Matt damons the great wall gets an epic 9minute trailer. Feb 16, 2017 yimou crafts neat skyhigh views for the battle scenes, as soldiers attack the lizardlike invaders from atop the great wall. The movie features matt damon, willem dafoe and a slate of popular chinese actors using. A new trailer for the great wall just came out, starring matt damon as a member of an elite force fighting for humanity on the iconic wall in china. Starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, zhang yimou hero, house of flying. Starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most. In the great wall a mercenary played by matt damon helps defend the great wall of china against a horde of monsters. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips. The great wall matt damon pedro pascal willem dafoe yimou zhang. The movie features matt damon, willem dafoe and a slate of popular chinese actors using the great wall to defend humanity from. The great wall official trailer 2 2017 matt damon movie starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, zhang yimou hero, house. If you go into the great wall thinking of it as the new matt damon movie, let alone the new zhang yimou movie, youre in for disappointment.
His father was of english and scottish descent, and his mother is of finnish and. Matt damons the great wall crumbles in epic fashion. The great wall, chinas matt damon film, is a big, dumb monster movie. In the new movie the great wall, matt damon helps chinese warriors defend their country against fearsome monsters attacking the famous landmark. Aug 01, 2017 the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. A lot of the visual effects, though, are thirdrate at best and look. For a yimou zhang film featuring matt damon and willem dafoe battling ancient monsters, the great wall is neither as exciting nor as entertainingly bonkers as. Matt damons the great wall crumbles in epic fashion jing tian, left, matt damon, andy lau and cheney chen in the movie the great wall. Official trailer starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual. The great wall was conceived with seemingly foolproof elements to appeal to crowds in both china and the u. Matt damon has hit back at accusations of that he has participated in whitewashing through his involvement in forthcoming historical epic the great wall, a. Starring matt damon, the great wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the worlds most iconic structure.
The great wall official trailer 2 2017 matt damon movie. Watch matt damon fight monsters in china in the great wall trailer. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. Yimou crafts neat skyhigh views for the battle scenes, as soldiers attack the lizardlike invaders from atop the great wall. Matt damon is a great actor and so is everyone else in the movie. Feb 16, 2017 in the great wall a mercenary played by matt damon helps defend the great wall of china against a horde of monsters. The real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient china. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter. Matt damon, jing tian, pedro pascal, andy lau, willem dafoe. The first englishlanguage production for yimou is the largest film ever. The great wall movie 2016 free matt damon, tian jing, willem dafoe free movies youtube. In ancient china, a group of european mercenaries encounters a secret army. The great white hope, matt damon, saves china in the bizarre fantasyaction film the great wall. With the great wall, hollywood has made whitewashing.
Starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, zhang yimou hero, house of. Zhang yimous artful flourishes are the highlights of this uschinese blockbuster, a monster movie with a muddled message but plenty of. Why matt damons the great wall became a great big bomb. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. It is an americanchinese coproduction starring matt damon, jing tian, pedro pascal, willem dafoe, and andy lau. Following its panel at the new york comic con, legendary pictures and universal pictures held a. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Matt damon is the least of the problems in zhang yimous. On march, 2018, matt damon and ben affleck announced they will adopt the inclusion rider agreement in all their future production deals through their pearl street films. Matt damon damon in 2015 born matthew paige damon 19701008 october 8, 1970 age 49 cambridge, massachusetts, u. The great wall 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Its not hollywood whitewashing, its just an awful movie.
Matt damon said tuesday that his role in the new chinahollywood production the great wall was always intended to be european, responding to criticism that an asian actor should have been picked. Apr 04, 2017 the great wall movie 2016 free matt damon, tian jing, willem dafoe free movies youtube. 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. The great wall official trailer 1 2017 matt damon movie youtube. The real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient. Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. The great wall also stars jing tian, pedro pascal, willem dafoe and andy lau. One thing the great wall gets absolutely right is the walliness, because watching.
