| High Forces | |||||||||||||
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| Director: | Oxide Pang | ||||||||||||
| Producer: | Andy Lau Alvin Lam | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Andy Lau Zhang Zifeng Qu Chuxiao Liu Tao | ||||||||||||
| Studio: | Universe Entertainment Focus Films Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Yingming Culture Communication Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Movie & TV Culture Sun Entertainment Culture Universe Matrix Century Films Distribution (Beijing) Company Universe Films Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong China | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||||
High Forces, formerly known as Crisis Route is an upcoming Hong Kong action film directed by Oxide Pang, and produced by and starring Andy Lau. Lau plays an international security expert who combats against hijackers on board the Airbus A380.
The film was first announced in March 2020 and production officially began on 27 September 2021[1] and ended on 19 November 2021. High Forces is set for theatrical release in October 2024.[2]
Gao Haojun is a former Special Police officer. One time while subduing robbers who were robbing a jewelry shop, Gao accidentally blinds his daughter, Xiaojun, which shatters his family and is guilt ridden as a result. After his wife, Yuan, leaves him with their daughter, Gao resigns from the police force and becomes an international security expert. Years later, Gao bumps into his ex-wife and daughter while boarding the luxurious Airbus A380. However, during the flight, 12 hijackers seize the plane and hold its 800 passengers hostage while at over 10,000 feet in the air. As the hijackers mercilessly kill passengers on the economy class, Gao steps forward and engages in a battle of brains and brawns against the hijackers where Xiaojun also secretly assists her father by providing him intel.
Universe Entertainment chairman Daneil Lam first announced the film in March 2020, where it was titled A380, and was in talks with Andy Lau to star while production was set to begin in summer of the year.[3] [4]
On 9 March 2021, it was announced that Lau will be starring in the film as well as serving as producer, with Alvin Lam as co-producing and Oxide Pang directing. Liu Tao and Zhang Zifeng were also confirmed to be participating in the film, respectively playing the wife and daughter of Lau's character. With the film's title changed to Crisis Route, production was set to begin in early September of the year.[5]
Principal photography for the film officially began on 27 September 2021, which was also Lau's 60th birthday, in Qingdao. The film held a production commencement ceremony that day as well as a birthday celebration for Lau. An interactive teaser poster was released which features a QR code when scanned with a cellular phone, an announcement of a plane hijacking can heard spoken by actor Guo Xiaodong, who plays a CEO of an airline company in the film. Being the first Chinese-language film to feature the interior of the Airbus A380, the film reportedly spent HK$300 million to build a 1:1 replica of the aircraft.[1] [6]
Production for Crisis Route officially wrapped up on 19 November 2021.[7] [8]
The film released new posters at the 2023 Hong Kong Film & TV Market (FILMART) showcasing its new English title, High Forces.[9]
High Forces will be theatrically released in October 2024 in Hong Kong.[2]