Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li have signed to star in "Autumn Remembrance," a drama that will be shot in China next February by director Zhang Yimou reports Variety.

Chow and Gong will play star-crossed lovers who fall in love within the borders of a kingdom. She plays Phoenix, an imperial bodyguard, while he plays Prince Ping. Numerous forces, including Ping's stepmother, who is also in love with him, try to keep the lovers apart. It leads them on a dangerous journey where secrets of the royal family are uncovered.

The film marks the first time in 11 years that Zhang has worked with Gong. They became huge stars in China with such collaborations as "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Ju Dou," and last worked together in the 1995 pic "Shanghai Triad." U.S. distribution has yet to be sealed for 'Autumn'.

Thanks to 'Greg'.