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This article is about the 2017 film. For other uses, see Great Wall (disambiguation). 2016 film
The Great Wall
Teaser poster
Directed byZhang Yimou
Screenplay byCarlo Bernard
Doug Miro
Tony Gilroy
Story byMax Brooks
Edward Zwick
Marshall Herskovitz
Produced byThomas Tull
Charles Roven
Jon Jashni
Peter Loehr
StarringMatt Damon
Jing Tian
Pedro Pascal
Willem Dafoe
Andy Lau
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
Edited byMary Jo Markey
Craig Wood
Music byRamin Djawadi
Production
companies		Legendary Pictures
Atlas Entertainment
Release dates
  • December 2016 (2016-12) (China)
  • February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) (United States)
Countries
  • United States
  • China
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
Budget$135–160 million

The Great Wall is an upcoming American-Chinese 3D epic science fantasy monster-adventure action film, directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Tony Gilroy, Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Max Brooks, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz. The film stars Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau.

Principal photography began on March 30, 2015, in Qingdao, China. The film is scheduled to be released in China in December 2016 by Le Vision Pictures and China Film Group Corporation and in the United States on February 17, 2017 by Universal Pictures. The Great Wall will be Lau's first film role in a Hollywood production and his second collaboration with director Zhang.

Plot

Set in the Northern Song Dynasty, the story is about mysteries revolving around the Great Wall of China.

Cast

Production

The company and I have been preparing for Great Wall for a long time. It is an action blockbuster. The reason I took the Great Wall project is that there have been requests in the last 10 or 20 years. Now the production is big enough and really appealing. And, very importantly, it has Chinese elements in it.

Zhang Yimou, director

On March 18, 2014, Chinese director Zhang Yimou was set to direct the epic film. On November 6, 2014, Legendary East's CEO, Peter Loehr, confirmed that the film would be made with a budget of $135 million, that it would be completely in English and it would be the first English-language film directed by Zhang.

Filming

Principal photography of the film began on March 30, 2015, on location in Qingdao. It is the most expensive film ever being shot entirely in China with a budget of $135 million.

Release

The Great Wall is scheduled to be released on February 17, 2017 in the United States by Universal Pictures, with an unspecified date in December 2016 for China release. The film was previously expected to be globally released on November 23, 2016.

Controversy

Even though the movie is set in ancient China and the director and studio are Chinese, some of the characters—including the main character played by Matt Damon—are white, which prompted criticism of whitewashing.

References

  1. Cite error: The named reference legend was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (November 6, 2014). "Legendary Confirms Budget Hike and Language for Zhang Yimou's 'Great Wall'". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  3. Patrick Brzeski (May 14, 2016). "Wanda's Legendary Lost $500 Million in 2015, Chinese Filing Reveals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  4. "Andy Lau to join Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall"". Yahoo!. March 12, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. "Andy Lau among idols joining Great Wall". Film Business Asia. March 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36921328
  7. Coonan, Clifford (June 11, 2014). "Zhang Yimou Reveals Details of Legendary's China Co-Production 'Great Wall'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  8. Kit, Borys (March 18, 2014). "Zhang Yimou in Talks to Direct Legendary's 'Great Wall'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  9. "Zhang Yimou to Scale 'The Great Wall'". Deadline.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  10. "Zhang Yimou officially entered the "Great Wall " crew set up on location in Qingdao". iduobo.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  11. ^ Ford, Rebecca (December 12, 2014). "Universal Pushes King Kong Film to 2017, Dates Great Wall Movie for 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  12. McNary, Dave (February 18, 2016). "Matt Damon's 'The Great Wall' Pushed Back to 2017". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  13. Wong, Julie Carrie (29 July 2016). "Asian Americans decry 'whitewashed' Great Wall film starring Matt Damon". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  14. "The Great Wall: Is Matt Damon 'whitewashing' or good business?". BBC. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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