Stuntman

Stuntman (2024)

武替道

A washed-up action choreographer, struggling to find his way in a changing industry, risks everything to stage an epic comeback, and attempts to repair the relationship with his estranged daughter before it's too late.

Date of release
2024-09-14
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
Albert Leung, Herbert Leung

Casting

Interesting facts

Stuntman is a 2024 Hong Kong action film directed by Albert and Herbert Leung, marking their directorial debut as part of the First Feature Film Initiative. The film stars Terrance Lau, Stephen Tung, Philip Ng, and Cecilia Choi, and examines the stunt industry within Hong Kong action cinema, following a washed-up action director (Tung) as he attempts to make a comeback with the help of a young and passionate stuntman (Lau).

Production

After graduating from university in Canada and facing the dot-com bubble, twin brothers Albert and Herbert Leung returned to Hong Kong and pursued careers in the film industry, inspired by their childhood love of Hong Kong action films. However, after Twins Mission (2007), they did not receive any new film offers and eventually transitioned to other careers.

Stephen Tung was set to be the lead actor in the early stages of the project. While writing at a café at the Avenue of Stars, Albert Leung was inspired by the statue of Bruce Lee and envisioned finding an actor who had co-starred with him, where Tung, who had filmed Enter the Dragon (1973) with Lee, came to mind.

Principal photography began on 4 March 2023 in Kwun Tong. The shoot spanned 19 days, with 13 of those days dedicated to filming action scenes. The opening scene, designed to evoke the action and visual style of a 1980s Hong Kong action film, was shot at the bank of escalators inside the Peninsula Centre in East Tsim Sha Tsui. Location shooting also took place at the business district and promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui. Filming wrapped up on 29 March.

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