Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's latest offering My Blueberry Nights is likely to hit mainland screens at the end of December, according to the movie's producer Shanghai Film Group Corp.

A poster of Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's first full English-language feature, My Blueberry Nights. The film is likely to hit Chinese mainland screens at the end of December.

"During the National Day holiday we had a talk with director Wong to check the film's distribution and screening schedule," said Wang Tianyu, vice president of Shanghai Film Group Corp.

Wang revealed that it should be a good timing for the movie as its dreamy romantic themes would conform to the festive ambience around the New Year.

As director Wong's first full English-language feature, the movie stars Grammy Award-winner Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and Natalie Portman. Set against New York's magical cityscape and the vistas of America's legendary Route 66, the romance centers on a young woman who sets out on an unforgettable journey of discovery in pursuit of true love. It also opened this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Wang said that the star-studded cast, including Jones and Law, would probably arrive in town to promote the film. However, the December screening also means that the movie faces box-office competition with Feng Xiaogang's war epic The Assembly and Peter Chan's action film The Warlords.

"I believe director Wong's signature elegance and originality can guarantee the movie to enchant moviegoers, especially young lovers during that season," said movie buff Li Wei, an IT salesman.

(CRI.cn October 10, 2007)