The Unleashed Blaze

As the reputation of the Hong Kong Police Force has reached its peak, Chief Commander Fong Wing-chau (Andy Lau) of Operations Department is about to face a double crisis both in the workforce and in life. It turns out the mastermind behind this crisis is his younger brother, Chow (Nicholas Tse). After encountering Chow again, Fong discovers that his brother has become a ruthless criminal who is determined to bring Hong Kong down into a major crisis. Fong is persistent in his duties and refuses to bow down to crime and fate has forced the two brothers head-to-head on opposite sides of the law. As the two in numerous battles and confrontations, many memories were brought which ignited burning rage and anger to both of them. Unbeknownst to them, everything is actually in the control of a dark, mysterious mastermind behind the scenes.

• Andy Lau as Fong Wing-chau (方榮宙), chief commander of the Operations Department of the Hong Kong Police Force.
• Nicholas Tse as Chow (阿秋), Fong's younger brother who is a notoriously ruthless criminal.
• Michael Hui (special appearance)
• J_Black as Chow's underling.
• Carlos Chan as Fong's superior officer.
• Ray Lui
• Power Chan
• Kenny Wong
• Sammy Sum
• Mo Tse
• Jeana Ho
• Angus Yeung
• Tony Wu
• Henry Fong
• German Cheung
• Chaney Lin
• Bruce Tong
• Andrew Pong
• Kevin Tong

The project was first announced on 14 March 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) to be a spiritual successor of the 2021 film, Raging Fire, the final film directed by Benny Chan, with Derek Kwok directing, Andy Lau producing snd starring alongside Nicholas Tse as part of Emperor Motion Pictures' upcoming film slate.[1][4][2] Principal photography for The Unleased Blaze began in October of the same year. On 17 October 2023, the film held its production commencement ceremony at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal which was attended by Emperor Group chairman Albert Yeung, director Kwok, Lau, Tse and other cast members including Michael Hui, J_Black, Carlos Chan, Ray Lui, Power Chan, Kenny Wong, Sammy Sum, Mo Tse, Jeana Ho, Angus Yeung, Tony Wu, Henry Fong, German Cheung, Chaney Lin, Bruce Tong, Andrew Pong and Kevin Tong. At the event Lau and Tse, the latter also serving as the film's action director, states the film has begun shooting for four days of the opening action scene involves Lau in fighting sequences. filmmaking.[3][5][6] Tse also stated that Lau was the one who came up the film's Chinese title (Chinese: 怒火漫延; lit. 'Raging Fire Spreads') as a tribute to Benny Chan and continue on Chan's spirit of action, and Lau revealed that he had the idea when Raging Fire was released back 2021 and he wanted to continue on Chan's style of filmmaking since he starred in Chan's directorial debut, the 1990 film A Moment of Romance; at the same time, he has also thought about collaborating with Tse again for a long time so he gave a call to Albert Yeung. Lau and Tse will reportedly portray siblings who have a complicated relationship and are on the opposite sides of the law.[7][8]

• Andy Lau filmography

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