Variety is reporting that Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li are set to star in Autumn Remembrance, which is set to be shot in China next February for director Zhang Yimou.
The drama centers on two star-crossed lovers (Chow and Gong) who fall in love within the borders of a kingdom. She plays Phoenix, an imperial bodyguard, while he plays Prince Ping. Numerous forces, including Ping’s stepmother, who is also in love with him, try to keep the lovers apart. It leads them on a dangerous journey where secrets of the royal family are uncovered.
Gong is currently filming the big screen adaptation of the popular television series Miami Vice while Yun Fat is set to star in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequels.
