US superstar-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger will attend the 8th Shanghai International Film Festival, which opens on June 11 in the eastern metropolis. The "Govenator" of California had been invited by the organizers to attend the festival as an option for his tour of Shanghai—to which he is coming for another activity.

A total of 196 films will be screened at the festival, which will feature more than 100 big names such as Jackie Chan, Lu Chuan, Jia Zhangke and Japanese director Yoji Yamada.

The festival will open with "Lu Xun," a film directed by Ding Yinnan.

The festival mainly features new directors from the mainland, including Chen Li for "Duet," Gao Feng for "Beautiful Homeland," and Zheng Fangnan for "Xixia Temple 1937."