A semi sequel to the Tvb television programme Line Walker (2014), the movie foregoes the majority of the television series’ cast, with only two of the shows main actor’s returning for the movie. The original series focused on the lives of undercover police officers, and the toll of leading a double life can have on them. During this they also have to deal with the fact that there is a mole within the ranks of the police force working with the criminals, who could disclose their secret identities at any time. Running for 31 episodes, the series gained some of the highest ratings of the year, going on to be the most watched Tvb drama of the year. As well as viewer ratings the show...
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- 11/8/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Charmaine Sheh is infiltrating the triads once again. Amongst the danger, she has to find the sixth mysterious undercover agent between the two notorious gang members, Louis Koo, who plays a mysterious drug dealer, and Nick Cheung, a tactical cold-blooded killer.
Line Walker was released in China on August 11, 2016. It is directed by Jazz Boon and produced by Wong Jing.
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Line Walker was released in China on August 11, 2016. It is directed by Jazz Boon and produced by Wong Jing.
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- 9/10/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
China's sagging theatrical box office dipped to a new summer low over the weekend, as Hong Kong crime thriller Line Walker had the dubious honor of winning the frame with just $16.8 million. Total box office from Friday to Sunday amounted to $61.8 million (411.8 million Rmb), the weakest weekend total of the 2016 summer so far, according to data from Beijing-based box office tracker Ent Group. Line Walker has earned $72.2 million after 11 days, a respectable haul for a mid-budget local police picture, but not the kind of big gross analysts
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- 8/22/2016
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of August 21, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented,"'Suicide Squad,' the Warner Bros./DC Comics anti-superhero film, easily crosses the $500 million mark worldwide with $572.7 million earned through this weekend. Other notable entries on the chart include the $10.7 million international debut for Paramount's remake of the epic 'Ben-Hur' and $6.5 million earned in the international territories for another newcomer, Warner Bros.' comedy 'War Dogs.'"
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 21, are below.
1. Suicide Squad - Warner Bros....
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented,"'Suicide Squad,' the Warner Bros./DC Comics anti-superhero film, easily crosses the $500 million mark worldwide with $572.7 million earned through this weekend. Other notable entries on the chart include the $10.7 million international debut for Paramount's remake of the epic 'Ben-Hur' and $6.5 million earned in the international territories for another newcomer, Warner Bros.' comedy 'War Dogs.'"
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 21, are below.
1. Suicide Squad - Warner Bros....
- 8/21/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Late August is not prime release time for top-end specialized films. While the quality of new entries this week is better than usual, two Sundance premieres, A24’s “Morris from America” and Werner Herzog’s documentary “Lo and Behold” are also hitting prime exposure on Video on Demand.
The best limited theatrical opening went to rookie director Natalie Portman’s “A Tale of Love and Darkness” (Focus), shot in her native Israel. The breakout of the month is CBS Films’ second-week expanding “Hell or High Water” (Lionsgate), which looks headed for Top Ten-level grosses over upcoming weeks.
Opening
“A Tale of Love and Darkness” (Focus World) – Metacritic: 55; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto 2015
$36,000 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $18,000
Natalie Portman’s Israeli-made drama did not garner strong critical response at its Cannes debut last year. But the movie star is campaigning hard to make it work, with appearances on both...
The best limited theatrical opening went to rookie director Natalie Portman’s “A Tale of Love and Darkness” (Focus), shot in her native Israel. The breakout of the month is CBS Films’ second-week expanding “Hell or High Water” (Lionsgate), which looks headed for Top Ten-level grosses over upcoming weeks.
Opening
“A Tale of Love and Darkness” (Focus World) – Metacritic: 55; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto 2015
$36,000 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $18,000
Natalie Portman’s Israeli-made drama did not garner strong critical response at its Cannes debut last year. But the movie star is campaigning hard to make it work, with appearances on both...
- 8/21/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of August 14, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
"As Warner Bros.' 'Suicide Squad' continues to dominate the global marketplace, the DC Comics anti-superhero film now sets its sights on the $500 million mark worldwide with $465.4 million earned through this weekend. Meanwhile, Universal Studios has a very good weekend crossing the $1 billion mark in the international territories this week for the 10th consecutive year as their animated hit 'The Secret Life of Pets' closes in on the $600 million global milestone."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order,...
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
"As Warner Bros.' 'Suicide Squad' continues to dominate the global marketplace, the DC Comics anti-superhero film now sets its sights on the $500 million mark worldwide with $465.4 million earned through this weekend. Meanwhile, Universal Studios has a very good weekend crossing the $1 billion mark in the international territories this week for the 10th consecutive year as their animated hit 'The Secret Life of Pets' closes in on the $600 million global milestone."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order,...
- 8/14/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
‘Line Walker’, one of Tvb’s highest-rated serial dramas in 2014, is hitting the big screen.
Charmaine Sheh is infiltrating the triads once again. Amongst the danger, she has to find the sixth mysterious undercover agent between the two notorious gang members, Louis Koo, who plays a mysterious drug dealer, and Nick Cheung, a tactical cold-blooded killer.
The original main lead, Raymond Lam, will not be in this movie. However, the film has a solid cast featuring Hong Kong superstars like Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Charmaine Sheh and Francis Ng. Some of the most action-packed scenes shot in Brazil also add a little more exotic flavour to the film.
Line Walker film adaptation will be released in China on August 11, 2016. It is directed by Jazz Boon and produced by Wong Jing.
Charmaine Sheh is infiltrating the triads once again. Amongst the danger, she has to find the sixth mysterious undercover agent between the two notorious gang members, Louis Koo, who plays a mysterious drug dealer, and Nick Cheung, a tactical cold-blooded killer.
