said, "After consulting with the investor, I decided to shoot on set, because I really can't shoot such a large number of scenes in the real Causeway Bay." The budget has also risen from the initial 160 million to 400 million, which shows that the production is quite large.
The term "Wind Forest Volcano" originated from Sun Tzu's Art of War and was later used on military flags by the Japanese Sengoku period general Takeda Shingen. The flag reads "Swift as the wind, Xu Rulin, invasion like fire, immovable as a mountain", which was later referred to as "Wind Forest Volcano". "Wind Forest Volcano" is an indomitable fighting spirit.
"Wind Forest Volcano" is also Mai Junlong's second time directing a film after "Zombie".
Perfectionist directors are strict and demanding on the set, even angry with Ren Xianqi and Jin Chengwu, and as soon as the contract expires, the artist leaves, even if he wants to make up for it, he can't get back.
The film brings together many well-known artists, as well as old movie stars from the 80s and 90s, and nostalgia and modernity coexist. I believe that such a long wait should not disappoint the audience.