Matt damon calls the great wall backlash a fckin bummer. The countrys most expensive coproduction to date is a visual treat, complete with a grizzled matt damon, but. 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. The real reason matt damon agreed to star in the great wall by sarah szabo march 1, 2017 3. Hollywood and chinas terminally awkward shotgun wedding continues with the. But as a showcase for damon s considerable talents, and as a canvas for the gifted chinese director zhang yimou, this. 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. The pair patiently wait 22 hours on overwatch before determining that the site is clear.
Dec 07, 2016 legendarys the great wall will have its. As he did with the occupation of iraq in no end in sight, charles ferguson shines a light on the global financial crisis in inside job. Wmg, believe music, sme on behalf of editions milan music. Pg 3 out of 5 globes the most refreshing thing about the great wall is that its a big, dumb monster movie. The great wall was conceived with seemingly foolproof elements to appeal to crowds in both china and the u. 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. Apr 04, 2017 the great wall movie 2016 free matt damon, tian jing, willem dafoe free movies youtube. Quiz by sheldon 30 scattered posters of matt damon quiz by sheldon. 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. Americans arent the only ones who watch movies, and the great wall presented damon an opportunity. Andy lau and matt damon both played the same role of a gang member working as a mole in the police force. Mar 01, 2017 following a december 2016 debut in china, matt damon s newest film, the great wall, was released on western shores in february 2017.
Academy award winner matt damon the martian, the bourne franchise leads humanitys greatest fight for survival. 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. The great wall, funded by legendary, china film group, and universal pictures was an attempt at a joint production between chinese and american talent. 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. With matt damon, tian jing, willem dafoe, andy lau. Now, matt damon s battling mystical forces in medieval china. Matt damons the great wall crumbles in epic fashion. 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. Matt damon may be one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but the world is pretty big, too.
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. Matt damon leads humanitys greatest fight for survival in the great wall from legendary and. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Tian is fun to watch and has some nice screen presence, while andy lau balances the over the top. Starring matt damon, the veteran andy lau and a host of chinese stars and directed by the esteemed zhang yimou, the great wall was supposed to be a gamechanger, proof that the burgeoning chinese. Accompanied by narration from matt damon, ferguson begins and ends in iceland, a flourishing country that gave americanstyle banking a tryand paid the price. Confessions of a dangerous mind bachelor matt 2002. Matt damons controversial the great wall battles its own. Feb 16, 2017 the best thing about the great wall is how it introduces american audiences to new asian actors. Social media is both excited and confused by matt damon s starring role in the upcoming uschinese joint production a monster adventure epic called the great wall. Granted, a historically accurate movie about the great wall of. 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. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Second, why would a movie about the great wall of china, set in 11thcentury china during the song dynasty, a time when china was almost exclusively made.
The great wall official trailer 2 2017 matt damon movie. Donald trump could learn a thing or two from matt damon s spectacular monster movie. Matt damon battles clusters of monsters in the great. 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 great wall 2016i william jason bourne 2016i jason bourne the martian 2015 mark watney. We have 18 questions and answers about matt damons. 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. 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. An action packed film, with an interesting plot that is held together with very good special effects. Spectacular film in which some european mercenaries meet a secret army defending the great wall of china against a horde of monsters. 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.
S a beloved chinese director zhang, a hollywood movie star damon, and a. Lau was a triad member and senior inspector working for the hong kong police in infernal affairs 2002, and damon played his american counterpart, staff sgt. With the great wall, hollywood has made whitewashing china. The great wall official trailer 1 2017 matt damon movie.
It is an americanchinese coproduction starring matt damon, jing tian, pedro pascal, willem dafoe, and andy lau. The movie features matt damon, willem dafoe and a slate of popular chinese actors using the great wall to defend humanity from. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter. The great wall, chinas matt damon film, is a big, dumb monster movie. Feb 17, 2017 the great wall is a ridiculous movie about matt damon joining an army of chinese soldiers to fight off dragonlike creatures rapidly encroaching on their shit. The great wall aims to bridge hollywoodchina divide. In 2010, matt damon narrated the documentary film inside job about the part played by financial deregulation in the late2000s financial crisis. Universal zhang yimous the great wall is roughly twothirds great movie, onethird terrible one. 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. Basically, matt damon and his friend eventually want to find the magic powder the chinese have gunpowder. The films synopsis on the official website also puts the american actor front and center.
Aug 09, 2016 the real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient 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 daggers, legendarys the great wall tells the. The great wall pretty much is a white man saves the world retread, though its not as if the role had been conceived for an asian actor only to be thrown to a white one. The great white hope, matt damon, saves china in the bizarre fantasyaction film the great wall. 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. The great wall, chinas matt damon film, is a big, dumb. They get captured and eventually help defend the great wall from invading creatures. The great wall isnt terribleyou might call it the notbad wall. Matt damon full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In the great wall a mercenary played by matt damon helps defend the great wall of china against a horde of monsters. We have 18 questions and answers about matt damon s great wall of china movie new, 10 comments by bryan bishop, jacob kastrenakes, russell brandom, kwame opam. With the great wall, hollywood has made whitewashing. Why matt damons the great wall became a great big bomb. Aug 01, 2017 the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web.
Matt damon in front of some outoffocus chinese actors. The great wall first battle begin movie clip fhd youtube. When the first trailer for the monster movie the great wall dropped last summer, people had two questions. A band of european mercenaries, including william garin matt damon and pero tovar pedro pascal, travel to china during the reign of the renzong emperor. Matt damon, jing tian, pedro pascal and willem dafoe directed by. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. The great wall 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Matt damons the great wall gets an epic 9minute trailer. Its not hollywood whitewashing, its just an awful movie matt damon is the least of the problems in zhang yimous misbegotten medieval epic. After traveling to china in search of black powder a band of european mercenaries are captured by. The film was directed by a bigtime chinese director, zhang yimou, and starred hollywood stars matt damon and willem defoe alongside chinese film stars in an attempt to capture chinese audiences. 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. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies.
Colin sullivan of the massachusetts state police, in its american remake the. Army staff sergeant shane matthews is a sniper who is sent to investigate a pipeline construction site in the desert of the country, with his spotter, sergeant allen isaac. The real reason matt damon was brought in to save ancient. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. 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. Fitting, then, that the film centres as much on chinas relationship with foreigners as the legend of the taotie, a group of flesheating. Matt damon made his impassioned defense of the great wall at a press conference for the film at new york comic con on saturday that i was in.
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