The Epic U.S. Trailer for John Woo's "Red Cliff"

John Woo’s epic "Red Cliff" will finally release in U.S. this November 20, 2009 and Magnet has released a trailer in order to promotes it in the state. This "Red Cliff" however will be a condensed version of Woo’s original that was originally released in Asian markets as two films totaling 4 hours. It means, outside of Asia, the film was edited down to just 2 1/2 hours. Already a massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Chinese film production of all time, this U.S. trailer focuses more on the film’s visual splendor with the epic battle sequences. Let's now check it after the break below.

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 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 adviser, 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 unrivaled in history that changes the face of China forever.