A press conference was held today in Beijing to officially announced the production of
White Vengeance (鸿门宴), an upcoming historical epic based on the
Feast At Hong Gate. Coincidentally, Lu Chuan's
The Last Supper is due out this year that is also based on the same story from the Han Dynasty. Directing/writing the production is Daniel Lee who is no stranger to this genre with
14 Blades and
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon already under his belt. The cast will include Leon Lai as
Liu Bang, Anthony Wong as
Xiang Yu, Yifei Liu, Jordan Chan as
Fan Zeng and Zhang Hanyu as
Zhang Liang.
Shooting is set to begin in mid-April with the release date aimed sometime this year. You'll find the 6-minute promo reel embedded below.