SINGAPORE – G Storm stars Louis Koo and Jessica Hsuan experienced some memorable shootings, car chases and explosions for the action thriller.

It is the last film in the Storm series, which tells the stories of officers working for the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong. It opens here on December 31.

Here are five things to know about the film.

Real weapons

G Storm, the sequel to P Storm (2019), is the fifth and final installment in the Storm series, which began with Z Storm in 2014. And it holds up no jab, promising to have more action streaks than any of the previous films.

Koo, who is reprising his role as anti-corruption investigator William Luk, says real guns were used in G Storm.

“With advancements in technology you don’t have to use real guns, but I prefer it because I’m more used to it,” the 51-year-old star said during a video conference with local media.

He adds that the most difficult scene to film was a large shootout sequence.

“It took two weeks to film. We were filming on the street, so we had to tell members of the audience that we were going to shoot guns while running and we had to keep them safe. Luckily no one was there. hurt, “he says.

Explosive action