Chow Yun-fat returns to thriller genre after 24 years

It has been 24 years since Chow Yun-fat last starred in a crime thriller, but he will make a comeback in Sunny Luk and Longman Leung's Cold War 2, which is set to be released in July.

The first Cold War, the directors' maiden effort, was a massive box-office success that starred Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka-fai. It was the highest grossing Hong Kong film of 2012, earning $5.78 million locally and $40 million on the Chinese mainland.

It also dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards, bagging nine prizes including best film, best director, best screenplay and best actor.