Project Gutenberg's Aaron Kwok says he has no qualms playing despicable characters

Aaron Kwok (left) with writer-director Felix Chong on the set of Project Gutenberg. PHOTO: MM2 ENTERTAINMENT
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SINGAPORE - The crime thriller Project Gutenberg plays with perceptions that audiences have of its lead actors.

The film stars some of Hong Kong's biggest names - Aaron Kwok and Chow Yun Fat - but has them playing less than savoury characters. Kwok is a counterfeit artist while Chow is a mercurial mastermind.

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