KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 10 -- The long-awaited feature film sequel to the beloved 2001 TVB series A Step into the Past is finally hitting Malaysian cinemas, with Back to the Past confirmed for a New Year's Eve release on December 31.

The film reunites the original ensemble cast - including Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hsuan, Sonija Kwok, and Joyce Tang - reprising their iconic roles more than two decades after the original drama became a cultural phenomenon across Asia.

Based on the novel by Huang Yi, the original series told the story of a 21st-century Hong Kong police officer, Hong Siu-lung (Koo), who travels back in time to the Warring States period of ancient China.

The show became a hugely influential classic, praised for its ground...