After a few years away, director Victor Vu is back in the competitive Tet film market, competing with Tran Thanh's new Lunar New Year movie announced recently.

The sequel to 'Detective Kien' has released its first images and confirmed a Lunar New Year 2027 release, after making nearly $9.6 million last year.

The film will introduce a new case and may finally answer some unanswered questions from the first movie.

This time, the story will move from mountains to coastal areas, but still be set in 19th-century Vietnamese society, with Quoc Huy reprising his role as Detective Kien.

The producer said the team spent a lot of time and effort on the Detective Kien series.

The team is dedicated to creating a detailed world where every aspect contributes to the story and characters, according to the producer.

Even small details that appear for only a few seconds took many days and months to prepare.

Victor Vu faces strong competition from Tran Thanh.

Director Victor Vu is back.

Detective Kien 2 will compete with Tran Thanh's Em, which just started filming.

Tran Thanh is keeping his new project's details secret, adding to the curiosity.

Tran Thanh feels calm about his new project.

He said he usually gets nervous but feels peaceful about this project, like it was meant to be.

Tran Thanh was preparing another story but chose Em because it moved him deeply, and he believes in the universe arranging things naturally.

With Tran Thanh's track record, Em is likely to be a strong competitor.

His movies have consistently done well during the Lunar New Year.

Tran Thanh's last four Tet movies made almost $69 million combined, according to Box Office Vietnam.

This figure does not include money made from overseas releases or digital platforms.

The 2027 Lunar New Year movie competition is shaping up to be exciting with Victor Vu and Tran Thanh competing.

My Anh