Turning Point 2
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Turning Point 2 is an upcoming Hong Kong film
directed by Herman Yau
and starring Michael Tse
in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring Francis Ng
, Chapman To
and Bosco Wong
. The film is a sequel to the 2009 film Turning Point
and a direct sequel to the 2011 TV series Lives of Omission
and is the third spin-off of The Academy franchise
which features Tse's character from E.U.
TVB City
Second Floor Garden at 2:00PM where filming started. The premier of the film will be held on 24 December and will be released theatrically on 29 December.
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
directed by Herman Yau
Herman Yau
Herman Yau Lai-To , born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.-Background:A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out...
and starring Michael Tse
Michael Tse
Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu...
in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring Francis Ng
Francis Ng
-Career:Like so many of Hong Kong's actors, Ng has his roots in television. He graduated from TVB's training classes in 1985. He acted in minor roles working gradually upwards in the television hierarchy, but his looks did not fit in the conventional leading man role...
, Chapman To
Chapman To
Chapman To Man-chak is a Hong Kong actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.-Career:To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000...
and Bosco Wong
Bosco Wong
Bosco Wong Chung-chak is a Hong Kong actor under TVB management and singer under East Asia Music.-Early career:Bosco's entertainment career began in 1998. He was spotted on the street by a talent-recruiter and soon appear for the first time in a lemon tea commercial and several minor modelling jobs...
. The film is a sequel to the 2009 film Turning Point
Turning Point (2009 film)
Turning Point is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau and starring Michael Tse in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring veteran actors Francis Ng and Anthony Wong...
and a direct sequel to the 2011 TV series Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer...
and is the third spin-off of The Academy franchise
The Academy (franchise)
The Academy is a Hong Kong TVB modern drama focusing on two young men from entering and training at the police academy to joining the police force and solving crime.The original franchise consistes of:...
which features Tse's character from E.U.
Main cast
Cast | Role | Description |
Michael Tse Michael Tse Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu... |
Leung Siu Tong (Laughing Gor) 梁笑棠 (Laughing哥) |
Former CIB Station sergeant Station sergeant Station sergeant was a rank in the London Metropolitan Police and continues as a rank in the Hong Kong Police Force, and Royal Barbados Police Force... (SGT66715) Prisoner 76133 and undercover cop Carmen's subordinate Yiu Ho Ho's main enemy So Sing Pak's main rival Yeung Lap Ching's mentor and superior |
Francis Ng Francis Ng -Career:Like so many of Hong Kong's actors, Ng has his roots in television. He graduated from TVB's training classes in 1985. He acted in minor roles working gradually upwards in the television hierarchy, but his looks did not fit in the conventional leading man role... |
Fok Tin Yam 霍天任 |
Prisoner Former college professor Miss Choi's boyfriend Cheuk King Chuen's teacher Helped Leung Siu Tong and Ye Po escape from prison Killed Tai Chit |
Chapman To Chapman To Chapman To Man-chak is a Hong Kong actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.-Career:To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000... |
Tai Chit 大切 |
Prisoner Former Narcotics Bureau Station sergeant Has mental disorder Killed by Fok Tin Yam |
Bosco Wong Bosco Wong Bosco Wong Chung-chak is a Hong Kong actor under TVB management and singer under East Asia Music.-Early career:Bosco's entertainment career began in 1998. He was spotted on the street by a talent-recruiter and soon appear for the first time in a lemon tea commercial and several minor modelling jobs... |
So Sing Pak (Michael) 蘇星柏 |
Triad main leader of Yee Fung Gang Leung Siu Tong's main rival Yiu Ho Ho's husband |
Kara Hui Kara Hui Kara Hui Ying-Hung is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ancestry.-Biography and career:Hui's family moved to Hong Kong in 1966 and she started working at night clubs at fourteen. In her interview on Be My Guest, Hui revealed her family lost their savings from her father's business acquaintances... |
Sa Po Yau 沙普邱 |
Drug lord Ye Po's daughter |
Kate Tsui Kate Tsui Kate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding... |
Yiu Ho Ho (Paris) 姚可可 |
Barrister Leung Siu Tong's main enemy So Sing Pak's wife |
Janice Man Janice man -Career:She played one of the four main characters in the 2009 film Basic Love along with Elanne Kong, Rex Ho , and Izz Xu ; she reportedly became good friends with Kong during the course of the filming.-Personal life:... |
Carmen | Leung Siu Tong's handler Leung Siu Tong and Yeung Lap Ching's superior Lai Sir's subordinate |
Other cast
Cast | Role | Description |
Liu Kai-chi | Cheuk King Chuen 卓景全 |
OCTB Senior Superintendent Fok Tin Yam's student |
Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching | Lai Sir 黎Sir |
Security Bureau Undersecretary Carmen's superior |
Lam Suet Lam Suet Lam Suet is a Hong Kong actor.-Biography:Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after all the money had been squandered and Lam had to work various odd jobs to make a living.In the mid-eighties he got employment... |
Kui Chuen 巨川 |
Prisoner |
King Kong (金剛) | ||
Ben Wong Ben Wong Ben Wong Chi-yin is a Hong Kong actor best known for his role as Yung Heung-hoi in the long-running drama series A Kindred Spirit.-Film:-Television dramas:-Hosting gigs:*1989: 陽光節拍一小時*1991: Flash Fax... |
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Jin Au-yeung Jin (rapper) Jin Au-Yeung , who performs under the stage name MC Jin, is a Hong Kong hip hop rapper, songwriter, and actor. Growing up in the Miami, Florida area, and later living in New York City, he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, Hong Kong... |
Yeung Lap Ching 楊立青 |
CIB Constable and undercover cop Carmen and Leung Siu Tong's subordinate Leung Siu Tong's apprentice and friend |
Ram Cheung (蔣志光) | Prison officer | |
Lau Siu Ming (劉兆銘) | Ye Po 耶波 |
Sa Po Yau's father |
Rebecca Zhu Rebecca Zhu Rebecca Zhu is a Chinese beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2011.-Personal life:Zhu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China in December 2, 1987. When she was 16 she attended the The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and majored in ballet. She achieved a... |
Miss Choi 蔡小姐 |
Fok Tin Yam's girlfriend |
Production
A blessing ceremony for the film was held on 29 October 2011 at Tseung Kwan OTseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. In the northern tip of the bay lies the Tseung Kwan O Village....
TVB City
TVB City
TVB City , is the headquarters of Television Broadcasts Limited, located at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, near to Shaw Studios. TVB is by far the biggest tenant of the estate and the first service-providing company in there.The city officially opened on January 1, 2005...
Second Floor Garden at 2:00PM where filming started. The premier of the film will be held on 24 December and will be released theatrically on 29 December.