A Broadway production company is in talks with Chinese director, Chen Kaige, about plans to move his martial-arts film, The Promise, to the stage. 

Representatives of the company will fly to Beijing next week to talk through the details, according to Chen Hong, the film's producer, who is also the wife of the director, Cheng Kaige.

The Promise has brought together talent from around the world, including the renowned composer of the scores for Gladiator and Pearl Harbor, Hans Zimmer.

The latest developments suggest that the film will lead to yet more cultural exchanges between China and other countries.

The Promise is the most anticipated film in China this year. It will premiere all around the world on December15th.

(CRI November 29, 2005)