Matt Damonis back in action, but this time around he is doing construction and fighting monsters. Legendary pictures have just released the latest trailer for their upcoming period action-adventure movieThe Great Wall, which is a fictional take on the reasoning for the construction of TheGreat Wall of China. Given the movie’s February release, this is looking like it could be the first big blockbuster of 2017.
Legendary Pictures brought a presentation for the movie toNew York Comic Conthis weekend, and they just so happened to bring a new trailer along with them as well. Luckily they didn’t make us wait too long before dropping the trailer online. InThe Great Wall,Matt Damonis leading humanity’s fight for survival in the movie from Legendary and Universal Pictures. As waves of massive beasts attack the wall, a huge army of elite warriors attempt to confront this seemingly unstoppable force.
The Great Wallis not at all an attempt athistorical accuracy. Granted, a historically accurate movie about The Great Wall of China would be interesting, but this movie has monsters in it. It is appropriately being helmed by Chinese filmmakerZhang Yimou, best known for his work on the critically acclaimedHeroandThe House of Flying Daggers. The movie centers on the construction of the historical landmark, but poses that it was built to help protect against very scary lizard monsters, who we saw brief glimpses of in the first trailer.
There has been some controversy surrounding the movie ever since the first trailer landed online a couple of months ago. Whitewashing has been a sensitive subject in Hollywood as of late, and given thatMatt Damon, awhite man, was cast in the lead of a movie based in China, many people were not happy about it. ActressConstance Wuand others took to social media to voice their distaste for the choices made in the movie. DirectorZhang Yimouhas stated that he feels it is the opposite of what people are suggesting, given that it is a high budget movie tackling Chinese culture with a massive Chinese cast.Matt Damon’s character is not intended to be Asian in the movie, which does set the situation apart from something likeScarlett Johanssonbeing cast inGhost in the Shell.
The Great WallstarsMatt Damonalong with anensemble castthat includesWillem Dafoe,Pedro Pascal,Tian Jing,Andy Lau,Hanyu Zhang,Eddie Peng,Lu Han,Kenny Lin,Junkai Wang,Zheng Kai,Cheney ChenandXuan Huang. The movie is set for release on August 05, 2025. Be sure to check out the new trailer forThe Great Wallfor yourself below.
