Member laagi Posted February 19, 2022 Member Share Posted February 19, 2022 Probably not even worth mentioning but this being T.O.P's first leading role and to be fair with a pretty decent trailer that promises some good handmade action. What happened to this movie? First shown during the Cologne Film Festival in 2017 and apparently put on a shelf eversince. It can't be that bad, right 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted February 21, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2022 I remember seeing this trailer back in the day and thinking it didn't look bad, plus Cecilia Cheung! I have a feeling it likely got shelved after T.O.P.'s drug scandal came out during the same year while completing his military service, which led to him being given a 10 month prison sentence. Since then of course China has long since fallen out of love with K-culture, so the chances of a movie with a once-popular K-pop star who's now considered to have fallen from grace ever being released are pretty slim. On 2/20/2022 at 10:13 AM, laagi said: Probably not even worth mentioning but this being T.O.P's first leading role His starring roles in 2013's 'Commitment' and 2014's 'Tazza: The Hidden Card' both predate this one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted February 21, 2022 Author Member Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) @One Armed Boxer Thanks for the insight. Damn! I didn't know about that. Too bad his dad isn't Jackie Chan I guess Yes, I do remember Commitment and if memory serves right I've rather enjoyed it. Not that I have any knowledge of the inner workings of releasing a movie. But since this was made by a German production company what's holding them back releasing it. I mean f*ck what China thinks, right? It's not like they're gonna lose even more money with or without it hitting the market. Edited February 21, 2022 by laagi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted February 21, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2022 11 hours ago, laagi said: Not that I have any knowledge of the inner workings of releasing a movie. But since this was made by a German production company what's holding them back releasing it. I mean f*ck what China thinks, right? It's not like they're gonna lose even more money with or without it hitting the market. True, I guess they'd have the same problem though around how to market it. This was clearly a flick aimed at the Chinese market that rode the coat tails of Big Bang's popularity at the time, similar to Lee Min-ho's appearance in 2016's shockingly bad 'Bounty Hunters'. While the trailer looked impressive, I have a feeling the final product is likely much more localized in its appeal. Still, if it became available I'd definitely check it out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted March 9, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 9:14 PM, laagi said: Thanks for the insight. Damn! I didn't know about that. Too bad his dad isn't Jackie Chan I guess I may have spoken too soon - https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/people-events/people/top-choi-seung-hyun-interview-march-2022/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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