HK actor Eric Tsang expresses interest to star in Malaysian director Syafiq Yusof's film

Malaysian director Syafiq Yusof (left) thanked Hong Kong star Eric Tsang for supporting his film, 'Sheriff: Narko Integriti'. Photo: Syafiq Yusof/X

Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang has expressed interest in joining the sequel to Malaysian filmmaker Syafiq Yusof’s hit movie Sheriff: Narko Integriti.

In an X (formerly Twitter) post, Syafiq said Tsang made the offer at the Hong Kong premiere of his action flick on Thursday (June 6).

The 31-year-old also uploaded a video with Tsang, 71, and thanked him for supporting Sheriff.

“Hong Kong is small but our films travel the world because we shoot until we cry. This means making (quality) films (without compromises). It's a piece of advice I will hold on to.

“Thank you Master Eric Tsang. He even had time to promote Sheriff. He said if there’s a Sheriff 2, he wants to act in it,” Syafiq captioned his post.

In the 10 second clip, Tsang encouraged fellow Hong Kong citizens to catch Sheriff in the city.

The Infernal Affairs star, who’s also the general manager of TVB, said: “Don’t forget to (watch) Sheriff in Hong Kong. This (Syafiq) is my director. He wants me to make a gangster movie!”

This interaction sparked excitement among netizens, who were thrilled to see such a prominent Hong Kong star showing interest in a Malaysian production.

Many were also hopeful that Sheriff will make waves in Hong Kong.

“Eric Tsang in Sheriff 2? Make it happen! It will surely be like Infernal Affairs,” said one netizen.

“People in Hong Kong love action films. May Sheriff continue to achieve success,” added another.

The movie has raked in over RM60mil since its premiere on April 18.

While Sheriff enjoyed a successful run in Malaysia, it didn’t perform as well in Indonesia.

In an X post, Syafiq denied that Sheriff underperformed in Indonesia due to lack of support for Malaysian movies and acknowledged that he could have done better.

The movie premiered in Indonesia on May 23.

“Sheriff’s failure in Indonesia is my failure. No one else should be blamed.

“I have to be responsible for this failure and work harder to improve the quality of my films in the future.

“I also thank Indonesia for giving Sheriff a chance to be screened there,” he said.