In recent years, Aaron Kwok has not been particularly active on the movie screen.
Compared with Ma Li who made 3 or 4 movies a year, or compared with Shen Teng, who could release 2 movies during the Spring Festival, Aaron Kwok's filming speed in recent years is indeed a bit "palese", not so productive, and has almost only maintained the pace of one movie a year.
August Kwok's last movie released in the mainland was on May 1, 2021. It has been about a year and a half since today.
The movie is called "Secret Visitor". It is a suspense film starring Aaron Kwok, Duan Yihong, Zhang Zifeng and others. Its total box office score is 210 million. For such a top cast, the box office is indeed a bit small.
Another movie that was released before dates back to "Mai Passerby" released on September 17, 2019. More than three years have passed since then, which also makes Aaron Kwok's fans very anxious.
"Mai Lu Ren" is a drama film starring Aaron Kwok, Miriam Yeung, Wan Ziliang, Zhang Daming and others. At that time, "Mai Lu Ren" had a box office of 18 million. In the era of box office hot in 2019, the box office results of a mere 18 million were indeed a bit too little.
But then again, 2019 is the year when domestic films are rising strongly.
That year, domestic animations like "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" emerged, winning a total box office of 5 billion yuan, breaking the box office record of domestic animated movies. There is also a domestic science fiction blockbuster like "The Wandering Earth", which won 4.6 billion yuan in box office. There are also films such as "Flying Life", "Crazy Alien", and "Captain China".
At the same time, in 2019, there are also Hollywood blockbusters such as "Avengers 4", "Fast and Furious: Special Operations", "Spider-Man, "Captain Marvel", "Godzilla", etc.
Therefore, under the strong rise of domestic films and the siege of Hollywood blockbusters, Hong Kong films almost won’t make much box office, which is also one of the important reasons why "Mai Luren" failed in the box office.
Now two years later, Hong Kong films seem to have a trend of re-emerging. This year's Hong Kong film "The Detective" won a box office of 710 million, and "The War of Tomorrow" won a box office of 670 million. The box office results of several Hong Kong films have begun to gradually recover.
Under such a background, Aaron Kwok, one of the four kings, naturally would not miss it. Aaron Kwok joins forces with Tony Leung to bring the new and vigorous film "When the Wind Rises Again"!
"When the Wind Rises Again" is directed by Weng Ziguang and starring Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung, Du Juan, Xu Guanwen, Chun Xia and others. Judging from the cast, the collaboration between the two big names Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung is enough to attract the attention of many fans. Such a combination is also very exciting.
At present, the filming of this "When the Wind Rises Again" has been completed and has been previewed at the Hong Kong Film Festival on August 15, 2022, and some viewers have watched it preview. At present, a few reviews on Douban are all well-received, and some even say that this movie is the ultimate romance of men.
At present, "When the Wind Rises Again" has been confirmed to be introduced to mainland theaters, but the specific release date has not been determined yet. It is reported that it will be released within the year. Audiences who like Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung should not miss it!
As for whether this movie is a good movie worth watching, let's wait and see.
