BEIJING, Nov. 25 -- When it comes to Hong Kong cinema, Wong Kar Wai is one of its defining names but his stellar work comes with a far less-than-stellar reputation.

Wong has been said to be difficult to work with many stories circulating online about his poor treatment of cast and crew on his films.

The late Leslie Cheung even declared he would no longer work with Wong after a terrible experience on Happy Together.

South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo claimed that Wong tried to take her passport to prevent her from leaving China during the shooting of the film Grandmaster.

Yet even after decades of these stories going around Wong remained in demand as a director but that might soon end, in China at least after an aggrieved writer release...