The Great Wall (film)

The Great Wall
Traditional 長城
Simplified 长城
Mandarin Cháng Chéng
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Produced by Thomas Tull
Charles Roven
Jon Jashni
Peter Loehr[1]
Zhang Zhao
Screenplay by Tony Gilroy
Chris Brancato
Doug Miro
Story by Thomas Tull
Max Brooks
Starring Matt Damon
Andy Lau
Pedro Pascal
Willem Dafoe
Music by Ramin Djawadi[2]
Cinematography Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by Craig Wood
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures[3]
Le Vision Pictures (China)[4]
China Film Group Corporation (China)[4]
Release dates
  • December 2016 (2016-12) (China)
  • February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) (United States)

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Country United States
China[1]
Language English
Budget $135 million[6]

The Great Wall is an upcoming American-Chinese 3D science fantasy adventure-monster action 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 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.[7][8]

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[9]

On March 18, 2014, Chinese director Zhang Yimou was set to direct the epic film.[10][11] 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.[6]

Filming

Principal photography of the film began on March 30, 2015, on location in Qingdao.[12] It is the most expensive film ever being shot entirely in China with budget of $135 million.[3][6]

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.[5] The film was previously expected to be globally released in 3D on November 23, 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Legendary Announces Cast for THE GREAT WALL". legendary.com. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘The Great Wall’". Film Music Reporter. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Ford, Rebecca (December 12, 2014). "Universal Pushes King Kong Film to 2017, Dates Great Wall Movie for 2016". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "长城（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. 1 2 McNary, Dave (February 18, 2016). "Matt Damon’s ‘The Great Wall’ Pushed Back to 2017". Variety. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Frater, Patrick (November 6, 2014). "Legendary Confirms Budget Hike and Language for Zhang Yimou’s ‘Great Wall’". variety.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Andy Lau to join Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall"". Yahoo!. March 12, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Andy Lau among idols joining Great Wall". Film Business Asia. March 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Coonan, Clifford (June 11, 2014). "Zhang Yimou Reveals Details of Legendary's China Co-Production 'Great Wall'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 18, 2014). "Zhang Yimou in Talks to Direct Legendary's 'Great Wall'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Zhang Yimou To Scale ‘The Great Wall’". deadline.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "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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