Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) on Netflix
Zhao Zilong of Changshan joins the warlord Liu Bei's army as a foot soldier and befriends Luo Ping'an. A night raid on an enemy camp brings him his first victory.
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In the late Eastern Han dynasty, a man from Changshan named Zhao Zilong takes a place among the foot soldiers of the warlord Liu Bei. He befriends Luo Ping'an, a man from the same district. His first triumph comes during a night attack on an enemy camp. Later the armies of Liu Bei's rival, Cao Cao, prove too strong, and Liu Bei pulls back to Phoenix Heights. Luo Ping'an is given the task of bringing Liu Bei's family out and fails, and Liu Bei's sworn brother Zhang Fei wants him put to death. Zhao Zilong steps in and fights a spear duel against Zhang Fei and the other sworn brother, Guan Yu, holding his own. Liu Bei, impressed, hands Zhao Zilong his armor and charges him with rescuing the family, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei shielding his search.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Maggie Q, a vegan, refused to wear or allow the use of real animal fur in the film, so her costume was made from faux fur instead.
- Financing issues forced the 2007 script to be modified: the role of Liu Shan was altered and the part planned for Qian Zhijun was removed; the role eventually went to Hu Jingbo.
- Variety reported that the film was apparently to have 40,000 extras, twice the number used in each of The Lord of the Rings films.
- While filming in a desert where rain and sun came by day and snow at night, Lee applied computer graphics to change how the setting looked, with the Korean company Mixfilm handling the special effects.
- Maggie Q's role was written as a male character in the original story; for the film she performed several action sequences, learned to speak Mandarin and learned to play the pipa, a Chinese musical instrument.
