The Great Wall (film)

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The Great Wall
Directed byZhang Yimou
Produced byThomas Tull
Charles Roven
Jon Jashni
Peter Loehr[2]
Zhang Zhao
StarringMatt Damon
Andy Lau
Willem Dafoe
Music byRamin Djawadi[3]
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
[1]
CountriesUnited States
China[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$135 million[4]

The Great Wall is an upcoming 2016 American-Chinese 3D science fantasy action adventure film directed by Zhang Yimou. The film features an ensemble cast led by Matt Damon and Andy Lau, while the other cast members include Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Jing Tian, Luhan, and Zhang Hanyu. Principal photography began on March 30, 2015, in Qingdao, China. The film is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2016 by Universal Pictures.

Plot

Set in Northern Song Dynasty, the story is about mysteries revolving around the Great Wall of China.[5][6]

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[7]

On March 18, 2014, Chinese director Zhang Yimou was set to direct the epic film.[8][9] On November 6, 2014, Legendary East's CEO, Peter Loehr confirmed that the film would be made with the budget of $135 million, film would be completely in English and it would be the first English-language film directed by Yimou.[4]

Casting

On September 20, 2014, it was revealed that Matt Damon was being eyed to take the lead role in the film.[10] On September 22, Bryan Cranston was also in early talks to join the film; Cranston was also set to play Dalton Trumbo in Jay Roach's upcoming biopic, while Damon was set to star in Ridley Scott's The Martian. And Damon is also preparing to reprise his Jason Bourne role in the next Bourne film, so for both actors to star in The Great Wall it would depend on their schedules.[11] On December 18, 2014, Pedro Pascal was in talks to join the film.[12] On February 12, 2015, THR reported that Willem Dafoe had signed on to star in the film, but his role was still unspecified.[13] On March 11, 2015, Legendary announced the ensemble cast for the film which included Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Zhang Hanyu, Peng Yuyan, Luhan, Lin Gengxin, Ryan Cheng, Chen Xuedong, Huang Xuan, Wang Junkai, Yu Xintian, and Liu Qiong.[14]

Filming

Principal photography of the film began on March 30, 2015, on location in Qingdao.[15] It is the most expensive film ever being shot entirely in China with budget of $135 million.[4][1]

Release

The film is expected to be globally released in 3D by Universal Pictures on November 23, 2016.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ford, Rebecca (December 12, 2014). "Universal Pushes King Kong Film to 2017, Dates Great Wall Movie for 2016". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Legendary Announces Cast for THE GREAT WALL". legendary.com. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ramin Djawadi to Score 'The Great Wall'". Film Music Reporter. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Frater, Patrick (November 6, 2014). "Legendary Confirms Budget Hike and Language for Zhang Yimou's 'Great Wall'". variety.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Andy Lau to join Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall"". Yahoo!. March 12, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Andy Lau among idols joining Great Wall". Film Business Asia. March 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Coonan, Clifford (June 11, 2014). "Zhang Yimou Reveals Details of Legendary's China Co-Production 'Great Wall'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (March 18, 2014). "Zhang Yimou in Talks to Direct Legendary's 'Great Wall'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "Zhang Yimou To Scale 'The Great Wall'". deadline.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  10. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (September 20, 2014). "Matt Damon, Zhang Yimou Want To Scale 'The Great Wall' In China". deadline.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Sneider, Jeff (September 22, 2014). "Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon in Early Talks to Star in China-Set Movie 'The Great Wall'". thewrap.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  12. ^ Sneider, Jeff; Ge, Linda (December 18, 2014). "'Game of Thrones' Pedro Pascal in Negotiations to Join Matt Damon in Great Wall Movie (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  13. ^ Kit, Borys; Siegel, Tatiana (February 12, 2015). "Willem Dafoe Joining Matt Damon in Legendary's 'Great Wall' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  14. ^ Lesnick, Silas (March 11, 2015). "Legendary Pictures Announces Full Cast for The Great Wall". comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "Zhang Yimou officially entered the "Great Wall " crew set up on location in Qingdao". iduobo.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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