Kevin Spacey to Star in Chinese Film: Dayyan Eng's 'Inseperable'

Kevin Spacey is set to star in Dayyan Eng's black comedy "Inseparable," which, according to Variety, makes him "the highest-profile Hollywood actor to ever star in a Chinese production."

The plot focuses on a troubled young man (Daniel Wu) who is befriended by a mysterious American expat (Spacey).  "Inseperable" will be shot in both Mandarin and English.  Filming will begin in late January in southern China.

To read the full report on the upcoming film in Variety, click here.

Spacey has previously appeared in The Old Vic Theatre Company's productions National Anthems, The Philadelphia Story, Richard II directed by Trevor Nunn and A Moon for the Misbegotten, which subsequently transferred to the Brooks Atkinson Theater New York, Speed-the-Plow with Jeff Goldblum,  and most recently in Inherit the Wind. Previous theatre includes The Iceman Cometh (Evening Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Actor, and Tony Award nomination) directed by Howard Davies (Almeida, The Old Vic and Broadway), Lost in Yonkers (Tony Award, Best Supporting Actor), Long Day's Journey into Night, with Jack Lemmon, directed by Jonathan Miller (Broadway and West End). He directed The Old Vic's inaugural production Cloaca and earlier this year directed Complicit starring Richard Dreyfuss. Spacey has quite the impressive film career as well, including two Academy Awards for The Usual Suspects, and American Beauty. His other starring roles in Hollywood include Seven, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward, and Superman Returns in a career which has eventually earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations