Wilson Yip talks character roles in 'Dragon Tiger Gate'

With his last effort SPL still leading the Hong Kong box office after 3 weeks [not by any large margin mind you*] director Wilson Yip spoke about his next film, Dragon Tiger Gate. DTG is based on a popular comics series in Hong Kong and stars Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue. [Twitch reports here here and here]

"I don't wish make a movie that only those who have read the comics would understand. So, I merely borrowed the main characters from the comics and retained their natures, but rewrote the story. While Wang Xiao Hu is the foremost protagonist in the comics, Wang Xiao Long, played by Donnie Yen, becomes the leading role in the movie in order to enrich the characterisation and strengthen the pace, as well as creating a bigger impact. He will have a beautiful and tragic tale of love with Luocha Girl, played by Li Xiao Ran. Nicholas Tse's character will be romantically linked to Dong Jie, while Shawn Yue's Shi Hei Hu's life is full of shimmering legends."

I don't know what I would rather have. A life full of shimmering legends? Or an attractive lady friend!

via Wu-jing

*SPL in the meantime should lose its grasp of the number one spot on the Hong Kong box office this week since Perhaps Love started on the 8th and The Promise will start next week on the 15th. It wasn't a great run either and lack of any stiff competition gave it a misleading edge since its opening 3 weeks ago.