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Tony Leung Ka-fai and Ethan Ruan Lead a Wild Clash of Screen Legends as Alyssa Chia Fulfills Her 20-Year Action-Heroine Dream

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • The new modern wuxia film The Galloping Bandits began filming in Kuala Lumpur in early August under director Lim Jing Feng, known for The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon.
  • The story follows members of the Wo Hing gang whose brotherhood collapses after an accident before old conflicts return 20 years later.
  • The cast includes Tony Leung Ka-fai, Ethan Ruan, Joseph Chang, Alyssa Chia, Chen Yi-wen and Vivian Sung, with several actors taking sharply different roles.

Alyssa Chia has shaved one side of her head to play a feared underworld figure in The Galloping Bandits, fulfilling what she calls a 20-year dream of playing a female fighter. The modern wuxia film began shooting in Kuala Lumpur in early August, bringing together two award-winning leads, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Ethan Ruan.

Directed and written by Lim Jing Feng, the film centers on the Wo Hing gang and a group of brothers whose lives change after an accident. The story follows the gang's leader, Brother Ng, along with Pengpai, Mudan, Chunsheng and their fiercely loyal driver, Yigou. After they enter the Peace Restaurant and form a close bond with its owner, Little Bear, the brotherhood falls apart when Little Bear dies. Twenty years later, Brother Ng travels to the North Shore to find Chunsheng, triggering a dangerous rescue operation and reviving long-buried underworld disputes.

He is a multifaceted person who cannot be explained in just a few words.

· Tony Leung Ka-faiHe described his character Lei Chunsheng as the most extreme underworld figure he has played.

Tony Leung plays Lei Chunsheng, the leader of the Sixteenth Ward. With long hair, a white suit, sunglasses and a scar above his lip, he appears in an early teaser carrying a machine gun. Leung described Chunsheng as the most extreme underworld character of his career, saying, "He is a multifaceted person who cannot be explained in just a few words." Ethan Ruan plays Yigou, the Wo Hing driver's loyal aide, combining a mullet with American gangster and rapper influences. Ruan called the character "the eyes of this film" because he experiences and witnesses the entire storm.

the eyes of this film

· Ethan RuanHe used the phrase to describe his character Yigou, who experiences and witnesses the story's central conflict.

Joseph Chang plays Pengpai after cutting his hair short and growing a beard, while Chen Yi-wen portrays Brother Ng as a rough-looking gang leader who insists on being peaceful and happy. Vivian Sung plays Baijin, the head of an underground black market, in a punk and rock-inspired transformation.

Chia's Mudan wears black combat clothing and carries a tiger-claw weapon. She said, "I finally fulfilled my dream of playing a female fighter 20 years ago." The film marks Ruan's third collaboration with Lim after The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon.

I finally fulfilled my dream of playing a female fighter 20 years ago.

· Alyssa ChiaShe discussed her transformation into the feared character Mudan.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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