BONA Film Group’s spy thriller “Anonymous,” starring award-winning actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, just wrapped shooting this week.

Post-production is underway and an August 2022 release is expected. “Anonymous” stars Leung alongside Wang Yibo, Zhou Xun and Wang Chuanjun. The story is set between November 1937 and August 1945 when Shanghai was occupied by Japanese invaders. It is written and directed by Cheng Er, best known as the helmer of the thrillers “Lethal Hostage” (2012) and “The Wasted Times” (2016).

Bona released stylized black-and-white photos of Leung skulking through set in a dapper suit reminiscent of his iconic appearance in Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love.”

“With the outbreak of the Pacific War, the situation for China’s war of resistance was therefore completely changed,” the production says, stating the film “tells the story of the Communist Party of China (CPC) members who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland.”

The movie is the third installment of Bona’s “China Victory Trilogy,” a series intended as “a gift to the CPC’s centenary.” The first pic in the trilogy is “Chinese Doctors,” which portrays China overcoming COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic. It grossed US$197 million starting in July. The second film, war saga “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” is the highest-grossing movie in the world this year and China’s top performing title of all time. It debuted Sept. 30 and is still in some theaters, where it has grossed US$904 million so far.

At 59, Leung is one of Asia’s most successful and internationally recognized actors. He has won many acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for best actor for his performance in Wong’s “In the Mood for Love.” He was named by CNN as one of “Asia’s 25 Greatest Actors of All Time” in 2010.(SD-Agencies)