Famed director Ang Lee's first big-screen 3-D film, an adaptation from the best-selling novel Life of Pi, is scheduled to debut on China's mainland on November 22, the Beijing News reported.

The fantasy adventure, starring novice Indian actor Suraj Sharma, tells the story of a boy's life at sea on a boat with a tiger.

Life of Pi will be the most anticipated work for movie-goers next month, according to the Beijing News.

The date of the film's premiere on China's mainland is not fixed, as Chinese film director Feng Xiaogang's epic Back to 1942 is also set to be released in late November, according to the paper.

Even imported films need to size up the competition from Feng's work, the paper added, quoting insiders.

(Xinhua News Agency October 25, 2012)