The Pang Brothers

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Danny Pang Fat
chinesename = 彭發
pinyinchinesename = Péng Fā
jyutpingchinesename = Paang4 Faat3
birthdate = 1965
birthplace = Hong Kong
yearsactive = 1997-present

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Oxide Pang Chun
chinesename = 彭順
pinyinchinesename = Péng Shùn
jyutpingchinesename = Paang4 Seon6
birthdate = 1965
birthplace = Hong Kong
yearsactive = 1997-present

The Pang Brothers are Danny Pang Fat (zh-t|t=彭發) and Oxide Pang Chun (zh-t|t=彭順), twin-brother screenwriters and film directors, born in 1965 in Hong Kong. Among their films is the hit Asian horror film, "The Eye", which has spawned two sequels, as well as a Hollywood remake and Hindi remake. Besides working in Hong Kong, the pair frequently work in the Thai film industry, where they made their directorial debut as a team, "Bangkok Dangerous".

Biography

Early career

Oxide, the older of the two by 15 minutes, started his career in Bangkok, at Kantana Group's film labs as a telecine colorist.Ho, Karl. August 9, 2002. "Seeing dead people", Straits Times/Asia News Network via Nation Weekend, page 8 (print edition).] He made his first film, the experimental karmic thriller, "Who Is Running?", in 1997. It was Thailand's entry for Academy Award for the Best Foreign Film for the 71st Academy Awards in 1998.

Danny is well known as a film editor, and has worked on a number of Hong Kong films, including "The Storm Riders" and the "Infernal Affairs" series.

They first teamed up to write and direct the Thai film, "Bangkok Dangerous", in 1999. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for best film and best editing at the Thailand National Film Association Awards.

They then made "The Eye", which gained the Pangs wider critical acclaim. They made two sequels, "The Eye 2" and "The Eye 10". An American remake of "The Eye" was produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner and stars Jessica Alba.

Aside from "The Eye" and other horror films, the Pangs made two more edgy Thai crime films in the same vein as "Bangkok Dangerous", Danny with "1+1=0" and Oxide with "Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale". Together the three crime films form a loose "Bangkok Trilogy".

Working style

When the Pangs work together, they direct scenes in the film independently of each other. Oxide Pang explains:

Recent films

Their 2006 horror film, "Re-cycle", was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The film reunited the brothers with Angelica Lee, the star of "The Eye".

Among their other projects are a Hollywood-backed, English-language film, a thriller called "The Messengers", starring John Corbett, which was released in theaters on February 2, 2006, and a remake of "Bangkok Dangerous" starring Nicolas Cage.

Oxide produced a remake of "Who Is Running?" in 2005, called "The Remaker", with Mona Nahm directing. He has completed a solo project, "Diary", released in 2006. Another solo project for Oxide is "The Detective", starring Aaron Kwok, about a detective trying to find a woman, with the only clue being a photograph of her. [ [http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/oxide-pangs-the-photo-becomes-the-detective-becomes-c-detective-gets-traile/ Oxide Pang's The Photo becomes The Detective becomes C+ Detective, gets trailer] , Twitchfilm.net, retrieved on 2007-09-18]

Danny also completed a solo project, "Forest of Death", a thriller about an enchanted forest. Another solo project by Danny, "In Love with the Dead", opened in Hong Kong cinemas on November 29, 2007. [ [http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/danny-pang-is-in-love-with-the-dead-new-film-opens-november/ Danny Pang's ‘In Love with the Dead’ opens November] , Twitchfilm.net; retrieved 2007-10-29]

Both "Diary" and "Forest of Death", as well as "Re-cycle", were picked up for distribution in the United Kingdom by Image Entertainment. [Business Wire (June 14, 2006). [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060614/20060614005257.html?.v=1 "Image Entertainment (UK) Helps Secure Distribution Deal to 'Re-Cycle,' 'Diary' and 'Forest of Death'"] , via Yahoo!, July 14, 2006.]

Personal lives

Oxide Pang and actress Angelica Lee are in a relationship and were rumored to be engaged, but marriage plans have been put on hold. [Tan, Jeanine (July 6, 2006), [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/217513/1/.html "It's a horror film, not a crusade"] , Channel NewsAsia.] [Ee-tan, Chow (July 6, 2006, [http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/mm/Buzz/BFeature/20060706141737/Article/index_html "I see dead people"] , "Malay Mail".]

Filmography

Pang Brothers

* "Bangkok Dangerous" (1999)
* "The Eye" (2002)
* "Sung horn" ("Omen") (2003)
* "The Eye 2" (2004)
* "The Eye 10" (2005)
* "Re-cycle" (2006)
* "The Messengers" (2007)
* "Bangkok Dangerous" (remake, 2008)
* "The Storm Warriors" (2009)

Oxide Pang

As director

* "Who Is Running?" (1997)
* "Bangkok Haunted" (2001)
* "One Take Only" ("Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale") (2003)
* "The Tesseract (2003)
* "Ab-normal Beauty" (2004)
* "Diary" (2006)
* "The Detective" (2007)

Danny Pang

As director

* "1+1=0" ("Nothing to Lose") (2002)
* "Leave Me Alone" (2004)
* "Forest of Death" (2006)
* "In Love with the Dead" (2007)

As editor

* "The Storm Riders" (1998)
* "Infernal Affairs" (2002)
* "Infernal Affairs II" (2003)
* "Infernal Affairs III" (2003)
* "The Park" (2003)
* "Sung horn" ("Omen") (2003)
* "The Eye 2" (2004)
* "Bar Paradise" (2005)
* "The Messengers" (2007)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0659380|name=Danny Pang
*imdb name|id=0161152|name=Oxide Pang Chun
* [http://www.cinespot.com/einterviews06.html An Interview With Oxide Pang]
* [http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=%22thai+chinese%22+actress&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=SG&meta=0&fl=0&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/13/style/fmlede14.php&w=%22thai+chinese%22+actress&d=PlBV9PmdOigX&icp=1&.intl=us Pang brothers see eye-to-eye on horror]