Producer says Chow Yun-fat won't return to John Woo epic

HONG KONG: John Woo and Chow Yun-fat won't be able to make up after all.

Two of Hong Kong cinema's biggest names were recently caught up in a public spat over Chow's last-minute withdrawal from Woo's Chinese historical epic "Red Cliff."

The dispute appeared to be headed toward a happy ending when a publicist for the movie said two months ago that Chow will return to the cast.

But Woo's producer, Terence Chang, told The Associated Press in an e-mail Tuesday that Chow won't be rejoining the lineup for "Red Cliff" after all.

"Chow is definitely out. His dropping out of our film caused us tremendous scheduling problems ... If he rejoins us, I am afraid he might create ill feelings among all the crew and all the other main actors," Chang said.

The dispute between Woo and Chow, who appeared in the recent "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," drew attention because the two formed one of Hong Kong film's most famous partnerships.

News source: Producer says Chow Yun-fat won't return to John Woo epic (International Herald Tribune)

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