In a statement about the piece, the director spoke of his first day of shooting “In the Mood for Love” on Feb. 13, 1999.
Wong is currently at work on his long-awaited next film — his first since 2013 — and “Blossoms,” an upcoming TV series. A recent first-look trailer for the latter featured a brooding leading man and slick shots that some fans celebrated while others griped made it look a bit like a luxury menswear ad.
But Sotheby’s said the new NFT will offer something different, depicting “In the Mood” stars Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung “as characters utterly different from the iconic lovers in the original film.”A muted, 10-second teaser for the piece depicts Leung brooding behind dark sunglasses and the smoke of his cigarette while Cheung says: “Now I know what love’s about. Come to my place tonight.”