The great wall official trailer 1 2017 matt damon movie. Big movie premiere 1 episode 2007 the insider 1 episode 2004. The great wall 2017 the first attack scene 110 movieclips. Fitting, then, that the film centres as much on chinas relationship with foreigners as the legend of the taotie, a group of flesheating. European mercenaries searching for black powder became embroiled in the defense of the great wall of china against a horde of monstrous creatures. The great wall, chinas matt damon film, is a big, dumb. 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.
Green zone is a 2010 action thriller film directed by paul greengrass. Americans arent the only ones who watch movies, and the great wall presented damon an opportunity. Matt damon explains why audiences need to see the great wall. After traveling to china in search of black powder a band of european mercenaries are captured by. In this actionfantasy epic set in 11th century china, two mercenaries from the west matt damon and pedro pascal are captured by a military organization that are headquartered in a fortress on the great wall.
The countrys most expensive coproduction to date is a visual treat, complete with a grizzled matt damon, but dont expect any complex. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by brian helgeland, based on a 2006 nonfiction book imperial life in the emerald city by journalist rajiv chandrasekaran. Dec 20, 2016 in the new movie the great wall, matt damon helps chinese warriors defend their country against fearsome monsters attacking the famous landmark. Matt damons the great wall is a chinese hit but a domestic miss scott mendelson senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. While the departed keeps the basic structure of the original, it is very much its own movie, so much so that the screenwriter, william monahan, didnt even watch the original film while adapting its screenplay, thus enabling him to infuse the script with his, and scorseses, respective visions. With matt damon, tian jing, willem dafoe, andy lau. Matt damon battles clusters of monsters in the great. Aug 09, 2016 the real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient china. Film critic and us military veteran kyle smith labeled the film slander and appallingly antiamerican. 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 tells the. Dec 07, 2016 matt damon has hit back at accusations of that he has participated in whitewashing through his involvement in forthcoming historical epic the great wall, a largescale hollywoodchinese co. Matt damon addresses the great walls white savior issue.
Its not hollywood whitewashing, its just an awful movie matt damon is the least of the problems in zhang yimous misbegotten medieval epic. Mar 01, 2017 matt damon may be one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but the world is pretty big, too. Oct 08, 2016 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 tells the. An action packed film, with an interesting plot that is held together with very good special effects. Matt damon s the great wall is a chinese hit but a domestic miss scott mendelson senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Matt damon talks the great walls white savior issue.
In time, the duo get caught up in a battle between the chinese warriors and a supernatural menace that the great wall was built to repel. They get captured and eventually help defend the great wall from invading creatures. Matt damon may be one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but the world is pretty big, too. Pg 3 out of 5 globes the most refreshing thing about the great wall is that its a big, dumb monster movie. After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, damon was cast by francis ford coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama the rainmaker. Matt damon battles monsters, blockbusteraudience boredom bourne star and an international cast take on giant 12thcentury beasties in d. Matt damon in the great wall matt damon doesnt save china in this capably directed but generic fantasy spectacle extolling chinese culture and military excellence. The film was nominated for a visual effects society award for outstanding supporting visual effects in a feature motion picture but lost to another matt damon film, hereafter. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. Basically, matt damon and his friend eventually want to find the magic powder the chinese have gunpowder. S a beloved chinese director zhang, a hollywood movie star damon, and a. Matt damon, jing tian, and pedro pascal the great wall official trailer 1 2017 matt damon movie starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking. Matt damon full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. When the first trailer for the monster movie the great wall dropped last summer, people had two questions.
Matthew paige damon was born on october 8, 1970, in boston, massachusetts, to kent damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and nancy carlssonpaige, an early childhood education professor at lesley university. In 2010, matt damon narrated the documentary film inside job about the part played by financial deregulation in the late2000s financial crisis. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all. With the great wall, hollywood has made whitewashing china. Matt damon calls the great wall backlash a fckin bummer.
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