简介：HongKongauteurPangHo-cheungwillmakehisfirstdirectingforayintoEnglish-languagefilmmakingwithanadaptationofLielandfromIsraelinovelistEtgarKeret’s2012shortstorycollectionSuddenly,AKnockontheDoor. Pang,whohassignedtoCAAforallnon-Chinese-languagedirectingandscreenwritingwork,hasacquiredthestory’sfilmadaptationrightsthroughhisMakingFilmProductionsbanner.Theprojectisnowindevelopment,andPangintendstowritethefirstdraftofthescripthimselfbeforefindingannativeEnglish-speakingscreenwriterfromtheU.S.forfurtherscriptdevelopment.TheprojectwillbeshotintheU.S.,withanintendedcastofAmericanactors. Lielandtellsthestoryofaperpetualliarenteringaworldwhereallhisliescametrue.ThefilmadaptationwillbeaCG-heavyromanticcomedy. Pangalsoissettomakeanappearanceinfrontofthecamera,starringinthecomedyTheHellBankHeistwithfellowhelmerDerekTsang,whoisnominatedforbestdirectorforSoulMateattheupcomingHongKongFilmAwards.ThefilmwaswrittenandwillbedirectedbyJimmyWan,Tsang'sformerhelmingpartneronLover’sDiscourseandLacuna.PangalsowillproduceHellBankHeist. “Allactorswanttodirect,sowethought,whycan’tdirectorsbeleadingmen?”PangtellsTheHollywoodReporter.HellBankHeistisbeingproducedbyHongKong’sSunEntertainmentCulture.…