Stuntman dies during "Red Cliff" filming (Reuters)

SHANGHAI (Hollywood Reporter) - A stuntman died and sixcrew members were injured Monday in a fire on the set of JohnWoo's "Red Cliff."

Co-producer Lion Rock Prods. said the accident occurredwhile a scene was being shot that involved a burning shipcrashing into another ship. High winds caused the fire toquickly grow out of control, engulfing both ships in flames.

The accident took place at about 3 a.m. in Xiaotang Shan,on the outskirts of Beijing.

"The crew of 'Red Cliff' is deeply distraught and full ofregret," Lion Rock said. "Every effort is being made to makearrangements for the deceased, his family and the injured crewmembers."

Woo received news of the accident while in Hong Kongpromoting Part 1 of the two-part film, set for release in earlyJuly in most of Asia. He is traveling back to Beijing to assessthe situation and complete filming.

"Red Cliff" is billed as China's largest production todate. The $80 million historical drama is a co-productionbetween U.S.-based Lion Rock, China Film Group and Japan's AvexEntertainment.

The film stars Hong Kong actorTony Leung, China's ZhangFengyi and Taiwan's Takeshi Kaneshiro.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter