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Article: April 14, 2007 Source: http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2007-04-14/15191519276.html At the film opening ceremony, only one main character showed up with 13 others who are not very well known. The first scene was about Cao Cao and he was all wrapped up except his head gear. 50 extras were given guidelines as to how to bow and greet officials. John Woo said that it has been his dream for the last 16 years to make this movie. It was rumored before that the role of Cao Cao was a breaktrhough and Cao Cao for once is not sly but a just minded hero with a world view. Zhang Jia Zhun denied this rumor and said that no matter which country the cast come from, John Woo would make them multi dimensional and not just on Cao Cao. "As to whether Cao Cao is a breakthrough, actually there is not a simple good or bad judgement. This is like most of John Woo's previous movies, the characters are not one dimensional. There bound to be overlap of good and bad in the character. Besides it is a p

Shooting Starts On "Battle of Red Cliff" 2007-04-15 14:26:58 CRIENGLISH.com http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2007/04/15/4295z01.jpg "Battle of Red Cliff" director John Woo (right) and producer Han Sanping (left) at the ceremony to launch the start of the film shoot in Zhuozhou in north China's Hebei province on Saturday, April 14, 2007. [Photo: thebeijingnews.com] The shooting finally started on John Woo's long-anticipated new big budget epic, "Battle of Red Cliff", on Saturday in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei province. The domestically acclaimed actor, Zhang Fengyi, will star as the historic legend Cao Cao. He was the only member of the cast who made it to the ceremony that officially launched the start of the shoot. The absent cast members included Chow Yun-Fat, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Chiling Lin. Director John Woo said the stars will join the entourage in the coming week. The costumes for the ancient epic were also unveiled on Saturday.