Three Kingdoms (TV series)
Appearance
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the second television series adaptation of Luo Guanzhong's famous novel of the same name. Directed by Gao Xixi, the much anticipated series has a budget of over 100 million RMB and is due for release in 2010.[1]
Cast
- Liu Bei: Yu Hewei
- Cao Cao: Chen Jianbin
- Zhuge Liang:Lu Yi
- Zhao Yun:Sha Yi
- Diao Chan:Chen Hao
- Sun Shangxiang:Ruby Lin
Trivia
- Ken Watanabe had asked director Gao Xixi for the role of Guan Yu. Gao claims he had to reject Watanabe due to his high asking price of 30-40 million RMB.[2]
- Tang Guoqiang, who had previously played the role of Zhuge Liang in the original CCTV series, asked for the role of Cao Cao.