Ringo Lam was a talented action director and producer from Hong Kong. His vast portfolio included projects such as City on Fire,Maximum Risk, and Replicant. His mountainous shatter into the film business took place in the early 1980s when famed director Po-Chih Leong resigned from Esprit d’Amour after a dispute with the producer. Lam took over the film’s directorial duties and received full recognition for it, or despite not being present for the earlier portion of filming. Fans around the world were saddened to hear the news of his death Saturday. According to Slate News,Lam was found unresponsive in his bed by his wife. Upon the arrival of EMTs, the director was pronounced dead at his Hong Kong domestic.
Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme voiced his response to Lam’s death on Twitter. The pair had worked on a number of the director’s finest pieces together.Click here to continue and read more...
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