Hong Kong director Johnnie To will start shooting his new movie Linger after he returns from Toronto and Venice film festivals in mid-September.

 

To's new movie Exiled, about hit men who pursue a target in Macau, is competing for the Golden Lion award at this year's Venice Film Festival.

 

The assistant, Ding Yuin-Shan, said Tuesday, "The soonest he can start is when he comes back from Venice and Toronto and To is expected to return to Hong Kong in mid-September."

 

The Venice Film Festival runs from Wednesday to September 9, while the Toronto event is scheduled for September 7-16.

 

Ding added that To had cast Chinese mainland actress Li Bingbing and Taiwan boy band F4 member Vic Chou, but declined to give any plot details.

 

(CRI August 31, 2006)