Hoai Linh's new film suddenly appeared on the occasion of Tet, will it eat up "Rich with ghosts"?

The images of Hoai Linh appearing on the set of Da Teh (Lam Dong) spread on social networks, sparking many speculations about the project he is participating in, in the context of the Vietnamese film market entering the peak season.

Entering the 2026 Lunar New Year season, Vietnam's cinema picture has become more vibrant than ever, not only because of the fierce competition between familiar box office brands, but also because of the silent appearance of names that seem to have retreated to the background. Among them, Hoai Linh continues to be a special case, when there is no need for any re-emergence statement, it is still enough to stir up public opinion with just a few behind-the-scenes images spread on social networks.

The photos recording the moment Hoai Linh was participating in filming in Da Teh (Lam Dong) quickly attracted the attention of the public. There is no press release, no official statement, but the appearance of the male artist on the set alone is enough to make the question "Will Hoai Linh return to the Tet 2026 film track?" become a hotly discussed topic. However, until now, all relevant information has stopped at the level of speculation.

In fact, there has not been any confirmation that Hoai Linh will participate in a theatrical film project on the occasion of Tet 2026. The facts that the audience knows only revolve around his appearance on the set, participating in the TV series Tet The Bride in the Garden, and the revenue imprint from the two films Rich with Ghosts . It is this information gap that inadvertently puts Hoai Linh in a very different position than his familiar image in many previous Tet movie seasons.

The year 2025 closes with an unprecedented milestone for Vietnamese cinema, when the total domestic film revenue exceeds 3,000 billion VND for the first time, accounting for more than 60% of the market share. Notably, the list of films with revenue of over 200 billion VND is no longer an exception, but has expanded to nearly 8 works, spanning many different genres. In that context, the standard of box office success has been pushed very high, when the 100 billion mark is no longer enough to create a phenomenon.

Putting Hoai Linh in this picture, the two parts of Getting Rich with Ghosts with a total revenue of 229 billion VND have a two-sided meaning. On the one hand, this figure shows that the commercial attraction of the male artist is still present. On the other hand, the second part of the film also clearly reflects the pressure of the new market, when having to compete directly with the "box office whirlwinds" at the same time, leading to inferiority in terms of screening, media and social effects. Success is still recognized, but it no longer creates the same sense of breakthrough as before.

Therefore, the story of whether Hoai Linh will return to the Tet movie in 2026 or not has become a difficult problem. Tet movies used to be a "territory" associated with his name during the period when the market was still less competitive. At present, any project released in theaters on the occasion of Tet faces great pressure, when the audience is used to films of hundreds or even hundreds of billions of VND.

The images of Hoai Linh with an austere shape and gray hair on the set once caused a stir on social networks, but that is still not enough to confirm that this is a theatrical Tet film project. In the context that the boundaries between TV series, network movies and movies are increasingly blurred, recording early does not mean that the release plan is right in the peak season.

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