Kent Tong’s twin sons to debut in Donnie Yen’s ‘Big Brother’

HONG KONG: Kent Tong’s twin sons, Bruce and Chris, will debut in Donnie Yen’s new film, ‘Big Brother’.

The 23-year-olds have signed with Donnie Yen’s company, Bullet Films.

While attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Bruce and Chris were part-time models and expressed interest in joining the entertainment circle. But their father, Kent, asked them to finish college first and take courses in film studies.

Kent had considered opening his own studio to help his sons make their debuts. But the twins’ mother, former ATV actress Keung Kwan, is close friends with Donnie Yen’s wife, Cecilia Wang. When Donnie was filming ‘Big Brother’, he needed young actors to star as students in the film. “Through his wife, Donnie asked our mom if we were interested in filming a movie. Mom felt it was a great opportunity and immediately asked us to return to Hong Kong for auditions.” The twins impressed Donnie and ended up signing under his management company.

Portraying twins in Big Brother, Bruce and Chris had a fight scene together. The director felt their scene was too rehearsed and asked them to be more explosive. The brothers laughed and said they did not have a fight in a long time, and got carried away in the scene. Bruce said, “The director was satisfied with our scene, but we couldn’t stop fighting. The director yelled at us to calm down. Afterwards, we felt it was a very amusing experience. We were very involved in the scene. Chris and I haven’t fought in over ten years; usually we just don’t talk to each other.”