Director: A Talented Actor
There is Chemistry
Choosing the Right Actors is 70% of Success
Pang Ho-Cheung has openly stated that this film has the highest production cost among the films he has directed. Therefore, the cast selection is also the most glamorous. The director is very serious about choosing each character, stating: "Choosing the right characters means the director's job is 70% successful. Among Chinese actors, there are not many who can act well and also create chemistry with each other. The casting for 'The Human World: Reunion' can be said to be just right."
The director meticulously lists the carefully selected actors: The character Gigi has a strict requirement that the actress must not have undergone plastic surgery. Gigi Leung immediately accepted the role without hesitation, confirming that she has not had any surgery. The first requirement for Louis Koo's character is to be handsome, and he certainly fits that description. Gigi and Louis have collaborated once before, and there is chemistry between them. Ng Man-Tat is perfectly suited to play the father. Who will the nightclub hostess be? Upon thinking of Julie Wu, it immediately felt like it had to be her. There was no pressure at all in working with Eric Tsang, as he is an excellent actor, and Miriam Yeung, who plays his wife, perfectly portrays a woman with a strained family relationship who longs to rebuild her own family.
Child actors are the hardest to work with. In "The Human World: Reunion," Gigi Leung and Louis Koo play a couple with a daughter, and this girl's role is very important. Casting the right child actor becomes crucial. Producer Chan Kwok-Fu said: "In the end, choosing the little girl Li Wen-Gui was the right decision; this character became the director's favorite. Perhaps Pang Ho-Cheung saw himself in her." Pang Ho-Cheung praised Li Wen-Gui as a very natural actress, and both Gigi and Louis, who have many scenes with her, also like her very much. Gigi said she is very confident in her personality and hobbies; Louis joked that Li Wen-Gui rushes to him as soon as she sees him.
Actors: Trusting the Role
Trusting the Director
The Best Ensemble Film Fully Unleashed
The success of the film requires the director to select the most suitable actors, and it also requires the actors to have 100% trust in the director. In "The Human World: Reunion," a group of talented actors delivered the most brilliant and unconventional performances for Pang Ho-Cheung. Gigi Leung and Louis Koo portray a very down-to-earth couple. Louis Koo said: "I have been working with Gigi for ten years, and she has grown a lot. In this film, I need to touch Gigi's chest, and Gigi knows that this is something couples do. Actors must completely trust the character's actions to express the character's emotions." Eric Tsang, who previously played a woman, and Miriam Yeung, now play a couple. Eric Tsang praised Miriam Yeung, saying, "She has improved a lot. We first collaborated as women, and now we are playing a couple. The feeling of being a woman and a couple is very different; it was very difficult to make her cry before, but this time she performed very well." Miriam Yeung also admitted that working with Eric Tsang was very beneficial, saying, "Acting with him is very pressuring because he is smart and skilled. Communication is necessary between actors, and we need to seek rapport like family." Eric Tsang helped me a lot."
To portray their roles well, actors need to trust and understand their characters. Eric Tsang said: "The doctor I play has a very dull job, which leads to an affair. In the film, you can see reflections of yourself or people around you in other characters, which allows for a better immersion into the role."
"The Human World: Reunion" will be released on May 8, with secret undercurrents surging.
