Write-ups of the forthcoming movie of Tony Leung indicate that the film is interesting. Shot during winter in mainland, in one scene Leung is seen jumping into a very cold river in Heilongjiang Province.
However, drumbeaters of the movie could also ride on the ongoing high interest in the Peter Liang case involving an American Chinese rookie cop who was convicted of manslaughter for the death of an unarmed black man when his weapon accidentally fired. Liang is perceived as a scapegoat for past similar incidents wherein the suspects were white cops who got away with the death of unarmed black men.
Playing a police officer is not new to Leung who has appeared as a cop in many Hong Kong movies. However, it is the first time he is portraying a mainland policeman in “Lost in White,” noted China Daily.
Winter in Yichuan, the northeast part of Heilongjiang, is extremely cold with an average temperature of -40 degrees Celsius. But because one scene called for Leung to jump into the ice-cold river, the veteran actor soaked himself from head to toe first before jumping into the chilly river to make the scene more realistic.
Because of Leung’s hard work and professionalism, it did not surprise Tong Dawei, also cast in the same movie, that Leung is one of the top actors in the Chinese film industry. Other stars of the movie, slated for showing on April 15, include Zhou Dongyu, a Chinese actress famous for her role in the 2010 romance film “Under the Hawthorn Tree.”
Leung became a household name in China after he starred in 1992 in the French romance film “The Lover.” His film career spans 130 movies over the last 30 years, including the 2013 movie “The Grandmaster.”
However, on Monday, Leung, actor Hu Jun and Hong Kong singer Faye Wong, were warned by a Tibetan official for attending an event in India that honored the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. The three were pictured at the event on Feb. 14 to commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of the late predecessor of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, reported The South China Morning Post.