Battle of Red Cliff starts filming at the end of March
News from MonkeyPeaches.com, Feb 10, 2007
Producer and president of China Film Group announced the list of the major cast member of John Woo's upcoming US$75 million historical drama The Battle of Red Cliff yesterday.
Chow Yun-Fat - as Zhou Yu, the top general of warlord Sun Quan.
Leung Chiu-Wai - as Zhuge Liang, the top adviser of warlord Liu Bei.
Lin Chi-ling - as the younger Qiao sister, wife of Zhou Yu.
Zhang Fengyi (The Emperor and the Assassin, Farewell My Concubine) - as warlord Cao Cao, who attempted to defeat Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
Chang Chen (The Go Master, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) - as warlord Sun Quan.
You Yong - as warlord Liu Bei.
Hu Jun (Getting Home, Lan Yu) - as Zhao Yun, a general of Liu Bei.
Zhao Wei (The Post-Modern Life of My Aunt, Warriors of Heaven and Earth) - as Sun Shangxiang, sister of Sun Quan and future wife of Liu Bei.
Other cast members include Tong Dawei (Lost in Beijing), Kou Si, Sun Chun and Song Jia.
Updated news on March 6 says that Tony Leung turned down the offer, which later taken up by Takeshi Kaneshiro.
http://www.monkeypeaches.com/battleofredcliff.html
P.S: Ppl are expecting to see Lin Zhi Ling, looks like she's got a more important role than Vicki....