Filmmaker Zhang Yimou is considered one of cinema’s greatest visualists, and his ambitious work in Hero and House of Flying Daggers is a testament to that opinion. Now he teams up with Matt Damon for The Great Wall, an epic about a couple of travelers (Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal) who get swept up in the epic battle between monsters and warriors.
In the story, the Great Wall was not created to protect China from invaders. Instead, its barrier serves as a temporary safeguard from monsters who attack the region every 60 years. Though Damon is the film’s headliner, the picture features an international cast including Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Kenny Lin, Cheney Chen, and revered star Andy Lau.
Damon has been a lifelong fan of Yimou’s work, as he’s been wanting to collaborate with the filmmaker for years. Click on the media bar below to hear Damon talk about Yimou’s talents as a filmmaker.
The Great Wall opens nationwide February 17.
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Posted by: Greg Srisavasdi