Director John Woo attends West Coast Premiere of his epic hit RED CLIFF

Director John Woo dreamed about making this film for years. Now, he stands proudly at the West Coast premiere of his epic RED CLIFF. The film opens in theaters nationally in November. AsianConnections will release its exclusive interview with John Woo next week.

It is China's most expensive feature film to date, and a project that director John Woo has wanted to make for years.

Now, finally, Red Cliff opens on screens nationally in November and its one heck of a blockbuster.

Once you have seen this epic movie, you will want to see the Asian version which was released in two parts, more than four hours long.

Director John Woo said he used the historical records of Three Kingdoms as the basis for the Battle of Red Cliffs during the end of the Han Dynasty. The film stars Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Lin Chi-ling and Zhao Wei. 

AsianConnections Suzanne Joe Kai spoke with director John Woo at the West Coast premiere.

Red Cliff premiered at the South Coast Plaza Regency Theater in Costa Mesa, California. The film was presented by the Orange County Film Society, part of the Newport Beach Film Festival organization.

The Red Cliff film premiere is part a two month celebration of Chinese arts and culture in Orange County, Ancient Paths Modern Voices . Many of the events are in partnership with Carnegie Hall, New York.