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Chow Yun-Fat to Guest Star in 'Battle of Red Cliff'? Chow Yun-Fat, who dropped out of John Woo's ‘Battle of Red Cliff’ last month, has orally agreed to play a small role in the project. Reportedly, he may play General Huang Gai. Chow's role will be very small and all his scenes will be done in just three days. Last Friday, director John Woo and main cast Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Lin Chiling, and Vicki Zhao Wei attended the press conference of the movie. source: http://www.asianpopcorn.com/default.asp?Display=649

Source: International Herald Tribune URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/14/arts/AS-A-E-MOV-John-Woo-Chow-Yun-fat.php Chow Yun-fat has agreed to return to John Woo's new Chinese epic, movie publicist says The Associated Press Published: May 14, 2007 HONG KONG: John Woo must be wondering: will the musical chairs ever end? Woo's new Chinese epic, "Red Cliff" has gone through a dizzying and embarrassing round of casting changes that saw another twist Monday. After dropping out earlier, Chow Yun-fat has tentatively agreed to rejoin the cast, a publicist for one of the investors in "Red Cliff" said. At the outset, the two big stars of "Red Cliff," about an ancient Chinese battle, were Chow and former Cannes best actor winner Leung Chiu-wai, who were slated to play the general Zhou Yu and strategist Zhuge Liang. Leung first dropped out, saying "Red Cliff" came too closely to his last movie. He was replaced by Taiwanese-Japanese heartthr...

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Source: The Hankyoreh URL: http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/208608.html BEIJING-East Asian nations which used to export their locally-produced cinemas to neighboring countries, but are increasingly turning towards joint productions and to work together on works of art. Following "Battle of Wits" made by South Korea, China and Japan in 2006, a new film, "The Battle of Red Cliff" will be produced by the three Asian countries, Taiwan and the United States. "The Battle of Red Cliff" is based on the ancient Chinese novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The new movie will cost US$70 million, the largest budget ever for an Asian film and the biggest-ever joint production in Asia. "The Battle of Red Cliff" is about a war waged by two Chinese kingdoms at the coast of Yangtze River in 208 after the Han Dynasty collapsed. Producers discussed their plans at a presentation in Beijing on May 10. The movie to be made by U.S. pro...

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Full Version of the Translation: Please go HERE http://z2.invisionfree.com/la_creme_d_asie [you must be a member to read the article] Extracted LZL parts only: The press asked if Lin Zhi Ling felt it was regretful that she could not play wife to CYF and about how few lines she has. She said she doesn’t mind the amount of dialog or not. The director chooses me and so I would do my best. (As for the height difference) At the beginning, I was asked which actor I would like to be my onscreen husband but as Tony said, we are in passive mode as actors. I don’t mind who I am paired with nor do I mind the height. In my eyes, the air and style of the man is more important than his height. (The press applauded realizing again the wittiness of Lin Zhiling and Tony smiled at the response. ) (Neat response!!!) Tony said, Different pairing would have different chemistry. It really is very variable. Permission to repost this article is granted only if this article is accompanied with this message, th...

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"Battle of Red Cliff" Team Meets with Media 2007-05-10 21:37:14 *** CRIENGLISH.com Director John Woo led his star-studded crew from "The Battle of Red Cliff" to meet with the media for the first time on Thursday. Most members from the film's star-heavy cast, including Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chang Chen, Chiling Lin, and Zhao Wei, showed up at the press conference in Beijing to talk about their characters in the film. The historical epic film keeps making headlines as filming encounters its own twists and turns. At first, Cannes-winning actor Tony Leung announced his quitting before shooting had started in mid April, but later he returned to take on the role dropped by another Hong Kong big name, Chow Yun-Fat. Chow Yun-Fat was reported to have left the cast just one day after shooting had begun, citing what reports describe as "various reasons." Despite the changes, director John Woo said on Thursday that shooting has so far been smooth. The film...

FHM Says Lin Chiling Is the Sexiest Woman Taiwan supermodel Lin Chiling (Lin Zhiling), 32, tops the 100 sexy women poll organized by Taiwan FHM magazine. Patty Hou Peicen and Ella Chen Jiahua are the only female actresses who are voted top 10 sexy women. Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, 41, only gets the 81st place. http://www.asianbite.com/default.asp?Display=791

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http://www.chinapress.com.my/content.asp?dt=2007-04-18&sec=entertainment&art=0418en01.txt CYF said he didn't really want to talk about it anymore. It is he who decided to resign from the movie. He was not fired. But in any case, he would not star in this movie but he hopes that this would not affect the movie and he hopes that this would not affect his relationship with John Woo and Terence Chang. Article: April 17, 2007 http://61.129.65.8:82/gate/big5/enjoy.eastday.com/e/20070417/u1a2773538.html Following the news that CYF would not be in the Battle of Red Cliff, Chengtian Entertainment is trying to get its own actors to take up the role of Zhou Yu and at the moment is recommending Tony Leung Ka Fai. But they said, "Everything despends on the director." Accordingly, after CYF resigned from the rold, the shortlist includes Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Daniel Wu, Chang Chen, Xia Yu. http://www.chinapress.com.my/content.asp?dt=2007-04-18&sec=entertainment&ar...

No Red Cliff for Chow Yun-Fat Source: MonkeyPeaches.com, Sina.com April 16, 2007 Monkey Peaches reports that Chow Yun-Fat has dropped out of director John Woo's The Battle of Red Cliff, to which Ken Watanabe and Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi-Ling are still attached. According to a statement Chow Yun-Fat sent to Sina.com, Chow resigned from John Woo's The Battle of Red Cliff last Friday not because of some unrealistic demands from him. Chow received the screenplay just one week before and the production had already begun. This gave him very little time to prepare for his role as he had to deliver his lines in Mandarin. Chow said he had agreed to take a pay cut for playing his role. Based on the classic Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," the film is set in the final days of the Han Dynasty in the year 208 and covers the war that established the Three Kingdoms period, when China had three rulers. source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19914

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. ...

CREDITS TO KIMURAFAN @ http://z2.invisionfree.com/la_creme_d_asie my_misyel, here is the cosmopolitan April 2007 article. I translated it briefly the important parts. The first part is just introducing her , her beauty etc. Apologies for taking so long. But this poor girl really holds down all qualms. Cosmopolitan April 2007 How do you view yourself? If you say I am just a vase, thank you for praising. That is an acknowledgement of my exterior looks. Your voice is too sweet. Then I’ll change it. Give me some time. You are lucky. Others happen to look me up. In time people would recognize me. Is it tough to always smile? No. That is my personality originally. It is more loveable for girls to be gentle. I speak slowly and it is easier to be understood. I have to communicate with others while working. It is better to be lively and open. This industry slowly changes me from my shyness. If there is chance to be another Lin Zhi Ling, how would she be? Acutally I like my present looks. If pos...

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For the Battle of Red Cliff, Chow Yun Fat doesn't need to be on the set till 2 weeks later. Takeshi who has been practicing horse riding and archery for The Warlord doesn't need further training and besides, his role doesn't require as much action scenes and so he is more at leisure. Chang Chen has admitted that he would take part in this movie and has started horseriding and archery lessons. Lin Zhi Ling is already in Beijing training too. Click on link for the photo of the set. http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2007-04/03/content_5928436.htm credits to kimurafan @ http://z2.invisionfree.com/la_creme_d_asie/

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