Shout Factory/Shout Studios has acquired the Golden Princess library, which has more than one hundred and fifty classic and cult Hong Kong action films, many of them featuring superstars like Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung. According to Variety, which broke the news, the deal covers worldwide rights without select Asian markets.
The deal includes such highly anticipated by collectors titles as
Hard Boiled, "The Killer," the complete "Better Tomorrow" trilogy, "Bullet in the Head" and "Once a Thief."
Additional titles include Ringo Lam's "City on Fire," "Prison on Fire" and its sequel; Eric Tsang's "Aces Go Places"; Tsui' Hark's "Peking Opera Blues"; Tony Ching's "Chinese Ghost Story" trilogy; and additional hits like Wai Ka-fai's "Peace Hotel," Andrew Kam and Johnnie To's "The Big Heat" and Alex Law's "Now You See It, Now You Don't."