Buckle up for the Twins Mission

Synopsis

A dZi bead from Tibet was on its way to Hong Kong for an exhibition, but was stolen by a mysterious gang with a possible link to a long-lost cult, the Gemini Clan. The guardian of the dZi bead Lucky and his adopted son Hey tried to solicit the help of the head of the Clan, the Principal, to track down the bead.

Unwilling to come out of retirement, the Principal refused to get involved, but when Lucky was seriously wounded after another attack by the mysterious gang, the Principal reluctantly summoned the help of the Clan’s former members – twins.

In the meantime the suicide of an artifact dealer put the police hot on the heels of the Principal and his students. When Hey finally retrieved the bead, he mistakenly handed it to the Principal’s twin brother, the Boss, who was the master mind behind the theft in an attempt to take over a prime piece of property along the coast.

Choi made her film debut in one of the three segments of the anthology Heroes in Love (2001). She has remained prolific and versatile in her choice of parts, ranging from the romantic tragedy Funeral March (2001) to the romantic comedy My Wife is 18 (2002); from the teenage drama Diva: Ah Hey (2003) to the sex comedy Good Times, Bed Times (2003).

Chung was a former model turned Canto pop superstar. She has proven her acting skills since her debut in U Man (2001) and has received critical acclaim for her work in Color of the Truth (2003), Beyond Our Ken (2004) and 49 Days (2006). Outdoing herself in every martial arts sequence, Chung has established herself as the up and coming action star.

Hailed as the successor to action stars Jet Li and Jackie Chan, former national wushu champion Wu Jing joined the Beijing Martial Arts team at the young age of 6 and trained under the same coach who shaped Jet Li’s skills a decade earlier. Inspired by his famous classmate, he won the national title 4 times between 1986 and 1991.

Like Donnie Yen before him, he was first discovered by Yuen Woo-ping (of Matrix and Kill Bill fame) and made his film debut in Yuen’s Tai Chi 2 in 1995. In 2000, he left the Beijing Martial Arts team to pursue a film career and starred in Tsui Hark’s fantasy epic The Legend of Zu (2001).

In 2002 he was handpicked by veteran action director Lau Kar-leung to star opposite Gordon Liu in Drunken Monkey. SPL (2005) marks his first starring role in a contemporary film and first collaboration with martial arts legend Sammo Hung.

Hung is internationally renowned as a pioneer and trend setter in Hong Kong action films who rejuvenated the kung fu comedy genre. His skill and dedication to hard work made him one of Hong Kong’s top stunt/action choreographers and his stunt team was regarded as the best in the business. He also produced and starred in numerous box office hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and has helped launched the careers of international stars Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Michelle Yeoh and Andy Lau.

Hung ventured into Hollywood and starred in the hit TV series Martial Law for CBS. After working as the stunt choreographer for A View from the Top, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Mike Myers, Hung was reunited with his long-time friend Jackie Chan as the action director of the supernatural action comedy The Medallion.

More recently, Hung delivered a double kick to the Hong Kong box office in SPL and Dragon Squad.

With 20 years of filmmaking experience under his belt, Kong worked his way through the ranks as scriptwriter, action choreographer and producer. He has wowed audience with action sequences in Wong Kar Wai’s As Tears Go By (1988), Tricky Brains (1991) starring Stephen Chow and the mind boggling gambling sequences in the hit cult series that included Chow Yun-fat’s God of Gamblers (1989) and its sequel in 1992, Stephen Chow’s All for the Winner (1990), and more recently in Andy Lau’s A World Without Thieves (2004).

The spectacular scene of the 3-storey warehouse, complete with explosions and plummeting bodies on fire in 49 Days is yet another testament to his consummate expertise as an action choreographer. The Twins Mission marks Kong’s directorial debut.