Directed by visual legend Zhang Yimou (張藝謀), fantasy action-film The Great Wall <長城> is set for a December 16, 2016 release in Mainland China, sending viewers off to an action epic for the beginning of the winter holidays. The film, co-produced by Legendary Pictures, Le Vision Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, and China Film Group, centers on a group of elite warriors who band together to defend the Great Wall of China from monsters. The film stars Matt Damon, Jing Tian (景甜), Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau (劉德華). The Great Wall centers on Matt Damon as William and Pedro Pascal as Tovar, two foreign mercenaries who are sent off to random armies around the world, fighting wars for money. As fate would have it, they end up in the Great Wall, where they are captured by an elite army of monster fighters. There, they meet an English scholar, portrayed by Willem Dafoe, who has been imprisoned in the Great Wall for over 25 years. He attempts to gain William and Tovar’s trust, so they could help him in his escape. The film will open in China on December 16, 2016. It will premiere in the United States on January 17, 2017.
