Wong Jing responds to the controversy over the casting of the new version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber": Raymond Lam's age is very suitable

Raymond Lam plays Zhang Wuji in the new film "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". Today (January 4), director Wong Jing responded to the controversy over the age of the actor on Weibo: Raymond Lam looks only in his early 30s in the film, but the original novel has deleted the part about his youth, and Zhang Wuji is already over 30 when he appears, so he is definitely suitable. He also praised Raymond Lam as another Hong Kong actor with good acting skills.

Original text from Wang Jing’s Weibo:

"The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was my first collaboration with Raymond Lam. I thought he was misused and wasted his talent during his TVB days, so I never sought collaboration. Later, I heard that his acting skills were so good in "The Detective" (not released yet), that he was even better than Lau Ching Wan. With Louis Koo's strong recommendation, I finally gave him the role of Zhang Wuji. During the five-month filming, he never disappointed me. In addition to his excellent acting skills, he performed 90% of the fighting scenes himself. Some netizens criticized him for being too old. Wu Qihua was 38 years old when he played this role, but Raymond Lam seemed to be in his early 30s in the film. In addition, the part about the young man in the original novel was deleted, and he was already over 30 when he appeared on the stage, so he was absolutely suitable. You can't compare him with Jet Li. Every era will have a new 007, Batman, and Zhang Wuji. I hope everyone will give fair opinions after watching the film. For me personally, it means that there is one more Hong Kong actor with good acting skills.