Andy Lau is a popular Hong Kong singer, actor and producer. Born on September 27, 1961, he has been dubbed one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop, enjoying one of the most successful singing careers since the 1980s. He even was inducted into the Guiness Book of World Records for the “Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist.” After making his acting debut in the 1982 television series “The Emissary,” Andy Lau also has enjoyed an illustrious acting career that has garnered many awards. Some of his most recent roles include the films “The Great Wall” (2016), “The Adventurers” (2017) and “The Invincible 12” (2018). In 1991, Andy Lau established his own film production company, Teamwork Motion Pictures, which changed its name to Focus Group Holdings Limited in 2002. He has produced many award-winning films since then and is credited for nurturing new talent in the Asian film industry. In 2008, Andy Lau married Carol Chu, a Ma

Andy Lau

In the not-too-distant future, our galaxy’s sun has morphed into an ever-expanding red giant that threatens to consume the Earth. To save the planet from imminent destruction, the United Earth Government has decided to initialize the Moving Mountain Project, an ambitious program employing massive fusion engines to move the planet out of the sun’s path.

While most of the UEG agrees that the Moving Mountain Project should be a top priority, there are those, including Zhe Zhi Zhou (Li Xue Jian), the diplomate heading up the UEG’s Chinese delegation, who believe the UEG should focus their attention elsewhere. More interested in saving humanity’s collective consciousness than saving the Earth itself, Zhi Zhou believes the global Digital Life Project and its ability to transfer a human’s consciousness into artificially intelligent computer programs, would better serve humanity.&nbsp;

With supporters of both projects willing to go to extremes, saboteurs attacking at every turn, the moon inevitably destined for destruction, and the sun’s relentless march to wipe out humanity, UEG faces insurmountable odds on every side. Will the UEG’s dedicated scientists be able to successfully launch the Moving Mountain Project and ultimately save humanity, or will those opposed to the project ultimately bring about the world’s destruction?&nbsp;

An exciting prequel to the 2019 film, “The Wandering Earth”, which was based on the short story of the same name by Liu Cixin, “The Wandering Earth 2” is a 2023 Chinese science fiction action-adventure film directed by Frant Gwo.&nbsp;

The Wandering Earth 2

Poon Shing Fung (Andy Lau) is one of the Hong Kong police force’s most brilliant bomb disposal. When he and his team discover a deadly device at a public site, the stakes are high. Despite his team’s efforts to defuse the device, it detonates, leaving him with crippling injuries. Distraught, he leaves the force.

But several years later, a gang of terrorist bombers named Vendetta is on the loose. When the police find Poon Shing Fung unconscious at the site of a Vendetta attack, they investigate, suspecting him of turning terrorist and joining the group. But Poon Shing Fung’s memory has been badly affected by the blast – he cannot clearly recall if he is indeed a member of Vendetta or an undercover cop trying to take the organization down. He also cannot remember his years as a police officer. What ensues is a deadly battle between police officers – including Pong Ling (Ni Ni), Poon Shing Fung’s ex-girlfriend and the head of the Counter-Terrorism Response Unit and his former bomb disposal partner Tung Cheuk Man (Sean Lau) – and the terrorists. When Vendetta hatches a plan to detonate a small nuclear-powered device named Davy Crockett in the city, this trio might be Hong Kong’s only hope of salvation. But where do Poon Shing Fung’s loyalties really lie?

“Shock Wave 2” is a 2020 Hong Kong movie that was written and directed by Herman Yau.

Shock Wave 2

Seven years ago, Hong Kong’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, or EOD, launched an extensive undercover mission to infiltrate the organization of one of the city’s most wanted and dangerous criminals, Hung Kai Pang (Jiang Wu). Taking on the mission himself, senior inspector, Cheung Choi San (Andy Lau), successfully infiltrated Kai Pang’s organization, earning himself a place at the criminal mastermind’s side.&nbsp;

Neck deep in Hong Kong’s seedy underworld, Choi San finds himself working side-by-side with a dangerous gang of criminals as they attempt to pull off a major bank heist. When things go sideways and officers begin dying, Choi San blows his cover, choosing to help his fellow officers bring in Kai Pang’s younger brother and the majority of his criminal gang.

Enraged by Choi San’s betrayal, Kai Pang spends years plotting the perfect revenge. With the final details of his master plan in place, Kai Pang takes on the name, Blast, and unleashes his fury on an unsuspecting city. With bombs going off around Hong Kong and an underwater tunnel full of innocents held hostage, Choi San must put his skills to the ultimate test in a race against time that could very well end in utter disaster.

An exciting thrill-ride, “Shock Wave” is a 2017 action film directed by Herman Yau.

