Louis Koo (playing Ksitigarbha)

The "Ksitigarbha" played by Louis Koo is a villain who looks rather arrogant. "I think no matter whether the character you play is black or white, the most important thing is how to interpret the complexity of Jizo's inner world."

Jizo gradually transformed from a small gangster to a big drug addict. Owls do all kinds of evil, but Louis Koo feels that Ksitigarbha is a more complicated character. Ksitigarbha is nostalgic and can hold grudges. He and Yu Shuntian, who grew up together, had a brotherly relationship, but later they turned against each other because of drugs. As a result, several of Ji Zang's fingers were chopped off by Yu Shuntian. In the end, one of the two was selling drugs, and the other was destroying drugs.

Andy Lau (played by Yu Shuntian)

Andy Lau described the changes in his and Louis Koo's roles in the film, "One goes from black to white and the other becomes darker and darker." The drug dealers and drug traffickers went into confrontation. "Yu Shuntian, played by Andy Lau, started out as a gangster, and later completed his identity change and became the chairman of a listed company and the chairman of the Hong Kong Anti-Drug Commission. "In the play, drugs destroyed his family. So he thought of using his identity and even his life to fight against drugs in society. "

In the film, Yu Shuntian offers a reward of 100 million Hong Kong dollars to kill Hong Kong's largest drug dealer. In Andy Lau's view, Yu Shuntian is a man with his own selfish desires. When a person has doubts about a value, he does something that he thinks is correct but others may not think is correct. This is also the most contradictory and confusing part of Yu Shuntian. Therefore, we cannot judge by a single behavior. This persona. He was so dedicated to fighting drugs that he even ignored the law, which not only affected his family, but also caused quite a stir in society.

Create a new story, focusing on the dangers of drugs

The production spent tens of millions to restore the Central subway

At the end of the film, there is a 12-minute speeding gunfight scene, which is the first time the film has ever been shot. The biggest action scene in the film. For this drama, the team built a 1:1 real version of the Hong Kong Central Subway. According to Louis Koo, "It's completely the same as a real subway station. It's an unprecedented experience." Andy Lau, who has also filmed many action scenes, is also very excited about this scene, "We have to complete speeding stunts on a narrow platform. Commercial visual elements such as gun battles are particularly difficult but also very exciting.”

According to director Qiu Litao, the scene started with Andy Lau and Louis Koo chasing each other in a car on the streets of Central, and finally rushed to the subway station. . Since it was unrealistic to film flying stunts in a real subway station, Qiu Litao made a bold decision - to increase the cost and build a 1:1 Central subway station. In this way, speeding stunts can be done safely in the set-up scene. "Crashing into shops, people, and subway toll booths. The car drove down the escalator, including finally driving onto the track and hitting the subway. These were rarely seen in previous Hong Kong films, and even rarely done in foreign countries. We hope to show you some Something new. "This scene required hundreds of staff members and rehearsed it many times before finally delivering an effect that satisfied everyone.

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"Yang Guo" duel, fighting fire with fire

In "Anti-Drug 2", director Qiu Litao made subtractions in the relationship between the characters, and compared the previous work with The triangle lineup turned into a "two-hero confrontation". Qiu Litao believes that although the relationship between the characters is simplified, the conflicts and oppositions of the characters themselves are enough. Yu Shuntian and Ksitigarbha were gangsters in the beginning, but the brothers who were more than 20 years old turned against each other because of drugs. Because of their different values, their life trajectories gradually turned towards opposites. Because Andy Lau and Louis Koo played "Yang Guo" in the TVB drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in 1983 and 1995 respectively, some netizens also ridiculed "Anti-Drug 2" as a duel between "Yang Guo" and "Yang Guo".

Beijing News: The names of the three main characters in the film, Yu Shuntian, Dizang, and Lin Zhengfeng, contain the names of heaven, earth, and wind. Is there anything special about them?

Qiu Litao: The three words heaven, earth and wind actually represent the conflict between love, crime and law. "Yu Shuntian" has seen many family tragedies because of drugs, so he hopes to punish drug dealers on behalf of heaven. "Ksitigarbha" has no concept of good and evil, evil is his original sin. "Lin Zhengfeng" played by Michael Miu represents law and justice, but he is caught between heaven and earth. He is actually the key figure in resolving this confrontation.

Beijing News: How do you feel about cooperating with Louis Koo after 11 years after "The Disciple"?

Andy Lau: In the past ten years, we have had relatively few cooperation opportunities. The biggest feeling this time is that I met an actor who has the same passion and drive for movies as me. I hope Louis Koo and I can truly present "The Showdown between Heaven and Earth" perfectly.

Beijing News: How does it feel to work with Andy Lau again and become your rival?

Louis Koo: We have collaborated several times before, both in comedies and crime films, but we rarely have the opportunity to come across a film in which we face Andy Lau. This time our relationship has changed from brothers to mortal enemies, and it feels very satisfying to face each other head-on.