The original main lead, Raymond Lam, will not be in this movie. However, the film has a solid cast featuring Hong Kong superstars like Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Charmaine Sheh and Francis Ng. Some of the most action-packed scenes shot in Brazil also add a little more exotic flavour to the film.
Line Walker film adaptation will be released in China on August 11, 2016. It is directed by Jazz Boon and produced by Wong Jing.
- 8/7/2016
- by Ruiting W
- AsianMoviePulse
Line Walker is a new crime thriller that stars Francis Ng, Louis Koo, Nicky Cheung and Charmaine Sheh, while My Best Friend’s Wedding is a romantic comedy starring Shu Qi that is based on Julia Roberts’ 1997 romantic comedy of the same title. Both films are opening in Australian cinemas next week. Thanks to Magnum Films, we have double passes for both films to give away to our readers. Each winner will get a double pass for each of the two films. For a chance to win, all you have to do is to follow these two steps: 1) Like the Magnum Film Facebook page, and 2) Email your name and postal address to me at: hugo[at]screenanarchy.com Line Walker will...
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- 8/5/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Sales outfit has also closed deals on two Johnny To titles.
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has sold Gordon Chan’s God Of War [pictured] and Jazz Boon’s Line Walker to Sky Films in Taiwan, Clover Films in Singapore and MM2 in Malaysia.
Sky Films and Clover Films have also acquired Johnnie To’s Three and Trivisa, produced by To and directed by Frank Hui, Vicky Wong and Jevons Au.
Currently in post-production, God Of War is a period action film about Chinese general Qi Jiguang who fought Japanese pirates along the Chinese coast in the 16th Century. Sammo Hung and Vincent Zhao head the cast of the film, which is tentatively scheduled for Chinese release in the first week of October.
Also in post-production Line Walker is a crime action thriller starring Louis Koo, Nick Cheung and Francis Ng. Chinese release is tentatively scheduled for the second week of August.
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has sold Gordon Chan’s God Of War [pictured] and Jazz Boon’s Line Walker to Sky Films in Taiwan, Clover Films in Singapore and MM2 in Malaysia.
Sky Films and Clover Films have also acquired Johnnie To’s Three and Trivisa, produced by To and directed by Frank Hui, Vicky Wong and Jevons Au.
Currently in post-production, God Of War is a period action film about Chinese general Qi Jiguang who fought Japanese pirates along the Chinese coast in the 16th Century. Sammo Hung and Vincent Zhao head the cast of the film, which is tentatively scheduled for Chinese release in the first week of October.
Also in post-production Line Walker is a crime action thriller starring Louis Koo, Nick Cheung and Francis Ng. Chinese release is tentatively scheduled for the second week of August.
- 5/12/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Chinese star Zhang Hanyu and Japan’s Masaharu Fukuyama have been confirmed as the first leading cast for John Woo’s upcoming action thriller Manhunt.
Backed by Hong Kong’s Media Asia, the film is based on Japanese novel Hot Pursuit, from pulp fiction writer Juko Nishimura, about a prosecutor who is framed for robbery and rape and sets out on a mission to clear his name.
It was first adapted into a 1976 Japanese film, titled Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare, starring Ken Takakura.
Woo is directing the reboot from a script written by Chan Hing Kai (A Better Tomorrow) and Gordon Chan (Painted Skin). A third major cast member will be announced soon and production is set to begin at the end of May.
Zhang has starred in Chinese hits such as The Taking Of Tiger Mountain and Bodyguards And Assassins and will also appear in Zhang Yimou’s upcoming co-production The Great Wall, alongside...
Backed by Hong Kong’s Media Asia, the film is based on Japanese novel Hot Pursuit, from pulp fiction writer Juko Nishimura, about a prosecutor who is framed for robbery and rape and sets out on a mission to clear his name.
It was first adapted into a 1976 Japanese film, titled Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare, starring Ken Takakura.
Woo is directing the reboot from a script written by Chan Hing Kai (A Better Tomorrow) and Gordon Chan (Painted Skin). A third major cast member will be announced soon and production is set to begin at the end of May.
Zhang has starred in Chinese hits such as The Taking Of Tiger Mountain and Bodyguards And Assassins and will also appear in Zhang Yimou’s upcoming co-production The Great Wall, alongside...
- 3/16/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Chinese star Zhang Hanyu and Japan’s Masaharu Fukuyama have been confirmed as the first leading cast for John Woo’s upcoming action thriller Manhunt.
Backed by Hong Kong’s Media Asia, the film is based on Japanese novel Hot Pursuit, from pulp fiction writer Juko Nishimura, about a prosecutor who is framed for robbery and rape and sets out on a mission to clear his name.
It was first adapted into a 1976 Japanese film, titled Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare, starring Ken Takakura.
Woo is directing the reboot from a script written by Chan Hing Kai (A Better Tomorrow) and Gordon Chan (Painted Skin). A third major cast member will be announced soon and production is set to begin at the end of May.
Zhang has starred in Chinese hits such as The Taking Of Tiger Mountain and Bodyguards And Assassins and will also appear in Zhang Yimou’s upcoming co-production The Great Wall, alongside...
Backed by Hong Kong’s Media Asia, the film is based on Japanese novel Hot Pursuit, from pulp fiction writer Juko Nishimura, about a prosecutor who is framed for robbery and rape and sets out on a mission to clear his name.
It was first adapted into a 1976 Japanese film, titled Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare, starring Ken Takakura.
Woo is directing the reboot from a script written by Chan Hing Kai (A Better Tomorrow) and Gordon Chan (Painted Skin). A third major cast member will be announced soon and production is set to begin at the end of May.
Zhang has starred in Chinese hits such as The Taking Of Tiger Mountain and Bodyguards And Assassins and will also appear in Zhang Yimou’s upcoming co-production The Great Wall, alongside...
- 3/15/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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