Weekend in Taipei Interview: Luke Evans, Sung Kang, Wyatt Yang & George Huang

In recent years, Hollywood has shifted focus to action flicks in the style of '80s and '90s classics, from rebooting franchises like Bad Boys to John Woo's 2024 remake of The Killer. So when filmmaker Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) approached director, writer, and producer George Huang (Swimming with Sharks) with a pitch he couldn't refuse, the two set to work on the script for Weekend in Taipei, a thriller that races across beautiful locations in Taiwan. "I really want to do a female Transporter movie set in Asia," Besson told long-time collaborator Huang a couple of years ago. Together, the filmmakers crafted a narrative that blends fast-paced, heart-racing action sequences with an emotional core. Everything began to take shape when Fast & Furious stars Luke Evans and Sung Kang boarded the project as opposing forces, Agent John Lawlor and the sinister drug lord, Kwang, respectively. Before the film's theatrical release on November 8, Collider's Perri Nemiroff sat down with Huang, Evans, and Kang, as well as Wyatt Yang, who plays Raymond in his debut on-screen role, for an exclusive Q&A following an advanced screening.