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Red Cliff |
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Red Cliff |
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In production |
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2008 (Asia) |
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In 208 AD, the joint force of two warlords Sun Quan and Liu Bei
defeated the much stronger invading army of warlord Cao Cao. Based
on several chapters of classic Chinese historical novel Romance Of
Three Kingdoms.
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Taiwanese Trailer for John Woo's RED CLIFF
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February 1, 2008 |
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(L to R): Leung Chiu-Wai as Zhou Yu, Hu Jun as
Zhao Yun (Zhao Zilong) and Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang (Image:
China Film Group Corp.) |
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The first trailer of John Woo's US$80 million historical war epic
Red Cliff
has been released in Taiwan today. Local TV station TVBS-N has aired
the trailer tonight and Yahoo! Taiwan is currently hosting it
online. The trailer is tailored specifically for Taiwan
because two Taiwan-born actors, Chang Chen and Lin Chi-Ling are
shown in front of everyone else. Sill in post-production,
Red Cliff
will be released in east part of Asia in two separate movies, while
in the rest of the world, it will be in a single but shorter
version.
The story is set in 208 AD, the mighty Han Empire was falling while
China was controlled by warlords. Powerful northern warlord Cao Cao
led his troops marching to the south in attempt to crash the south.
Two warlords, Sun Quan and Liu Bei, set up an alliance to defend
their territories.
Click here for the trailer.
Trailer transcript:
208 AD (The 13th year of Jianan, Han emperor Xian)
Cao Cao: Since I formed my army, I have vowed to destroy the
warlords.
Chang Chen as Sun Quan.
Cao Cao commend his army and fleet with one million men... and
launches the battle against Jingzhou (province) and Suppresses Sun
Quan.
Lin Chi-Ling as the Younger Qiao.
Hu Jun as Zhao Zilong.
Ba Sen as Guan Yu.
Causing Sun Quan and Liu Bei to form a joint force, commanded by
Zhou Yu. The war has begun...
The most famous battle... the most expensive production in Asia with
the US$80 million... A strong cast a crew... in a scale never seen
before...
Shido Nakamura as Gan Ning.
Red Cliff
Zhao Wei as Sun Shangxiang.
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang.
Leung Chiu-Wai as Zhou Yu.
Zhang Fengyi as Cao Cao.
Cao Cao: We must win in Red Cliff and take Chaisang (City).
John Wo Film.
Red Cliff
This Summer - This July, shake the world.
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John Woo's RED CLIFF Got an
Official Japanese Site
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January 10, 2008 |
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(Image: Toho.) |
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Not much is available from the site and everything is in Japanese
only. The "Introduction" talks a little bit about the project. The
"Cast" only mentioned Leung Chiu-Wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro, two of
many leads of the historical war epic. A mini-biography is included
in the "Director" section. The "Movies" contains a short cliff of
John Woo making a speech to people in Japan. He said the movie was
about wisdom, friendship, courage and solidarity. You may register
at the "Mail Magazine" to get more info about the film in the
future, all in Japanese of cause.
Click here (Thanks to
Twitch.)
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Shooting of John Woo's RED
CLIFF Broadcasted Live on TV
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November 18, 2007 |
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(L to R): Hu Jun, Leung Chiu-Wai, Chang Chen |
(L to R): You Yong, Chang Chen, Leung Chiu-Wai. |
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(L to R): You Yong,
Takeshi Kaneshiro |
Hu Jun |
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(Images: China Film Group
Corp., TungStar.) |
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Yesterday morning from 10:50 to 12:20, China's CCTV made a
150-minute live coverage of the filming of John Woo's historical war
epic
Red Cliff.
What was shown in the coverage is the filming of a battle scene of
the joint force of warlord Sun Quan and Liu Bei breaking into
warlord Cao Cao's camp.
Footages of the making of several other battle scenes were also
shown during the coverage.
Clips of live report:
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Another Round of
Spy
Photos of John Woo's RED CLIFF
(Southern
Metropolitan Daily / Sina.com) |
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August 13, 2007 |
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Images:
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Metropolitan Daily / Sina.com) |
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More Spy
Photos of John Woo's RED CLIFF
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July 18, 2007 |
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(Images:
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Metropolitan Daily / Sina.com) |
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Two scenes John Woo's historical war drama The Battle of Red Cliff
got exposed. The first scene (left), shot at a tank training field
less than 100 miles southwest of Beijing, shows General
Zhao Yun (Hu Jun) and his soldiers. The second scene (right),
shot at a reservoir nearby, shows some divine ceremony requested by
warlord Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi).
Click
here and
here for more spy photos.
