The Great Wall, which will be released in 3D on February 17, 2017, now has a new internationally trailer that’s a whopping 9-minutes long. While it’s not in English, you’ll at least be able to understand everything star Matt Damon says as he battles monsters in 15th century China. Damon stars as a British warrior 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.
The trailer also gives us our first look at one of the monsters, while also a taste of what Hollywood is going to look like in the next decade as so with many studios doing co-productions with Chinese financing. We’re off to a strange start…although it’s pretty clear this movie wasn’t made for U.S. audiences.
The full cast includes 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).
“This is a Hollywood monster movie and needs to be made in that style,” director Yimou Zhang (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) told EW a few months ago.
“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.”