Johnnie To Plans to Shoot a Hong Kong Gangster Movie That Could Reunite Him With Tony Leung

Johnnie To Talks Creative Block As He Struggles To Complete Hong Kong Film ‘Hope’; Confirms Plans For Hokkaido-Shot Gangster Movie

Johnnie To has revealed that he has been working on a Hong Kong-set drama entitled Hope for the past three years exploring the current state of play in his home territory. He also confirmed rumors that surfaced in late 2024 that he is planning to shoot a gangster movie in Japan’s mountainous Hokkaido region at the end of this year, but said it is contingent on his finishing the Hong Kong production. Speaking to Deadline on the fringes of the…

Johnnie To Plans to Shoot a Hong Kong Gangster Movie That Could Reunite Him With Tony Leung

Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To on Monday confirmed plans to make a Hong Kong gangster movie to be shot in Japan. Speaking to Variety at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event, To said he’d like cameras to start rolling on this film in Japan – where the shoot is reportedly expected to take place […]