It’s Man Vs. Beast At ‘The Great Wall’

Who does not like a good creature feature?  Well perhaps not ‘creature’ exactly, but Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe will take on some type of mythical monstrosity in the upcoming movie ‘The Great Wall’.  Above is the trailer.

Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu and Eddie Peng also star in the film about a group of elite warriors who band together to defeat mythical creatures who threaten the Great Wall of China. Speaking with EW, Yimou says that aside from the fantastical aspect of the monsters – they kept the rest of the story as grounded and historically accurate to the period as possible:

“The film takes place about 1,000 years ago. At its core, it is a period piece and an action film. The fantasy element does play a major role because of the monsters. But, what makes our film unique is that these are ancient Chinese monsters. Even though it’s a fantasy movie, we filmed it in a very realistic way. We want it to feel like the events actually happened. Other than the monster, all aspects of this film are backed by either scientific or historical research.”