Oscar winner Ang Lee is reteaming with his "Brokeback Mountain" producer James Schamus and Focus Features to direct his next project, the espionage thriller "Lust, Caution" says the trades.
The screenplay will be adapted from Eileen Chang's short story by Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" screenwriter Wang Hui-Ling. Set in World War II-era Shanghai.
The Chinese-language film is expected to begin production in the Fall.
