On June 18, the movie "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers"" held its premiere press conference in Beijing. Leading stars Chow Yun-fat and Anita Yuen, producer Huang Bin, screenwriter Zhuang Wenqiang, director Pan Yaoming, art director Wen Nianzhong all attended the scene and shared interesting stories about creation and shooting. The film will be released nationwide on June 21 during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers"" premiere in Beijing

Five years ago, as Chow Yun-fat's "number one fan", Zhuang Wenqiang tailored the crime action blockbuster "Wu Shuang" for Fa Ge, allowing countless young movie fans to truly see Fa Ge's invincible charm in action movies. After five years, Zhuang Wenqiang once again gathered the original cast of "Wu Shuang" to create a warm and affectionate work for Fa Ge. An ordinary man who has faded from mythology.

"This time I want to write about some social issues, pathological gamblers, autistic teenagers. In fact, I can't talk about tailor-made, because Brother Fa can take on any role." Zhuang Wenqiang introduced, "Because Brother Fa His daily life is just like that of all ordinary people. He will run in the mountains, eat in restaurants, and go shopping in line. He has both superstar and grassroots qualities in him, so only he can do this role well. He is the hero of this movie. soul."

Since his debut in the film industry in the 1970s, the 68-year-old Chow Yun-fat has played many classic roles. Among them, the suave appearance of "God of Gamblers" Gao Jin has long been engraved in the hearts of generations of audiences. On the morning of June 18, he also led the crowd to run in Lvxin Forest Park in Beijing City. The premiere scene looked very energetic. "This time I play an ordinary citizen, which reminds me of (previously starred in) "A Lang's Story" and "Autumn Fairy Tale". I haven't encountered such a play for a long time. Thanks to Zhuang Wenqiang's script, he wrote it very well, I just need to reset my acting skills to zero."

Stills of "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers""

Wen Nianzhong, the film's art director, also revealed that Fa Ge also had a lot of ideas of his own when designing the look: "He asked him to make him more decadent and rotten, with no image burden at all. The experience of life integrates myself and Wu Guanghui. In fact, this movie should have a name: "Don't Call Me a Male God". Fa Ge put down the role of "male god" this time, and he is like a neighbors in our lives."

Stills of "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers""

At the press conference, Anita Yuen said with a smile that she has known Chow Yun Fat since she was a child, but Brother Fat may not necessarily recognize herself. As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Chow Yun-fat next to him dissatisfied, "We have known each other for more than 30 years." They are both actors who have been in the industry for many years, and this is the first official cooperation. Anita Yuen said that when she knew that she could cooperate with Fat Gor, she was so excited that she dreamed like a nympho. "The God of Gamblers in the past was to win the Swiss bank's promissory note, but the God of Gamblers in this movie won the most precious love and affection in the world."

"Good cast, good actors." Pan Yaoming was full of confidence when he spoke. He also recalled with great interest that when he first entered the industry, he participated in the filming of "The True Colors of a Hero" (1986) as a photography assistant. "Fa Ge was already a big star at the time, but he was very friendly to people on the set. When filming a shootout scene, he specifically reminded me to cover the camera with a black cloth so as not to be injured by hot bullet casings."

Liao Qizhi (second from left) plays Uncle Hua in "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers""

In 2021, Hong Kong actor Liao Qizhi passed away due to illness. Fa Ge recalled this old friend inevitably sad, because Liao Qizhi's first film debut was "Shanghai Beach" with Fa Ge, and the last film they collaborated with was "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers"" ", the two even ran and exercised together. Chow Yun-fat said: "This movie can finally live up to everyone's expectations, and I believe he will be able to see it too."

Yu Dong, chairman of Bona Film Group and the producer of the film, said that this is a film with a very high emotional concentration, "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, we have more time to spend with our families, we might as well bring our parents and children Come to the cinema to watch this movie, I believe everyone will be deeply moved by the family affection in the movie."