Hong Kong screen veterans Law Kar-ying and Paw Hee-ching will headline "The Grand Tribute," an ensemble film from director Sri Kishore, with Sham Kaki, QBobo, Virginia Lau, Ahstisham Ahmad, and Jayan Marquez rounding out the cast, Variety reported.
The film assembles eight credited performers across generations of Hong Kong and regional cinema. Law and Paw anchor the project, while the remaining six cast members fill out a roster that spans film, television, and music backgrounds.
Sri Kishore directs. The production is being positioned as a tribute project, though neither a release date nor a distributor has been announced.
Law Kar-ying, born in 1946, is one of Hong Kong's most recognizable character actors, with credits stretching from the 1980s golden age of Cantonese cinema through the 1990s and 2000s. He is also known as a Cantonese opera performer and has appeared in dozens of comedies and dramas across a career spanning more than four decades.
Paw Hee-ching won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress in 2009 for her role in "The Way We Are," a performance that cemented her standing as one of the territory's most respected dramatic actors. She has worked steadily in film and television since the 1970s.
Sham Kaki brings a long television and film résumé to the ensemble, while QBobo represents a newer generation of Hong Kong performers. Virginia Lau, Ahstisham Ahmad, and Jayan Marquez add further range to the cast, with Ahmad and Marquez drawing on regional and international performance backgrounds.
The casting mix of established stars and emerging talent follows a pattern common in Hong Kong ensemble dramas, where veteran leads draw older audiences while newer names bring younger viewers.
Details on the film's plot, budget, and production schedule were not disclosed in the announcement. Kishore has not yet commented publicly on the project's storyline or intended release window.
The Grand Tribute marks another entry in a busy period for Hong Kong cinema, which has seen renewed international attention following a string of festival successes in recent years. Law and Paw, both in their later careers, remain among the most bankable names in the territory's film industry.
Further announcements on distribution and release timing are expected as production moves forward.
