PHOTOS: 'The Great Wall' red carpet in Beijing
“The Great Wall”, an all-star action-adventure film by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, premiered in Beijing on Tuesday (6 Dec).
The China-Hollywood co-production, made with a US$135 million budget, tells the story of a heroic battle against an army of monsters called “taotie” (based on an ancient Chinese mythological creature) atop the Great Wall of China.
It is the first English-language film from director Zhang and stars Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Eddie Peng, Jing Tian, Lu Han, TFBoys’ Wang Junkai, Lin Geng Xin and Zhang Hanyu, who were all present at the red carpet premiere.
