Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. The Great Wall also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau.

Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of fantasy action violence)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By: Yimou Zhang
Written By: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy
In Theaters: Feb 17, 2017 Wide
Runtime: 104 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures

Cast

• Matt Damon as William Garin^[7]
• Jing Tian as Commander Lin Mae of the Crane Troop
• Pedro Pascal as Pero Tovar
• Willem Dafoe as Sir Ballard
• Andy Lau as Strategist Wang
• Zhang Hanyu as General Shao of the Bear Troop
• Eddie Peng as General Wu, Commander of the Tiger Troop
• Lu Han as Peng Yong, a warrior in the Bear Troop
• Lin Gengxin as Commander of the Eagle Troop
• Chen Xuedong as Commander of the Imperial Guard
• Huang Xuan as Commander of the Deer Troop
• Wang Junkai as The Emperor
• Ryan Zheng
• Zhu Zhu
• Yu Xintian
• Liu Qiong

Summary:

During the Song dynasty, a few miles north of the Great Wall, William, Tovar, and three other survivors from a European mercenary group searching for black powder are pursued by Khitan bandits, who have already killed the rest of them. Upon escaping they seek refuge in a cave but are then attacked by a shadowy monster, leaving only William and Tovar alive, the former having slashed off the monster’s hand. The next day, they stumble upon the Great Wall and are taken prisoner by Chinese soldiers, who are led by General Shao, Commander Lin, and Strategist Wang.

The officers have been preparing for a monster invasion which happens every sixty years, and have trained five special units: Bear Troop, Tiger Troop, Eagle Troop, Deer Troop and the Crane Troop.^[6] However, they are shocked upon seeing the monster’s hand, identified as a member of the Taotie species, as they believed the invasion was still weeks away. Suddenly, a wave of Taoties attack the Great Wall, and the soldiers respond with their own special attacks.

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