Its also leading the race for the upcoming Hong Kong Film Awards on April 27 with 18 nominations.
But it does all of that whilst making the audience laugh.
Every single character inThe Last Danceis going through something that the audience can relate to.
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His daughter of course in Chinese culture they always feel like the boy is the favorite of the family.
All these are issues that resonate with people.
So I think the audience taste is changing.
Cecil Yow, COO, EMP
All the big superhero and action movies arent working any more.
The audience is clamoring for more substance and meaning.
So its a subject that very few investors would be interested in.
But we bought the guys ability to tell good stories.
The chemistry between them was just amazing, says Yow.
Both are comedians but are not usually recognized as actors in serious movies.
Michael, who is 82 now, was really happy with the project.
There are definitely cultural differences between the north and south of China.
Comedy is another genre that we think is quite interesting and want to explore, Yow continues.
We want to revisit that genre because audiences need to feel uplifted.
Audiences are not buying those anymore.
Were not ruling anything out, says Yow.
