Wong Kar-Wai (王家卫) photographed by David Ehrenstein
Xinhua has reproduced a story from CRFIEnglish.com:
Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman has recently met Director Wong Kar-Wai in New York to prepare her costumes for her role in the Lady From Shanghai.
This film, which is Wong’s first English language film, is set in Shanghai during the 1930’s.
Nicole will play a Shanghai woman who has a dangerous love affair with a spy.
The name list of other cast members has not yet revealed.
This film will be shot in Shanghai and Russia at the end of this year or early next year.
Links and Sources
- The image is from David Ehrenstein’s superb portfolio of Hollywood-tinted photos: David Ehrenstein home page, Wong Kar-Wai photo
- Xinhua: Kidman to paly 1930’s Shanghai woman
- China Daily story from January 2005: Nicole Kidman to star in Wong Kar-wai’s film
- International Movie Database (IMDB): Wong Kar-wai bio and filmography
- This story is cross-posted at Shanghaiist