Tony Leung Lines Up Johnnie To Film, India Project and Serial Killer Series as He Chairs Shanghai Jury (EXCLUSIVE)

By Jenny S. Li

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Thespian Tony Leung Chiu-wai has three productions in the pipeline: a film to be 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 Hong Kong screen legend disclosed the projects while speaking to Variety ahead of his role as jury president of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival.

The To project is awaiting a completed script. The India film is unlikely to shoot this year due to the monsoon season, which runs through September. The serial killer series is currently in script fine-tuning and will confirm its shooting schedule once Leung’s jury duties in Shanghai conclude. Further details of the three projects are under wraps at the moment.

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