New Action-Packed Film by Dante Lam Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: theviralfactormovie.com Special Thanks to Leif Helland Rising superstars Jay Chou (THE GREEN HORNET, TRUE LEGEND) and Nicholas Tse (SHAOLIN, THE STOOL PIGEON) team up in award-winning Director Dante Lam’s (THE BEAST STALKER, THE STOOL PIGEON) all-action, bio-terror thriller THE VIRAL FACTOR (??, Ni Zhan, 2012), debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital August 28th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film also stars Andy On (WHITE VENGEANCE, THREE KINGDOMS) and Bing Bai (SHAOLIN) in the story of an International Security Affairs agent (Chou) who gets caught up in a deadly, international crime ring developing biological weapons. The release includes a new English dub. IDC Agent Jon (Jay Chou) is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia. On a flight to meet his long lost sibling, Jon forms a bond with Dr. Kan (Lin Peng), who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, they are kidnapped. Jon soon realizes the kidnapper is his brother (Nicholas Tse), and they decide to work together in order to keep an international consortium of criminals from re-infecting the world with a disease long thought cured. THE VIRAL FACTOR has a runtime of approximately 122 minutes and is not rated. Bonus Features Include: • “The Making of THE VIRAL FACTOR” featurette • Cast & Crew Interviews Blu-ray Catalog #: WGU01352B UPC Code: 812491013526 SLP: $29.98 DVD Catalog #: WGU01351D UPC Code: 812491013519 SLP: $24.98
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Well Go USA, Inc. is a theatrical and home entertainment distribution company that specializes in bringing top content, including the best in Asian Cinema to North America. As a leader in independent film distribution, Well Go`s titles can be seen across a variety of formats and platforms including in theaters, on DVD, Blu-ray, digital (video-on-demand, electronic sell-through and streaming) and broadcast television through cable and satellite. Since 1994, Well Go has acquired and released over 2,000 titles worldwide. In 2005, Well Go expanded its distribution to North America where five to ten titles are released monthly. Well Go USA`s corporate headquarters are in Plano, TX with offices in Taiwan and China.