Shock Wave

Cheung Choi San

When Hong Kong travel agent Acacia (Sammi Cheng) learns of her estranged father, Ha Leung’s (Kenny Bee) sudden death, she has no choice but to make the trip to Chongqing to arrange his funeral and settle his affairs. Soon after her arrival, Acacia gets the surprise of a lifetime when she learns that she is not her father’s only child. Having harbored deep resentment towards the woman who took her father away from her, Acacia is more than a little conflicted, now that she’s come face to face with not one, but two grown sisters.&nbsp;

A professional pool player who grew up in Taiwan, the androgynous Branch (Megan Lai), has spent her entire life incessantly hounded by her status-conscious mother. Disappointed in her daughter’s choices, both personally and professionally, Branch’s relationship with her mother is nothing short of toxic. Cherry (Li Xiao Feng), on the other hand, is a digital fashionista from China who was raised by her adoring grandmother. Brought together by their father’s death, the three sisters connect through their grief and together begin the arduous task of settling their father’s affairs.

Leaving behind a hot pot restaurant and a mountain of debt, the sisters agree that keeping their father’s restaurant open is the best way to satisfy his creditors. Running the restaurant together, the sisters slowly begin to open up to each other. Sharing their respective dreams and the struggles they face as they deal with the ever-mounting pressures of work, family, and relationships, the sisters begin to bond, not just as friends, but as family.&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel, “My Spicy Love” by Amy Cheung, “Fagara” is a 2019 family drama film directed by Heiward Mak.

Fagara

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Universe Films Distribution

The world operates by a certain set of accepted rules, rules everyone willingly follows. Even among the lords of the Hong Kong underworld, one rule is law: NO DRUG DEALING. So when Boss Yu Nam (Kent Cheng) discovers one of his right-hand men, Jizo (Louis Koo) is dealing drugs at his night club, he has no choice but to take serious action. Ordering Yu Shun Tin (Andy Lau) to relieve Jizo of his fingers, he then expels Jizo from the Triad. Haunted by memories he can’t escape and disgusted by the life he now lives, Yu Shun Tin decides it’s time to resign from the Triad and live a straight life.&nbsp;

Fifteen years later, Shun Tin has become the “Finance Whiz” of Hong Kong. A billionaire tycoon and well-known philanthropist, Shun Tin has done exceedingly well for himself in his new life. Happily married to his investor and business partner, Michelle (Karena Lam), it would seem Shun Tin has truly outrun the ghosts from his past. But all that changes the day he discovers a recently deceased ex-girlfriend, May (Chrissie Chau), has left him with a surprise: a son he never knew he had.&nbsp;

Excited by the prospect of becoming a father, Shun Tin seeks out his long-lost son, only to watch him commit suicide as a result of a drug overdose. Enraged by the loss of his son, Shun Tin vows to destroy the drug trade in Hong Kong. Using every means necessary, Shun Tin puts a HK$100 million bounty on the head of the number one drug lord in Hong Kong, a man who just so happens to be his former Triad brother, Jizo. With the underworld now in an uproar, Shun Tin starts down a dark path, in a bloody quest that could very well cost him everything.

A thematic sequel to the 2013 film, “The White Storm”, “The White Storm 2: Drug Lords” is a 2019 action film directed by Herman Yau.

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

The Storm Team

Yu Shun Tin

They're about to pull of the heist of their life, that is if they don't get caught. 

Infamous thief Dan Cheung (Andy Lau) is caught and imprisoned after a heist goes wrong. When he receives new information about a job to steal precious jewels in Europe, he calls up his longtime partner Po Chen&nbsp;(Tony Yang), and new recruit to Red Ye (Shu Qi) to get the job done. Unable to resist the offer, they go in for the high-stakes heist. 

Unfortunately for them, famous French detective Pierre (Jean Reno), who has followed Cheung before, is still hot on their trail and starts a new game of cat and mouse across Europe. 

Will they be able to receive the pay-off of a lifetime with a top-notch detective tracking them down? 

The Adventurers is a 2017 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Stephen Fung and also produced by Andy Lau.

The Adventurers

The Adventurous Team

Zhang Dan

&nbsp;A farmer named Lei Ze Kuan (Andy Lau) suffers a cruel fate when his two-year-old son is abducted, possibly by human traffickers, in September 1999. Since that day, he has searched the length and breadth of China on a 15-year-long mission to find his son. He travels everywhere on his motorbike, decorated with flags bearing images of his son as an infant, handing out flyers and leaflets to everyone he meets in a desperate attempt to find the boy. His journey has taken him through tiny villages and massive cities alike, drawing a mix of scorn and pity from the residents. Taking his tips from internet websites and social media platforms, he meticulously logs his progress on a large map he carries around with him in a briefcase.

But things change for Lei Ze Kuan when he runs into a teenaged mechanic named Zeng Shu Ai (Jing Bo Ran). The latter has learned that he was also abducted as a child, and has begun to search for his biological parents. The duo decides to team up in an effort to track down the people they are so desperate to find. When they learn of a possible lead concerning a bridge in Chengdu, they decide to investigate...

“Lost and Love” is a 2015 Chinese movie that was directed by Peng San Yuan.

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