Legendary action cinema master John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic HARD BOILED with this epic historical drama set based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. RED CLIFF opens with power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) seeking permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush two troublesome warlords that stand in his way, Liu Bei (You Yong) and Sun Quan (Chang Chen). As the expedition gets under way, Cao Cao’s troops rain destruction on Liu Bei’s army, forcing the latter to retreat. Liu Bei’s military strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) knows that their only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan’s trusted advisor, war hero Zhou Yu (Tony Leung). Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s fast approaching, brutal army, the rebel warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign unrivalled in history that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, RED CLIFF is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo. (Source)
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Are they planning to merge part 1 and part 2 into 1 movie? At first, I notice parts of the trailer weren’t from part 1 and now this scene is definitely not in part 1.
Given that both movies are over 2 hours each (150min and 142min respectively), if they do merge, are the planning to cut out some parts to shorten it?
Quote: Wikipedia
The western combined release trims the length of the movie from 280 minutes to 148 minutes.
Ah, I see. For those wanting to see what’s been cut/added, you can read up at Wikipedia: Red Cliff (film) – Western release