It is also the third work of the "Founding of New China" trilogy. The first two were the 2009 movie The Founding of a Republic and the 2011 film The Founding of the Party. Liu
Ye played the role of Mao Zedong, which was his second time starring as the great founder of New China. Other popular young actors, including Zhu Yawen, Ou Hao and Ma Tianyu, also joined the cast.
The movie will premiere in the Chinese mainland on July 28 and in Hong Kong and Macao on August 3.
Liu Ye plays the role of Mao Zedong.
Li Qin plays the role of Yang Kaihui.
Zhu Yawen plays the role of Zhou Enlai.
Wallace Huo plays the role of Chiang Kai-shek.
Zhang Tianai plays the role of Soong May-ling.
Zhang Hanyu plays the role of Du Yuesheng.
Zhou Dongyu plays the role of Fan Guixia.
Ma Yili plays the role of Xiang Jingyu.
Han Geng plays the role of Zhang Xueliang.
Chen Xiao plays the role of Ren Bishi.
Li Yifeng plays the role of He Changgong.
Liu Haoran plays the role of Su Yu.
Ma Tianyu plays the role of Lin Biao.
Dong Zijian plays the role of Deng Xiaoping.
Ashton Chen plays the role of Nie Rongzhen.
Zhang Yixing plays the role of Lu Deming.
Source: China Daily