Louis Khoo returns to mainland screens with a crime thriller
2019-04-09
Louis Koo-starring crime thriller
P Storm will hit domestic theaters on April 4.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
An iconic star from Hong Kong cinema, Louis Koo returns to the silver screen in the David Lam’s latest directorial crime thriller P Storm.
As of Wednesday, the film which will be released on April 4 has earned a prerelease revenue over 8 million yuan ($1.2 million) to top the box office charts on Thursday.
The movie cast also includes Kevin Cheng, Raymond Lam, Gordon Lam,Chrissie Chau and Patrick Tam, and the film is about prison corruption which turns into a multi-billion money-laundering case.
P Storm actors Gordon Lam, Raymond Lam, Kevin Cheng, and Louis Koo (from left) promote their upcoming film in a recent Beijing promotional event.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
In the film, Koo plays an officer from Hong Kong’s watchdog, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, who disguises himself as a criminal to probe the case. The villain in the film is is played by Raymond Lam.
P Storm is the fourth installment in the Storm franchise, with the previous films raking in over 100 million yuan in 2014; 200 million yuan in 2016 and nearly 450 million yuan in 2018.
The upcoming film has been running a cross-nation promotional tour of eight cities, including Wuhan, Chongqing and Shanghai, since March 25.
Louis Koo promotes his latest film
P Storm in Beijing.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
