title: Under Current
text: # Under Current
  
  Under Current is an upcoming Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Alan Mak and starring Aaron Kwok, Simon Yam and Francis Ng. Kwok stars as a barrister who collaborates with a police officer (Ng) to investigate the mysterious death of a financial director (Yam) of a charity organisation.
  
  Production for Under Current officially began on 6 June 2022 and is slated for release in 2023.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Aaron Kwok as a barrister specialized in criminal cases who is also a taekwondo expert.
  * Simon Yam as the financial director of a charity organisation.
  * Francis Ng as a police officer.
  * Alex Fong as the chairman of a charity organisation.
  * Kathy Yuen as the manager of a charity organisation.
  * Niki Chow as a lawyer.
  * Gladys Li
  * Power Chan
  * Felix Lok
  * Benny Lai
  * Asano Nagahide
  * German Cheung
  * Ernesto de Sousa
  * Max Cheung
  * Peter Chan
  * Rose Ma
  * Lily Man
  
  ## Production
  
  The film was first announced in March 2022 at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) in March under the title Insider, with Alan Mak set to direct and to star Aaron Kwok, Simon Yam, Raymond Lam, Alex Fong, Kathy Yuen, Niki Chow and Gladys Li, with production slated to begin in May of the same year after it was postponed from February amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Kwok was originally scheduled to participate in a film produced in Mainland China in June, but because he had a strong interest in the film's script, Kwok rearranged his schedule to act in the film. Mak revealed the script for film took three years to complete On 11 May, it was reported that Lam had dropped out of the film in favor of participating in a reality TV show in China and was replaced by Francis Ng. Mak originally had William Chan in mind to replace Lam, but instead opt for Ng as the character was a middle-aged man with many life experience.
  
  Principal photography for the film, which is now titled Under Current, began on 6 June 2022, where a production commencement ceremony was held attended by the cast and crew, hosted by Emperor Group chairman Albert Yeung.
  
  