John Woo is to journey to the Venice Film Festival later this month with his film Manhunt, the film which sees him return to the crime genre. The film is being compared to the likes of The Killer and Hard Boiled, two crime classics from yesteryear which rank as Woo’s best.
The film is a remake of a 1976 Japanese movie, and, according to Variety, is about a prosecutor, played by award-winning Chinese actor Zhang Hanyu, who is framed for robbery, rape and multiple murders and sets out on a difficult solo mission to clear his name. Masaharu Fukuyama plays the detective chasing Zhang’s character.
The festival will also premiere the 3D version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Both films will premiere out of competition.
The 74th Venice Film Festival runs from August 30th to September 9th.
