The great wall of china history channel 1 eng subs. Luhan is one brave soldier in the great wall trailer. Lu han confirmed for hollywood debut in the great wall. Everything you need to know about the great wall movie 2017.
Like, jason bourne 2016 movie this one also has nothing much to offer matt damon in the acting department apart from some stunts. In the great wall a mercenary played by matt damon helps defend the great wall of china against a. Despite the lawsuit drama with sm entertainment and his departure from exo, luhan has been having the time of his life with the box office success of his chinese movie, miss granny. Set in the northern song dynasty, revolving around soldiers searching for gunpowder who come across the construction of the great wall of china, and learn. The former exo member will be playing a supporting role in the hollywood film the great wall, a fantasyepic set in 15th century china where the mythical creatures threaten humanitys existence. This is the chinaset epic that legendary pictures principal thomas tull has been trying to mount for the past several years. I call it zhang yimous less out of auteurist principle than because it has up to this point been. Former exo member luhan nabs award for 20 once again role. China is poised to one day outstrip the united states as the biggest movie market on earth. Most sections of the great wall were built on mountain ridges. Jul 29, 2016 luhan is one brave soldier in the great wall trailer user content a new trailer for fantasy film the great wall, featuring big names in both the east and the west, was recently released.
Lu han chinese, born april 20, 1990, also known mononymously as luhan, is a chinese. The great wall 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Asian americans decry whitewashed great wall film starring. Threezero scale the great wall commander lin mae collectible figure jing tian, sci. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront the unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force. After traveling to china in search of black powder a band of european mercenaries are captured by.
The great wall opens with william matt damon, a european mercenary, riding through desert lands with a handful of men. Lu han currently attends the seoul institute of the arts majoring in applied music. Luhan also previously won most valuable male star at. This would exhaust an enemy armys effective strength by the time they reached the wall. With the great wall, hollywood has made whitewashing chinas problem the massively expensive monster movie, made for both chinese and american audiences, ends up. In the song the singeractor sends a fierce message to his stalker. The castle beyond the looking glass youtube movies. Luhan poses alongside the great wall stars matt damon and.
Here are some other fun facts about the movie that you might not have known about. Jul 29, 2016 critics say forthcoming film the great wall is just the latest example of hollywood putting a white person in a role that should go to a person of color. That year, he was ranked the 6th most popular entertainment star in china by china national radio. He was a member of the south koreanchinese boy group exo and its subgroup exom, before leaving the group in october 2014. Matt damon role in the great wall slammed for whitewashing.
The film, from house of flying daggers director zhang yimou, is. One of the films he is set to star in is the great wall, an upcoming movie by zhang yimou. Jing tian as commander lin mae lin mei, the leader of the crane troop. Millions of people watching the 2017 oscars would have seen jimmy kimmel roasting poor matt damon as a part of their long running feud.
In 2017, luhan starred in his first television drama fighter of the destiny, a fantasy wuxia series based on the novel of the same name. On april 18 luhan took home the award for best newcomer at the beijing movie festival for his role in 20 once again. The great wall is directed by house of flying daggers and heros zhang yimou. Aug 09, 2016 the real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient china. Lu han is also associated with the promotional dance group, younique unit, with exoks kai. Matt damon saves china from dragons in the great wall. Damon is by no means the first white actor to star in a role that might be expected to go to an asian or asian american actor, but the release of the great wall comes at. Directed by zhang yimou, and touted as the most expensive chinese movie of all time, the movie stars a longhaired matt damon alongside chinese superstars like andy lau, luhan and jing tian, in a crazyass smoke and spears and fire and arrows battle on the great wall. He then featured in the great wall, a historical epic directed by zhang yimou. Luhan simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Okay, i liked the great wall quite a bit, actually. They are a reptilian alien race from an unknown world that invaded ancient china.
On july 2, luhan shared photos with hollywood actor matt damon as well as hong kong. Matt damon, pedro pascal, willem dafoe, tian jing and director yimou zhang discuss the great wall from the premiere at tcl chinese theatre. Mar 12, 2015 thank you to various media for you attention. The real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient. Brief introduction the film great wall is a directed by chinese film director zhang yimou, this is also his first english film. Exclusive cast and director interview matt damon and the cast of the great wall.
