Dante Lam, the Hong Kong director whose “Operation Red Sea” recently became the second largest film in Chinese history, has set a new actioner as his next film.The untitled picture is to be produced by Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Picture.
The film will likely be produced in collaboration CCTV and benefit from the support from China’s Ministry of Transport.The project was unveiled Monday at Hong Kong’s annual FilMart, by Lam and Emp chairman Albert Yeung.“Operation Red Sea” was released at Chinese new year and has overtaken Stephen Chow’s “The Mermaid” to accumulate $553 million (Rmb 3.5 billion).Based on real events, and told in a style that is drenched in patriotism, the film has earned unprecedented praise and blessings from the mainland government.
Zhou Jiandong, deputy director-general of the Film Bureau, called the film the best example of Communist Party spirit in a commercial movie.
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