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From Vegas To Macau 2
''From Vegas to Macau II'' () is a 2015 3D Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. The film is the sequel to ''From Vegas to Macau''. The third installment of the series, ''From Vegas to Macau III'' was released on February 8, 2016. Cast *Chow Yun-fat as Ken / Ko Chun *Nick Cheung as Mark *Carina Lau as Molly *Shawn Yue as Vincent *Angela Wang as Yan, Mark's daughter *Michelle Hu as Purple, Aoi's assassin *David Chiang as Victor *Kimmy Tong as Rainbow *Philip Keung as Ma Tai-fat * Wu Yue as Aoi's enforcer that fought Vincent * Jin Qiaoqiao as Aoi *Kenny Wong as Ben, Interpol police *Derek Tsang as Interpol police *Connie Man as Jackie, Interpol police *Rebecca Zhu as Interpol police *Samantha Ko as Aoi's enforcer *Jacky Cai as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark *Ken Lo as Muay Thai Champ Rymi *Treechada Petcharat as Thai casino boss *Candy Chang as Aoi's enforcer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Jing
Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s. Biography Wong was born in Hong Kong, the son of noted film director Wong Tin-Lam. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese literature which he describes as "useless" (Yang, 2003). Like many Hong Kong film figures of his time, Wong began his career in television – in his case, scriptwriting for local juggernaut TVB beginning in 1975 (Teo, 1997). He moved on to writing for the Shaw Brothers studio. There, he made his directing debut with ''Challenge of the Gamesters'' (千王鬥千霸) in 1981. This start foreshadowed his later successes with movies about gambling, such as ''God of Gamblers'', starring Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau, which broke Hong Kong's all-time box office record upon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Vegas To Macau III
''From Vegas to Macau III'' (賭城風雲III) is a 2016 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Andrew Lau and Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung and Li Yuchun, with special appearances by Jacky Cheung and Carina Lau. The film is the third and final installment of the ''From Vegas to Macau'' series and entire of ''God of Gamblers'' franchise. The film was released on 6 February 2016 in Hong Kong and on 8 February 2016 in China. Plot The film starts with the ending of ''From Vegas to Macau II'' where the cardshark Ken's (Chow Yun Fat) lifelong lover-nemesis, Molly ( Carina Lau), skydives without her parachute from her private jet. She now appears to be trapped inside some sort of laser bubble — unconscious, naked and horribly airbrushed — while her admirer, mad scientist JC (Jacky Cheung) fumes about making Ken pay within his lair underneath Paradise Island, off the coast of Thailand. Over in Macau, Ken is busy having a meltdown over the wedding of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Acconci
Soler is a Hong Kong-based rock duo originally from Macau formed by twin brothers Julio Acconci (vocals/bass) and Dino Acconci (vocals/guitar), Soler made their Hong Kong debut in early 2005. Biography Julio and Dino Acconci were born on 9 September 1972 in Macau to an Italian father and a Karen (Myanmar) mother. They spent their childhood in Macau, The twins were raised Roman Catholic – attended Yuet Wah College, an all-boys' Roman Catholic secondary school in Macau. When they reached adulthood, they moved to Italy and began to develop their music career. Later on, Soler was officially formed and became professional musicians signing to EMI Italy in 1996 with the release of their first single in Europe. Prior to their debut in Hong Kong, they returned to Macau in 1999. In 2001 Beyond's guitarist Paul Wong was searching for a guitarist to join his new rock band HANN, and Dino was invited over to Hong Kong for an audition. Dino's friendship with Paul soon led to Paul disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Chang
Lizabeth (Candy) Chang (), born in November 10, 1989 in Hong Kong, won Miss Chinese Toronto in 2009, and Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 second runner-up. She was a TVB actress. Due to her cheerful and outgoing personality, and the fact that she is multilingual, she was first assigned to host several programs. She premiered on the popular TVB drama "The Hippocratic Crush" (On Call 36小時), playing the role of Kan Ching Ching 簡晶晶. Her role in The Hippocratic Crush was her first role and was critically acclaimed and she was seen by viewers to be a promising young actress and newcomer. She was nominated for Astro on Demand Awards for My Favourite Screen Couple with Nathan Ngai. Filmography *''The Hippocratic Crush'' (2012) *''All Star Glam Exam'' (2011) *''The Hippocratic Crush II'' (2013) *''Bounty Lady'' (2013) (cameo episode 1) *''Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain'' (2014) *''From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) *'' Momentary Lapse Of Reason'' (2015) Promotional events Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treechada Petcharat
Treechada Petcharat ( th, ตรีชฎา เพชรรัตน์; ), better known by the names Poyd ( th, ปอย; ), Nong Poy, or Treechada Malayaporn, is a Thai actress and model. Petcharat underwent gender affirming surgery at age 17. Life and career Peranakan family born, as a boy, Petcharat realized she was a transgender woman. In front of her parents, however, she had to hide her identity and was forced to present as male. She felt disgusted by her genitals, so at the age of 17, she underwent gender affirming surgery. Since then, she has said that she feels as if she has been reborn. At age 19, Petcharat won the Miss Tiffany's 2004 and Miss International Queen 2004. Filmography * ''With Love'' (2010) * ''Spicy Beauty Queen of Bangkok 2'' (2012) * ''The White Storm'' (2013) * ''From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) * ''Insomnia Lover'' (2016) * ''Witch Doctor'' (2016) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petcharat, Treechada 1986 births Treecha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Lo
