(Toggle) After a 14-year gap, and countless action movies, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung makes his return to the comedies by starring in upcoming Chinese film, Monster Hunt 2, the second installment of popular movie, Monster Hunt.
Tony, a five-time Best Actor winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards, will be starring alongside Taiwanese actors Yo Yang and Boran Jing, who was estatic about his first collaboration with the veteran actor. “I can quit showbiz happily after this!” he joked.
After news of Tony joining the Monster Hunt cast surfaced, fans have been speculating his role in the movie. Although it is unconfirmed if he will be playing a monster, the production company guaranteed that he will be given a meaty role as filming gets underway.
Monster Hunt 2, a period movie, would be set in a time where humans and monsters co-exist. Its first installment was the highest-grossing Chinese movie of all time, before it was overtaken by Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid.
Source: Toggle