We had a bit of a false alarm a couple days back, posting what came to us described as behind the scenes footage from the filming of Johnnie To's Vengeance. That turned out to be production footage for an ad star Johnny Hallyday shot in Shanghai, but this? There's no doubting what this is: it's the first teaser for Vengenace. Johnnie To's love letter to the old classic French crime noirs, Vengeance stars French music star Johnny Hallyday as an aging hitman in Hong Kong on a quest for revenge. The French release is slated for late May and the French distributor has just released the first teaser, which you'll find below the break.
Some official stills were also published:
http://wildgrounds.com/index.php/2009/03/04/johnnie-tos-vengeance-gets-a-teaser-and-more/
I enjoyed Flashpoint and Exiled so I'll give this one a shot.
Who cares about Terminator when this is coming!
Strange that they didn't go with Hallyday speaking French instead of stilted English.
Looks good though.
[quote]I enjoyed Flashpoint and Exiled so I’ll give this one a shot.[/quote]
Flash Point was directed by Wilson Yip, not Johnnie To.
Anyways, awesome teaser!
Definitely keep my eyes peeled for this one!
Trailer doesn't show much but I'm sure there will be enough To-touches to thoroughly enjoy in this film. I'm excited.
"Who cares about Terminator when this is coming!"
Amen to that.
Awesomeness.
I see flashes of Sparrow and Exiled!
Totally Agree... the whole thing has a very similar feel to Exiled and the umbrella scene was straight up Sparrow. Looks very awesome for sure. Johnnie To sure does pump movies out fast
Johnnie To reinvigorated HK cinema before with his films like Full Time Killer and The Mission. I'm glad he stuck with the "Gangster" genre and didn't decide to do Heroic Trio 3.
Vengeance looks 12 shades of cool.
It could be the greatest Johnnie To flick I have ever seen or the biggest disappointment. I so hope for the former.