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Bill Kong, Ivy Ho Stun with Cast List for "Cold War" Prequel; Daniel Wu Returns to Hong Kong Cinema After a Six-year Break
18 March 2026
Ace producers Bill Kong and Ivy Ho have assembled one of the most impressive cast of Hong Kong stars for “Cold War 1994”, the first of two prequel films to Edko Films’ 2012 hit “Cold War”.
The new crime action film stars Daniel Wu, Terrance Lau, Wu Kang Ren, Tse Kwan Ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, special appearances by Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok and, Louis Koo and a further guest appearance by Tony Leung Ka Fai.
“Game of Thrones” star Aidan Gillen and “Downton Abbey” lead Hugh Bonneville represent a substantial overseas thespian component.
Longman Leung returns to the franchise as screenwriter and director.
No casting has been revealed for “Cold War 1995” and release dates for both prequels currently remain unknown.
In “Cold War 1994”, Daniel Wu makes a return to Hong Kong cinema after a six-year absence as the cold-blooded and ambitious Police Deputy Commissioner.
Lau stars as the passionate and righteous Acting Chief Superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB).
Golden Horse best actor award-winners Wu Kang Ren and Tse Kwan Ho portray a powerful father-and-son duo, while Louise Wong and Fish Liew play key female roles as a triad leader and a core member of the crime family.
Gillen portrays the head of the head of the UK’s MI6 spy service, while Bonneville plays a British cabinet minister.
“While sequels move the story forward, this prequel goes deeper. We are returning to the very source of the ‘Cold War’ universe, revealing how the power reshuffle in 1994 planted the seeds for everything that followed”, said Executive Producer Bill Kong at a launch event held within the context of Hong Kong’s ongoing FilMart.
Leung said that clues to the 1994 storyline had been carefully planted since the first film. “Beneath the surface calm of that era lay treacherous undercurrents.
Through a grander narrative canvas, audiences will finally witness the true origins of t...
Ace producers Bill Kong and Ivy Ho have assembled one of the most impressive cast of Hong Kong stars for “Cold War 1994”, the first of two prequel films to Edko Films’ 2012 hit “Cold War”.
The new crime action film stars Daniel Wu, Terrance Lau, Wu Kang Ren, Tse Kwan Ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, special appearances by Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok and, Louis Koo and a further guest appearance by Tony Leung Ka Fai.
“Game of Thrones” star Aidan Gillen and “Downton Abbey” lead Hugh Bonneville represent a substantial overseas thespian component.
Longman Leung returns to the franchise as screenwriter and director.
No casting has been revealed for “Cold War 1995” and release dates for both prequels currently remain unknown.
In “Cold War 1994”, Daniel Wu makes a return to Hong Kong cinema after a six-year absence as the cold-blooded and ambitious Police Deputy Commissioner.
Lau stars as the passionate and righteous Acting Chief Superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB).
Golden Horse best actor award-winners Wu Kang Ren and Tse Kwan Ho portray a powerful father-and-son duo, while Louise Wong and Fish Liew play key female roles as a triad leader and a core member of the crime family.
Gillen portrays the head of the head of the UK’s MI6 spy service, while Bonneville plays a British cabinet minister.
“While sequels move the story forward, this prequel goes deeper. We are returning to the very source of the ‘Cold War’ universe, revealing how the power reshuffle in 1994 planted the seeds for everything that followed”, said Executive Producer Bill Kong at a launch event held within the context of Hong Kong’s ongoing FilMart.
Leung said that clues to the 1994 storyline had been carefully planted since the first film. “Beneath the surface calm of that era lay treacherous undercurrents.
Through a grander narrative canvas, audiences will finally witness the true origins of the Cold War world and uncover answers to many long-standing mysteries.” – By Patrick Frater
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