(L to R) JING TIAN as Commander Lin Mae, MATT DAMON as William Garin, ANDY LAU as Strategist Wang and CHENEY CHEN as Imperial Guard in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” Starring global superstar Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (“Hero,” “House of Flying Daggers”), the film tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. “The Great Wall” also stars Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe. It will be released in 3D by Universal Pictures.
Already taking in $220 million internationally, The Great Wall, a monster movie set in 15th century China, is about British warriors who happen upon the hurried construction of the massive wall. As night falls, the warriors realize that the haste in building the wall isn’t just to keep out the Mongols — there is something inhuman and more dangerous.
In theaters February 17th, we now have the official image gallery for the pic that stars Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe(Antichrist, Spider-Man), Pedro Pascal (“Game of Thrones”), as well as Chinese superstar Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs, which was remade as The Departed), pop icon Luhan, and actress Jing Tian (who will also appear in next year’s Kong: Skull Island).
Directed by Yimou Zhang (Hero, House of Flying Daggers)… it’s still a monster movie.
“This is a Hollywood monster movie and needs to be made in that style,” Zhang told the EW when first announced.
“The film takes place about 1,000 years ago. At its core, it is a period piece and an action film. The fantasy element does play a major role because of the monsters. But, what makes our film unique is that these are ancient Chinese monsters. Even though it’s a fantasy movie, we filmed it in a very realistic way. We want it to feel like the events actually happened. Other than the monster, all aspects of this film are backed by either scientific or historical research.”
JING TIAN is Commander Lin Mae in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”PEDRO PASCAL is Pero Tovar in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” .(L to R) PEDRO PASCAL as Pero Tovar and MATT DAMON as William Garin in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” WILLEM DAFOE is Ballard in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” Global superstar MATT DAMON is William Garin in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” (L to R) JING TIAN as Commander Lin Mae, MATT DAMON as William Garin, ANDY LAU as Strategist Wang and CHENEY CHEN as Imperial Guard in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”(L to R, foreground) ANDY LAU as Strategist Wang, HANYU ZHANG as General Shao, KENNY LIN as Commander Chen, JING TIAN as Commander Lin Mae and XUAN HUANG as Commander Deng in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”(L to R) JING TIAN as Commander Lin Mae and MATT DAMON as William Garin in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” ANDY LAU is Strategist Wang in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” JUNKAI WANG as The Emperor in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”
(L to R) XUAN HUANG as Commander Deng, EDDIE PENG YU-YEN as Commander Wu, HANYU ZHANG as General Shao, KENNY LIN as Commander Chen and JING TIAN as Commander Lin Mae in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”(L to R) XUAN HUANG as Commander Deng, KENNY LIN as Commander Chen and EDDIE PENG YU-YEN as Commander Wu in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.” LU HAN is Peng Yong in Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”(L to R) Director ZHANG YIMOU (“Hero,” “House of Flying Daggers”) and MATT DAMON as William Garin on the set of Legendary’s “The Great Wall.”
