Hong Kong actor Louis Fan Siu-Wong revealed on his mini-blog that Wilson Yip is currently shooting his new film "A Chinese Ghost Story" in Shanghai. Chinese actress Liu Yifei will play the lead female character Nie Xiaoqian, the Beijing News reports.

Liu Yifei's agent has confirmed the information. "The Forbidden Kingdom" actress was originally reported to play Nie Xiaoqian as early as last year. Other cast members include Hong Kong actor Louis Koo, and Chinese mainland actor Yu Shaoqun, who some will remember as the young Peking opera master Mei Lanfang, from the film "Forever Enthralled."

According to the photo published on Fan's mini-blog, Liu and Yu both attended the film's pre-production ceremony, however Koo was absent. Representatives from the investment company Golden Sun Films explained the reason Koo was not in attendance was because he isn't scheduled to shoot any scenes during the first few days of production.

The original story, written by 17th-century Chinese author Pu Songling, tells a love story between a tax collector, Ning Caichen and a ghost named Nie Xiaoqian. The story has been adapted to the big screen many times before, with probably the most well-known version to date being the Tsui Hark production which featured superstars Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong.