Daniel Wu Yin-cho’s recent return to Hong Kong cinema ends a years-long hiatus that caught even the actor by surprise. Before shooting Cold War 1994, which opened in the city in April 2026, he had appeared in just one local production – 2020’s Caught in Time – since his 2016 thriller Sky on Fire.
“I wasn’t consciously stepping away from Hong Kong film,” he says in an interview with the South China Morning Post at the New York Asian Film Festival, where he received the Best from the East Award.
“Coming back for Cold War 1994 felt great, because that’s where I cut my teeth. Seeing all these familiar faces just a bit older was a really nice thing. I love all the Hong Kong traditions, like we don’t have a trailer; we just have a rice box for lunch. It was really cool to go back.”
Revisiting the Cold War franchise
The first half of a two-part prequel to Cold War (2012) and Cold War 2 (2016), Cold War 1994 stars Wu as Peter Choi, a scheming policeman previously portrayed by Chang Kuo-chu in Cold War 2.
“It’s been a minute since we’ve seen a film with such a large scope,” Wu says, noting that the film expands beyond the police force to involve the whole city.
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