A Sino-U.S. coproduced war epic film called “Moon Flower of Flying Tigers” is set to start production this year.

    Ann An, president of Desen International Media, along with Paul Wagner, producer of the “Mission: Impossible” trilogy* and Naomi Foner, an American screenwriter, attended a press conference for the film held during the ongoing 4th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing on Saturday.

    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name. It tells of a love story between a Chinese nurse called Huang Huanxiao and an American pilot who participated in World War II in China’s Yunnan Province.

    An, Wagner and Foner will kick off their research for the screenplay of the film by flying to Yunnan. Foner said she would finish writing the screenplay in July this year. She said that learning about Chinese language and culture was not a problem for her.

    An, the film’s producer, revealed that the cast had not yet been decided, but said that they would consider Foner’s son Jake Gyllenhaal for a role should he be interested.

    The film will start production during the fourth quarter of this year.(SD-Agencies)