By: Dominic La-Viola
Jonnie To, the legendary director of such films as Throw Down, Election, Election 2, PTU, The Heroic Trio comes the third film in the Election trilogy.
Now all the details have yet to be announced, but the film is scheduled to begin filming in January of 2026, aiming for a 2027 release date.
There has been a lot of talk about this project for the past several months, yet the title in question was never confirmed until now.
Election 3 is currently in pre production, although as of now. There is still no casting announcements for the film, which could very much be due to contract issues, or a desire to keep everything under wraps including plot details until the camera’s start rolling.
All we know for certain right now is that it’s going to be a Hong Kong gangster film, that will shot in Japan. Which raises some questions, but gives us no answers.
The first two Election films were shot in Hong Kong. So with that being said, it does make me wonder is the film going to have a cross over with the criminal underworld of Japan. A Triads vs Yakuza gangster film?
In a world so connected and with everything being international, and the increased demand of imports and exports increasing over the years. This could be a very real possibly. Although, nothing is certain or confirmed, hopefully we will have some details soon.