"Chasing the Dragon 2" to be screened in June

A sequel to Hong Kong Film Awards winner "Chasing the Dragon" is set for release in June.

The film marks the reunion of directors Jason Kwan and Jing Wong.

"The sequel will see an increase in the scale of action scenes. It may give moviegoers more pleasant surprises," says Kwan who promotes the sequel.

The new movie is based on the real-life kidnapping of property tycoon Walter Kwok.

Actor Louis Koo plays an undercover police officer, while the criminal kingpin is played by actor Tony Leung Ka Fai.

Hong Kong actor Louis Koo (L) and actor Tony Leung Ka Fai attend a press conference announcing the release of a sequel to Hong Kong Film Awards winner "Chasing the Dragon" on April 28, 2019. [Photo: Imagine China]

"I spent a decade on portraying different types of undercover policemen. But the sequel differs in making me so close to a notorious gang leader that I even live with him and later infiltrate his gang," says Koo.

The film will be screened in cinemas on June 6th.