Europe Raiders
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| Traditional Chinese | 歐洲攻略 |
| Simplified Chinese | 欧洲攻略 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Ōuzhōu gōnglüè |
| Directed by | Jingle Ma |
| Written by | Xiao Peng |
| Produced by | Jacky Pang |
| Starring | Tony Leung Chiu-wai Kris Wu Tiffany Tang Du Juan George Lam |
| Cinematography | Jingle Ma |
| Edited by | Yan Ting-ting Cheung Ka-fai (supervisor) |
| Music by | Peter Kam |
Production company | Master China Films Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Jet Tone Films Inlook Media[1] |
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| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin English Italian Klingon[2] |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box office | $135 million |
Europe Raiders (Chinese: 欧洲攻略) is a 2018 action thriller film directed by Jingle Ma, as the third film in his Raiders franchise, following Tokyo Raiders (2000) and Seoul Raiders (2006).[3] The film was released on August 17, 2018.[4] The movie's dialogue contains several lines of Klingon.[5]
Plot
[edit]Lam Choi Fung and Wang Chao Ying are known respectively as the number 1 and 2 of the bounty hunter world for many years. When the "Hand of God" surveillance program created by the world's top hacker Mercury gets stolen, the CIA sends both Lam and Wang to investigate.
Cast
[edit]- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Mr. Lam
- Kris Wu as Rocky
- Tiffany Tang as Ms. Wang
- Du Juan as Sophie
- George Lam as Mercury
- Jakob Graf as Peter Lawson
- Alberto Lancellotti as an Italian mafia boss [6]
- Daniel Gutin as CIA Intelligence Director [7]
Special guest appearance
[edit]- Cung Le as Black Mantis
- Jeeja Yanin as White Mantis
Production
[edit]Filming began on August 31, 2016, in Italy.[8]
Reception
[edit]As of the opening weekend, the Europe Raiders film has received a score of 9/10 review from Avi Offer, who described it as a crowd pleasing thrill ride.[9]
The film debuted promisingly in second place on its opening Friday in China, but dropped off to the fifth and the seventh place on the weekend due to terrible word of mouth.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Filmart: Jet Tone Unveils 'Europe Raiders' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 March 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Europe Raiders". 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Tony Leung, Kris Wu Set As 'Europe Raiders'". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "梁朝伟《欧洲攻略》曝预告定档8.17". Mtime (in Chinese). July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Europe Raiders". 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Alberto Lancellotti". IMDb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Gutin". IMDb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "《欧洲攻略》开拍 梁朝伟吴亦凡唐嫣造型曝光". 网易娱乐. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Europe Raiders Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "China box office: 'The Island' holds off 'The Meg' for top spot".