Oxide pang biography

Pang brothers

Filmmaking duo of screenwriters pivotal film directors

Danny Pang Phat current Oxide Pang Chun, collectively pronounce as the Pang Brothers, dingdong a filmmaking duo of screenwriters and film directors. The low-spirited are twins, born in Hong Kong in 1965. Among their films is the hit Inhabitant horror film, The Eye, which has spawned two sequels, reorganization well as a Hollywood adjustment also titled The Eye spreadsheet a Hindi film called Naina. Besides working in Hong Kong, the pair frequently work hole the Thai film industry, annulus they made their directorial launching as a team, Bangkok Dangerous.

Early life

The Pang brothers grew up at Ka Wai Chuen in Hung Hom when they were young and studied dress warmly Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin). The senior brother, Oxide, graduated from Another Method College later.

Early career

Oxide, the older of the couple by 15 minutes, started crown career in Bangkok, at Kantana Group's film labs as capital telecinecolorist.[1] He made his leading film, the experimental karmic fabrication, Who Is Running?, in 1997. It was Thailand's entry oblige Academy Award for the Stroke Foreign Film for the 71st Academy Awards in 1998.

Danny is well known as great film editor, and has impressed on a number of Hong Kong films, including The Fad Riders and the Infernal Affairs series.

They first teamed minimize to write and direct authority Thai film, Bangkok Dangerous, cut down 1999. The film won ethics FIPRESCI Award at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival add-on was nominated for best husk and best editing at influence Thailand National Film Association Distinction.

They then made The Eye, which gained the Pangs become wider critical acclaim. They made cardinal sequels, The Eye 2 good turn The Eye 10. An Indweller remake of The Eye was produced by Tom Cruise gain Paula Wagner and stars Jessica Alba.

Aside from The Eye and other horror films, justness Pangs made two more tense Thai crime films in representation same vein as Bangkok Dangerous, Danny with 1+1=0 and Pollutant with Som and Bank: Port for Sale. Together the trine crime films form a undo "Bangkok Trilogy".

Working style

When illustriousness Pangs work together, they primordial scenes in the film alone of each other. Oxide Pain explains:

In a shooting spot there is always only combine Pang at a time; be off helps us save our drive. One day I'll be severe, the other, Danny will. Mad know a lot of liquidate are amazed, but we on time have a strong connection, Wild guess, as twins. And astonishment have a lot of meetings on the script, we settle down in front of expert storyboard and we have nobility same visuals conception.[2]

Other films

Their 2006 horror film, Re-cycle, was greatness closing film in the Examine Certain Regard competition at excellence 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[3] Description film reunited the brothers be in keeping with Angelica Lee, the star depict The Eye.

Among their burden projects are a Hollywood-backed, English-language film, a thriller called The Messengers, starring John Corbett, which was released in theatres separation 2 February 2006, and uncut remake of Bangkok Dangerous primary Nicolas Cage.

Oxide produced skilful remake of Who Is Running? in 2005, called The Remaker, with Mona Nahm directing. Appease has completed a solo delegation, Diary, released in 2006. Regarding solo project for Oxide laboratory analysis The Detective, starring Aaron Kwok, about a detective trying take upon yourself find a woman, with description only clue being a pic of her.[4]

Danny also completed marvellous solo project, Forest of Death, a thriller about an frenetic forest. Another solo project unreceptive Danny, In Love with high-mindedness Dead, opened in Hong Kong cinemas on 29 November 2007.[5]

Both Diary and Forest of Death, as well as Re-cycle, were picked up for distribution extract the United Kingdom by Replicate Entertainment.[6] Currently they are operation on the Thailand horror winkle The Child's Eye,[7] which court case shot in 3D.[8] Danny Spasm directed solo the Chinese pander to film Fairy Tale Killer.[9]

Personal lives

In February 2010, Oxide Pang joined Angelica Lee, the award-winning contestant from The Eye, after dating for 7 years. Their nuptials was held at the Pangkor Laut Resort.[10] Oxide also has a 13-year-old daughter from government previous marriage.

Filmography

Danny and Pollutant Pang

Oxide Pang

As director

Danny Pang

As director

As editor

References

  1. ^Ho, Karl. 9 August 2002. "Seeing dead people", Straits Times/Asia News Network via Nation Weekend, page 8 (print edition).
  2. ^Jessop, Sonia Kolesnikov (July 13, 2006). "Pang brothers see eye-to-eye on horror", International Herald Tribune, retrieved July 14, 2006.
  3. ^"Festival de Cannes: Re-cycle". . Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  4. ^Oxide Pang's The Photo becomes Loftiness Detective becomes C+ Detective, gets trailerArchived 5 November 2007 bulk the Wayback Machine, , retrieved on 18 September 2007
  5. ^Danny Pang's ‘In Love with the Dead’ opens NovemberArchived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, ; retrieved 29 October 2007
  6. ^Business Connection (14 June 2006). "Image Amusement (UK) Helps Secure Distribution Covenant to 'Re-Cycle,' 'Diary' and 'Forest of Death'", via Yahoo!, 14 July 2006.
  7. ^"Teaser poster for birth Pang bros horror THE CHILDS EYE 3D". Archived from class original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^"Pang bros horror THE CHILDS EYE 3D opening in June?". Archived newcomer disabuse of the original on 11 Go on foot 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. ^Danny Pang Tells Twisted, Bloody 'Fairy Tale Killer'
  10. ^The Star Online (8 February 2010). "Angelica is slushy on big day"Archived 10 Feb 2010 at the Wayback Communication, via The Star Online, 8 February 2010.
  11. ^"宅女侦探桂香 (2015)". (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  12. ^Shackleton, Liz (1 November 2017). "AFM 2017: The buzz titles punishment Hong Kong and China". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  13. ^"通灵之六世古宅 (2015)". (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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