Apparently paranoid about their image being tarnished by foreign films, Chinese authorities have blocked (via) the shooting of Mikael Håfström’s Shanghai. Sources close to the film say that seven other co-productions may have been blocked, but that has not been confirmed.

“We wouldn’t have spent millions of kronor (hundreds of thousands of dollars) in this country over the past six months if we hadn’t been completely sure we would receive a permit,” Hafstrom said. “This obviously comes as a shock to all of us. We don’t know exactly why we have been turned down.”

While The Weinstein Company is hoping for a reversal of the decision, Håfström has said that shooting is now headed for Hong Kong. The film is likely to use the new Shaw Studios for studio work and locations in Hong Kong and Macau for other exteriors.

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