[Track]The 5 Highlights of ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ You Shouldn’t Miss

The two best actors, Andy Lau and Louis Koo, were participated in the movie ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ together. It has been 12 years for them to meet each other since their cooperation in ‘Protégé’. The director, Herman Yau, set up a Central MTR Station for shooting. The story is so attractive. You should not miss the 5 highlights below.

Highlight 1 : Wonderful Cast
Releasing in July, ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ is directed by Herman Yau. Major casts include Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Michael Miu, Karena Lam, Chrissie Chau and Kent Cheng. The story has no relation with ‘The White Storm 1’. Directors and main actors are all different from the previous episode. The story of ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ is about the four major drug dealers leading the drug market. The gangster acted by Louis Koo extended his power by co-operating with the largest Mexican drug dealer. The conflicts between the gangsters triggered a series of rivalries.

Another major character of the movie, Andy Lau, acted as a philanthropy and tycoon whose father died due to drugs. He offered 100 million rewards for killing the biggest drug dealer in Hong Kong. Michael Miu, acted as a police, collected the clues to arrest Louis. However, he was required to protect the drug dealer who was threatened by the 100 million rewards. He was struggling between right and wrong. The secret relation between Andy and Louis triggered a big conflict.

Highlight 2: Andy’s First Movie after his Injury
‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ was acted by the two Hong Kong best actors, Andy Lau and Louis Koo. It was the first movie of Andy since his injury in 2017. His performance drew every one’s attention.

Highlight 3: The Second Movie of Andy and Louis since 2007
‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ was acted by the two Hong Kong best actors, Andy Lau and Louis Koo. It has been 12 years for them to be participated in a movie together since their previous co-operation in ‘Protégé’. Although two of the charactors grew up together, the 20-year brotherhood was broken by drugs in the movie.

The trailer and the poster of the movie showed Andy and Louis’ conflict, triggered audience’s imagination of their two-sided personality.

Highlight 4: Andy Lau as the Producer
‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ is a brand new story. The theme of the movie emphasizes the idea of anti-drug. The crime and the action scenes were inspiring, reflecting the relation of the characters. Andy mentioned that he planned to be the director only, but after reviewing the script, he decided to act it as well. As the first movie since his injury, Andy put great effort as a producer and an actor.

Being the producer of ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’, Andy would make the movie even more popular. According to Andy’s achievement as a producer, movies such as ‘Made in Hong Kong’, ‘Shock Wave’ and ‘A Simple Life’ were widely recognized.

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Highlight 5: Set up of the 1:1 Central MTR Station for Shooting
The director of ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ Herman Yau is renowned for his efficient production. Followed the explosion scene at the tunnel of ‘Shock Wave’, Herman set up another iconic site for shooting, the 1:1 Central MTR Station this time. The excited scene were took place at this station by Andy, Louis and Michael.

The car racing scenes were the most attractive shots. The automobiles rushed into the MTR station and crashed with the train on the track was really excited, even the same as the genuine incident. The detail of the escalator and even the design of the track and platform were seriously produced. Audience can experience an exciting scene at the ‘Central Station’.

In general, ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ integrated the features of local movies. It combined White Storm’s title and mood; Protégé’s cast and memory; Shock Wave’s high quality production and site set up. Therefore, ‘The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords’ is probably more attractive than you expected.

(ELLE HK)

Movie Release Date:
Mainland China 5th July | Taiwan 12th July | Hong Kong 16th July

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