Ken Lo (Kenneth Houi Kang Low) (born 19 March 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He is known for his martial arts and stunt work as a former member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, most notably for his antagonistic role as John in ''Drunken Master II'' (1994). Early life Ken Lo was born on 19 March 1957 as Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong in Stung Treng, Cambodia. Lo's father is Hong Kong-Chinese and his mother is a Laotian. In 1975, at age 18, Lo and his family moved from Cambodia to Udon Thani, Thailand. Five years later, in 1980, he went to Hong Kong and worked as a tour guide. His idol was Bruce Lee which led him to practise Muay Thai and Taekwondo in Thailand. He won the freestyle fighting championships seven times, so his chance finally came when he made his debut in ''Working Class'' (1985), which was directed by Tsui Hark and starred Sam Hui. Career In 1986, Lo met Jackie Chan in a disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security, and Chan hired him as his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Ko
Samantha Ko Hoi-ling (; born January 13, 1987, in Nanjing) is a Chinese born former Miss Hong Kong contestant placing top 5 in the 2008 pageant, actress and model based in Hong Kong. Being quite tall (高 = tall) compared to her contemporaries, she widely goes by the nickname "Ko-ling", (高寧) a shortened version of her full name. Filmography Television dramas Films *''72 Tenants of Prosperity'' (2010) *''Perfect Wedding'' (2010) *''Beauty on Duty!'' (2010) *''I Love Hong Kong'' (2011) *''Delete My Love'' (2014) *''From Vegas to Macau II ''From Vegas to Macau II'' () is a 2015 3D Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. The film is the sequel to ''From Vegas t ...'' (2015) *''Never Too Late'' (2017) *''The Sexy Guys'' (2019) References External linksTVB Official Blog [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Zhu
Rebecca Zhu (; born 2 December 1987) is a Hong Kong actress and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2011. As a result of her pageant win, Zhu was offered a starring role in the 2012 TVB television drama ''Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles'', which was also her acting debut. Early life Zhu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Following her mother's wishes, Zhu started dancing lessons as early as the age of 3, taking Latin dance and Chinese dance courses. When she was 10, Zhu moved to Shanghai after earning the opportunity to perform for a ballet dance troupe there. At age 16, Zhu was accepted by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and moved to Hong Kong, where she continued to study ballet. Zhu earned full scholarship to study abroad at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation, Zhu became a member of The Hong Kong Ballet Company. Career Pageant debut In 2011, Rebecca Zhu entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Tsang
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung (; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan Ho-Sun after graduating from University of Toronto Scarborough in 2001. He made his acting debut in '' Men Suddenly in Black'' (2003) and directorial debut with ''Lover's Discourse'' (2010), sharing the directing credit with Jimmy Wan Chi-man. The duo was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best New Director in 2010. His solo directorial debut ''Soul Mate'' (2016) was critically praised, receiving a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film nomination at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. His next film '' Better Days'' (2019) was the Hong Kong submission for the Academy Awards and received a Best International Feature Film nomination, becoming the first Hong Kong submission directed by a Hong Kong native to do so. Early life Derek Tsang was born to actor Eric Tsang and his second wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the world's largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states. Interpol was conceived during the first International Criminal Police Congress in 1914, which brought officials from 24 countries to discuss cooperation in law enforcement. It was founded on September 7, 1923 at the close of the five-day 1923 Congress session in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC); it adopted many of its current duties throughout the 1930s. After coming under Nazism, Nazi control in 1938, the agency had its headquarters in the same building as the Gestapo. It was effectively moribund until the end of Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Wong
Wong Tak-bun (born 30 April 1963), known internationally as Kenny Wong, is a Hong Kong actor. Filmography References External linksKenny Wongat HKMDB The Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDB) is a bilingual (English and Chinese) website started in 1995 by Hong Kong resident Ryan Law to provide a repository for information about movies originating from Hong Kong and the people who created them. Th ... * Living people Hong Kong male television actors TVB veteran actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male film actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 1963 births {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Qiaoqiao
Jin Qiaoqiao (; born 21 April 1975) is a Chinese actress, singer and hostess of ethnic Manchu origin. Jin first rose to prominence in 1998 for playing Princess Kongque in the television series ''Journey to the West''. The series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China. Jin has won the Favorite Actress Award at the Huading Awards and received nominations at the China Golden Eagle Awards. Life Early life Jin was born in a family of teachers in Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning in April 1975, she started to learn artistic gymnastics at the age of 7 and learn ballet at the age of 8. Jin graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1998, where she majored in acting. Acting career In 1995, Jin made her film debut in ''Crime'', playing a minor role of Qin Yanmei. In 1999, Jin played the role of Xia Lian in ''Through Taoyuan'', for which she received nominations at the 17th China Golden Eagle Awards. In 2003, Jin founded her company Beijing Qiaoqiao Movie and TV Cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
