Inside the Painstaking Restoration of John Woo’s ‘Hard Boiled’ Set for Cannes Classics Spotlight

Inside the Painstaking Restoration of John Woo’s ‘Hard Boiled’ Set for Cannes Classics Spotlight

Chow Yun-fat’s bullet ballet is reloaded and ready to fire again on the Croisette. As John Woo’s landmark 1992 action spectacle “Hard Boiled” prepares for its spotlight screening at this year’s Cannes Classics, Variety has uncovered the blood, sweat and digital wizardry behind saving the bullet-riddled masterpiece from cinematic extinction. The Chow Yun-fat starrer, which had long been unavailable due to rights issues, comes to the Croisette…