It appears that Cho Yun-Fat would not return to the production for
any cameo. *Sigh* Also, as one of many financial backers,
Tokyo-based Avex Entertainment have arranged two Japanese to join
the cast. Actor Shido Nakamura ( Letters from Iwo
Jima,
Death Note,
Fearless) will play
General Gan Ning and actress Koyuki (The Blue Wolf:
To the Ends of the Earth and Sea,
Always - Sunset on Third Street,
The Last Samurai) will
play an unidentified role. |
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RED CLIFF
Production Photos and Video, by a Paparazzo
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June 20, 2007 |
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Warlord Cao Cao's camp. |
A boat covered with straw men. |
The mini chopper |
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(Images:
Sina.com) |
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These photos and video, acquired by Sina.com,
were believed taken during the production of John Woo’s Red Cliff
a few days ago. It shows soldiers of warlord Cao Cao being mobilized
inside their own camps. A miniature chopper was used to make aerial
shots and after a day of filming, the chopper crashed to the crowd.
There is no word on whether anyone was hurt during the incident.
A few boats covered by straw men were spotted on
the location, a reservoir doubling for the Long River (Yangtze
River). In classic historical novel “Roman of the Three Kingdoms”,
Commander Zhou Yu, lord Sun Quan’s man, ordered Zhu Geliang, the
chief advisor to Liu Bei, to manufacture one hundred thousand of
arrows in three days. These two lords are allies against Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang then ordered to make hundreds of straw men, put them on
about twenty boats and launched a phony attack on Cao Cao fleet in a
foggy morning. Cao suspected the attack might be a trap and ordered
archers to fire at the enemy. Many of the arrows got embedded in the
straw men. By the end of the “battle”, Zhu Geliang collected arrows
more than he was asked to make. This story is based on a real
historical event, occurred about five years after the Battle of Red
Cliff. (Thanks to "xiaoyouxi's " contribution.)
Click here for more spy photos.
Click here for a spy video. |
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RED CLIFF Set Visit Photos
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June 2, 2007 |
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Who visited the set? The top executives of China Film group, one of
the major financier of the historical war drama, and a deputy of the
Chinese Film Bureau, which is in charge of movie censorship. The
title image shows a cuju game held at warlord Cao Cao's camp. Cuju
is a ancient Chinese similar to modern soccer /
football. The set was built on the shore of reservoir in Hebei
Province's Yi County (southwest of Beijing).
More photos.
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First Shots
of RED CLIFF in Production
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May 14, 2007 |
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(qq.com,
Total Entertainment) |
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These shots shows Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro, left) and Lu Su
(Hong Yong) discussing a plan to persuading their masters to set up
an alliance against the invading army of warlord Cao Cao. The scene
was shot at a set built in the 1980s for a TV adaptation of Romance
of Three Kingdoms.
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Chow Yun-Fat
to Cameo in John Woo's RED CLIFF?
(MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive) |
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May 14, 2007 |
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(Beijing
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According to today's print of Hong Kong's Oriental Daily,
Chow Yun-Fat, dropped out of John Woo's
Red Cliff
last month, has orally agreed to play a small role in the project.
Reportedly, he will play General Huang Gai, who suggested to his
superior, Zhou Yu (Chow's previous role now played by Leung Chiu-Wai)
that he would pretend to surrender to warlord Cao Cao and create an
opportunity for a surprise attack on Cao's fleet. On the night of
the "surrender", Huang's ships, loaded with firewood, hays and
grease, approached Cao's fleet and set everything on fire. In
Roman of the Three Kingdom,
the classic historical novel this movie is partially based on, Huang
openly called for a surrender and Zhou ordered Huang to be
beaten in front of everyone, just to make the phony surrender real.
Chow's role will be very small and all his scenes will be done in
just three days. |
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RED CLIFF
Press Conference
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May 10, 2007 |
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(Sina.com) |
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A press conference of John Woo's
Red Cliff
(formerly known as
The Battle of Red Cliff),
was held this afternoon in Beijing. It didn’t tell us much. We won’t
get any clear idea about this mega-budget historical drama without
some stills or trailers. So, please be patient.
Title image (Left to right): Tong Dawei (as Sun
Shucai), Song Jia (as Li Ji), Hu Jun (as Gen. Zhao Yun), Lin Chiling
(as the younger Qiao sister), Zhang Fengyi (as warlord Cao Cao),
Leung Chiu-Wai (as Gen. Zhou Yu), John Woo, Takeshi Kaneshiro (as
Zhu Geliang), Chang Chen (as warlord Sun Quan), Zhao Wei (as Sun
Shangxiang), You Yong (as warlord Liu Bei) and Hou Yong (as Lu Su).
Click
here and
here for more snapshots and videos
from the press conference.
Related stories:
"Battle of Red Cliff" team meets
with media, China Radio International Online
East Asian nations join in huge
film production, The Hankyoreh
Woo says Chow Yun-Fat is still a
friend, Associated Press / Fox News
Eyeing China's tastes, Hong Kong
films play it safer, Associated Press / Los Angeles Times |
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