That time Tony Leung went totally gay in this queer cinema classic
fine—just look at him!Leung has been acting steadily since the early ’80s, and is widely considered to be one of China’s most celebrated performers.
With timeless good looks and an alluring screen presence, he’s headlined a number of stone-cold classics, including John Woo’s influential action epic Hard Boiled and Ang Lee’s searing Lust, Caution.
Most recently, Leung leaned into his “daddy” appeal to play Xu Wenwu, the fearsome father and primary antagonist of Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.But the actor’s most lauded work over the years has been with auteur filmmaker Wong Kar-wai.
In many ways, Leung has been the director’s muse throughout their careers, delivering astounding work in iconic films like Chungking Express and In The Mood For Love, one of the sexiest movies ever made, which earned the star the Best Actor honor at the Cannes Film Festival.For our purposes, notable among Leung and Kar-wai’s many collaborations is the 1997 drama, Happy Together, often heralded as a landmark in the New Queer Cinema movement.