In 2015 alone, the chinese box office market expanded 50%, and it is projected to overtake the us market very soon. But after production delays and a change in directors, deadline is now reporting matt damon is up for what at one point was henrys part. The great wall is zhangs first englishlanguage film. Watch the great wall 2017 full movie online free fmovies. The great wall is the most expensive chinese movie of all time, and you can see where the money went in this epic first trailer. With his newfound fame in china, the former idol group member has been offered to star in multiple films. The american and chinese underwriters of the 5milliondollar budget for the great wall may have had chinese movie fans appetite for familiar hollywood faces in mind when they chose damon to spearhead their cast. The great wall also stars jing tian, pedro pascal, willem dafoe and. Luhan is one brave soldier in the great wall trailer user content a new trailer for fantasy film the great wall, featuring big names in both the east and the west, was recently released. Movie will be released in the states and canada on feb. After his leave from exo, luhan has landed roles in numerous films. The great white hope, matt damon, saves china in the bizarre fantasyaction film the great wall.
Jul 30, 2016 people are outraged that matt damon is starring in a movie about the great wall of china. Former exo member luhan rumored to appear alongside matt. Luhan often contributed to the soundtracks of movies he participated in. Commander lin mae jing tian asks william matt damon to try her flying crane technique off the wall. Luhans studio official weibo update regarding the great. On march 11, legendary entertainment announced that luhan would be cast in the great wall, directed by zhang yimou along with matt damon, andy lau and pedro pascal. There was a touch of what this place needs is a honky but not nearly so badly as i feared from when i first saw trailers for it. The tao tei queen the tao tei are the main antagonists in the 2017 liveaction monster film the great wall. On 2nd july, luhan attended the movies press conference in china alongside the director and the official cast members. The great wall is unlike any american blockbuster youve seen, a conservative movie with action set pieces that are actually inventive and thrilling enough to be worthwhile.
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. It is an americanchinese coproduction starring matt damon, jing tian, pedro pascal, willem dafoe, and andy lau. A hollywood and chinese coproduction that stars alist actor matt damon and is. The movie the great wall brings a unique, if not interesting, approach to chinese mythology taken from classic of mountains and seas shanhai jing, but with a western inclusion along with presenting some chinese technology and classical scientific instruments such as the ear trumpet, armillary sphere, zhang hengs 789 ce earthquake detector, to water powered. Well, somebody did, and thus the great wall was born. The soldiers played an important role in the wall s defense the great wall itself was solid enough, but its successful defense relied on the soldiers who guarded it day and night.
The great wall 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Upon their arrival at the great wall however, william garin played. So they did a movie about building the great wall of china with matt damon as the leading role. When a mercenary warrior matt damon is imprisoned within the great wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. Feb 21, 2017 the great walls commander may be deemed. Feb 15, 2017 when you think of a movie set entirely on the great wall of china, you think of matt damon. Luhan is one brave soldier in the great wall trailer allkpop. There was a touch of what this place needs is a honky but not nearly so badly as i. Jul 28, 2016 directed by zhang yimou, and touted as the most expensive chinese movie of all time, the movie stars a longhaired matt damon alongside chinese superstars like andy lau, luhan and jing tian, in a crazyass smoke and spears and fire and arrows battle on the great wall against firebreathing dragons. Bts the great wall movie eddie peng talks about his role. Luhan poses alongside the great wall stars matt damon. When they stop to make camp for the night, they are attacked by a. You mean the legendary zhang yimou omg he is one of the biggest director in the world china and luhan have a role in his movie 2016 please. The story line is consistent, the characters are fluid, there may be some cliches but what the hell, even star wars had a few.
