After recovering from illness to resume shooting 69-year-old Sammo Hung sighs Hong Kong hopeless

According to Hong Kong “Apple Daily” reported, in recent years has been living in seclusion, at Home to recuperate the body of Sammo Hung, March 8 with the film “Edge Walker” cast and crew in Yuen Long Tang Ancestral Hall to attend the opening ceremony. Although he arrived with a cane, but in good shape, not only rosy face, mood is also very good.

A detail of the process is particularly interesting: in the introduction of the cast members, Sammo Hung was called by name, he almost jogged up to the stage, and laughed and said “I did not expect to be called so soon”. When interviewed, he also joked to the media that although there is “action” in this shooting, but not in the film, but in the off-camera “dinner”.

He also revealed that this Time his role is not heavy, although only a cameo, the shooting time also takes only one day, but still feel very meaningful.

Hong Jinbao because of the young often day and night to shoot, shooting and is mainly fighting scenes, so the body left a lot of injuries, both legs at the knee cartilage is very serious wear and tear. The company has been relying on wheelchairs in his Life after undergoing knee surgery on the advice of doctors.

In addition, he is too obese, 172 centimeters tall he was once fat to 108 kilograms, he revealed in an interview, when he was young is a “rice bucket”, the most time a meal can eat eight bowls of rice, many years ago was found to suffer from diabetes and other invisible diseases.

In early 2019, Sammo Hung suddenly announced that he would try to lose weight for his health and for the sake of his loving Family. In May last year, he was witnessed losing so much weight that his cheeks were sunken in, sparking speculation and concern about his health.

On March 8, coincided with the announcement of the closure of UA Cinemas (Entertainment Arts Cinemas) in Hong Kong, which has started the bankruptcy process, and more than 100 employees of the group will be laid off, making many Hong Kong people cry out in pity. At the event launch, Sammo Hung was asked about UA Cinemas liquidation and withdrawal, he reluctantly said, to the theater to occupy seats to watch movies, is his young memory of the theater, now, the Hong Kong film industry should be reduced to this, he could not help.

As the “big brother” of the Hong Kong film industry, Sammo Hung said that if his peers look for him to shoot, he is willing to reduce the film pay; but if invited by the government, he will definitely receive full pay. Asked whether he hopes the government will help the film industry, he said reluctantly: “There is no hope. There is no hope in life, there is no hope in Hong Kong, the only hope is that there is still air in Hong Kong to breathe a little.” And said, “In the news to see the life of the people so heartbreaking, I want to help but there is no way to help, the only help is to shed tears.”