Tony Leung Reveals Three New Projects, Chairs Shanghai Jury
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Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai disclosed three upcoming productions while speaking to Variety ahead of his role as jury president of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. The projects include a film directed by Johnnie To, a separate India-set project, and a six-or-seven-episode streaming series in which he will play a serial killer. The To project is awaiting a completed script, the India film is unlikely to shoot this year due to the monsoon season through September, and the serial killer series is in script fine-tuning with a shooting schedule to be confirmed after his jury duties. Leung described his jury role as a pleasure and a great honor, noting he previously sat on the jury of the 64th Berlinale and chaired the jury of the 37th Tokyo Film Festival. The festival will screen “Silent Friend,” written and directed by Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi, as a special tribute to Leung, marking his first European production. Leung also discussed his use of AI for research and study, calling it an efficient tool, while noting that AI currently lacks consciousness and cannot match human authenticity in art.
What’s reported
Tony Leung has three upcoming projects: a Johnnie To-directed film, an India-set project, and a six-or-seven-episode serial killer streaming series.
The To project is awaiting a completed script.
The India film is unlikely to shoot this year due to the monsoon season through September.
The serial killer series is in script fine-tuning, with shooting schedule to be confirmed after Leung’s Shanghai jury duties.
Leung is jury president of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival.
He previously served on the jury of the 64th Berlinale and chaired the jury of the 37th Tokyo Film Festival.
The festival will screen “Silent Friend,” written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi, as a special tribute to Leung.
Leung has more than 100 roles across a career spanning nearly five decades.
Leung uses AI for research and study, calling it an efficient tool, but says AI lacks consciousness and cannot match human authenticity in art.
The Golden Goblet Awards will be presented on June 20 at the festival’s closing ceremony.
Key figures
Tony Leung Chiu-wai (actor, jury president of 28th Shanghai International Film Festival)
Johnnie To (director of one upcoming project)
Ildikó Enyedi (writer and director of “Silent Friend”)
Sources: Variety