Movie info 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, legendarys the great wall. He majored in applied music at the seoul institute of the arts. I didnt take role from chinese actor this article is more than 3 years old damon blames social media clickbait for stoking race row over role in. He was a member, known as luhan, of the south koreanchinese boy group exo and its subgroup exom, before leaving the group in october 2014. It was a role henry was cast for and attached to for a while, the lead in legendarys the great wall. The film was released by china film group in china on december 15, 2016, and in the united states on february 17, 2017 by universal. The visuals of the great wall were just amazing seriously you have to have seen it just for the visuals the story was nothing too great but honestly i fangirled every time luhan came on screen the people in the movie theater probably thought im crazy but oh well come at me. The great wall 2017 the cadets sacrifice scene 910. Is william from the great wall based on a real person. Follow the movie on facebook and twitter plot summary when a mercenary warrior matt damon is imprisoned within the great wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the. First look at the great wall, a movie about matt damon. Matt damon reveals why indie films get shut out of movie theaters the great wall is based on a story by thomas tull and max brooks and is the largest movie ever shot entirely in. Free delivery the great wall movie poster inch cm posters home decor print decoration jing tian as general lin mei see more. The tao tei are the main antagonists in the 2017 liveaction monster film the great wall.
Lin is the only female character of any substance in the great wall this movie. Luhan s studio official weibo update regarding the great wall movie. Cadet peng yong lu han sacrifices himself to give william matt damon and commander lin jing tian time to execute their plan. It was a starstudded event as hollywood alister matt damon and hong kong legendary singeractor andy lau were among the cast who attended the press conference. Luhan recently updated fans with pictures alongside his costars of the upcoming movie the great wall. On july 2, luhan shared photos with hollywood actor matt damon. We would like to thank the production team for this opportunity and their trust. Jing tian as commander lin mae, the leader of the crane troop. Matt damons controversial the great wall battles its own.
Although there is no word yet on lu hans role, this is yet another big break for the 24yearold, who just last year made his movie debut in back. Jul 03, 2015 luhan recently updated fans with pictures alongside his costars of the upcoming movie the great wall. With the great wall, hollywood has made whitewashing. The great walls commander lin defies every trope of women. People are outraged that matt damon is starring in a movie. The first englishlanguage production for yimou is the largest film ever. The great wall targeted american and chinese audiences but pleased neither scott mendelson senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Matt damon defends movie and his team from critics actor matt damon got slammed last august for the upcoming movie the great wall and now opens up about his thoughts. In ancient china, a group of european mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the great wall of china against a horde of monstrous creatures. 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, the great wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the worlds most iconic structure. You wont be disappointed, this is a solid action and bonafide scifi thriller with lots of fire breathing and eyegoaging monster gore. Great wall movie directed by zhang yimou in 2016 top china travel. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including fist fight, a cure for wellness and xx. Former exo member luhan rumored to appear alongside matt damon, andy lau in hollywood film.
William matt damon and tovar pedro pascal watch in shock and awe as alien creatures attack the great wall and the nameless order fights back. In june, he was cast in the youth sports drama sweet combat alongside guan xiaotong. Dont bother listening to the sooks about a white actor casted with the main role. Zhang yimous the great wall is roughly twothirds great movie, onethird terrible one. Their vocal sound effects were provided by jonathan borland. He graduated from beijing shida middle school and attended beijing haidian foreign language shi yan school before leaving for south korea to attend yonsei university as an exchange student. We have a very cool new batch of character posters from zhang yimous next bigbudget project, the great wall, which stars academy awardwinner matt damon in the lead.
Mar 08, 2017 after starring in american movie the great wall alongside matt damon, luhan has finally returned to the chinese music scene releasing two new songs titled what if i said and roleplay. The great wall was released in 2017 on friday, february 17, 2017 in nationwide movie theaters. Without even trying in the next, say, forty seconds you can almost certainly imagine a better film than the great wall, based only on the above plot precis. First look at the great wall, a movie about matt damon fighting monsters on the great wall of.
With matt damon, tian jing, willem dafoe, andy lau. The film opens like a spaghetti western in the gobi desert, as mercenary soldiers william garin damon and pero tovar chileanborn actor. Luhan to join star studded cast of a hollywood movie. Roleplay is a upbeat hiphop track accompanied by luhans sweet vocals. Mar 07, 2017 the great wall is an upcoming americanchinese 3d science fantasy adventuremonster action film directed by zhang yimou.
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