Hong Kong director Stanley Tong is planning a film titled
Diary, about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre during World War
Two.
The director shed light on the plan while attending the opening
ceremony of a bar in Shanghai on Friday.
Tong said he had spent four years collecting information before
writing the script. So far, films delving into the massacre are not
historically accurate, and this motivated Tong's decision. The
director plans to focus on the emotions of those involved.
Cast members selection is underway, and Tong failed to reach an
agreement with popular Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung. Hollywood
will provide foreign actors, according to the director.
Shooting is expected to start in September in China, Japan,
America and Europe. It is estimated to cost 250 million HK dollars
for war scenes and computer effects.
(crienglish.com June 23, 2007)