Josh Hutcherson enjoys smoke break as he and Liev Schreiber film Hemingway adaptation in Venice

Liev Schreiber and Josh Hutcherson were glimpsed in Venice, Italy this week filming Across The River And Into The Trees.

Josh, 28, could be spotted leaning against a wall and enjoying a smoke break in between takes during his shoot day.

Bundling up in a stylish bomber jacket, he pulled on a pair of fashionable dark jeans with the hems snappily folded up.

The Hunger Games actor accessorized his look with a navy knit cap and made sure to bring his mask along for his shoot day.

At one point he could be seen in what appeared to be a Vaporetto, the public waterbuses available in Venice to travel along the canals.

Meanwhile Liev wore a plunging white top that hinted at his chest, teaming a cream knit cardigan with a pair of khaki trousers.

Their upcoming movie is adapted from a 1950 Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name that is set in Italy as World War II winds down.

Liev has been cast in the role of a terminally ill middle-aged U.S. serviceman, Colonel Richard Cantwell, who falls in love with an 18-year-old Italian contessa called Renata.

Renata is played by Italian actress Matilda De Angelis who can be seen on the HBO mini-series The Undoing with Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman.

Meanwhile Josh is playing Jackson, who is also in the American military and is Richard’s driver on a duck shoot that forms the framing device of the book.

Four years ago The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Pierce Brosnan would play the lead role with his GoldenEye director Martin Campbell at the helm.

However the current director is Spanish filmmaker Paula Ortiz and this September it emerged in Deadline that Liev was to play the colonel.