Matt Damon Joins Legendary’s Fantasy Film THE GREAT WALL
Legendary Pictures has locked down a few members of their main cast for the upcoming fantasy film The Great Wall. So far Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, and Willem Dafoe are confirmed to star in the film. It was previously reported that they were in talks.
The project is going to be the largest film ever to shoot entirely in China for global distribution, and there is also a sizable Chinese cast that includes Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Zhang Hanyu, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Lin Gengxin, Zheng Kai, Chen Xuedong, Huang Xuan, Wang Junkai, Yu Xintian, and Liu Qiong.
The story seems like it’s going to make for a spectacular film. It’s set in 15th century China and follows an elite force of British soldiers who come across the massive wall being hastily built. As night falls the soldiers realize that the wall isn’t just being built to keep the Mongols out, but there’s also something more sinister at play. It is there that these warriors will make a last stand for humanity against an army of mythical creatures on the world’s most iconic structure.
The Great Wall is being directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), and the idea of the story came from Legendary CEO Thomas Tull and author Max Brooks (World War Z).
The film is scheduled to start shooting in China at the end of the month. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this comes together for the big screen.