The Great Wall

  • NewsYahoo Movies UK

    Matt Damon’s The Great Wall expected to lose $75 million

    It’s official – ‘The Great Wall’ is a huge flop.

  • NewsMike P Williams

    Matt Damon upset over The Great Wall whitewashing controversy

    Matt Damon made an appearance at New York Comic-Con this week to promote his latest movie, ‘The Great Wall’, where the discussion about its whitewashing inevitably arose. The film, an epic action-adventure around the mysteries of The Great Wall of China, has been accused of whitewashing the story and elements of history by using Damon’s Caucasian character as the saviour.

  • NewsVariety

    Asian Films Looking to Cast More Hollywood Names

    As China is eager to export its soft power to the world, more Hollywood faces have been cast in Chinese blockbusters in the hope of scoring global releases and winning the hearts of international audiences. Despite China’s box office slowing down by 21% in the first half of 2016, the country’s film market saw a... <a href="http://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/more-western-actors-courted-for-asian-films-1201880670/" title="Read Asian Films Looking to Cast More Hollywood Names">Read more »</a><

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Great Wall's Zhang Yimou Speaks Out Over Matt Damon 'Whitewash' Controversy

    Controversy erupted last week over the first pictures and trailer from new Matt Damon movie ‘The Great Wall’, with the director Zhang Yimou being accused of whitewashing. Set 1000 years ago, it poses the notion that the Great Wall of China was built to keep out a monstrous creature, and features Damon heavily. ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ star Constance Wu was among the critics, accusing the film of ‘perpetuating the racist myth that only a white man can save the world’.

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Matt Damon’s The Great Wall Sparks Whitewashing Row

    It looks like upcoming Matt Damon vehicle ‘The Great Wall’ has sparked yet more ‘whitewashing’ controversy. The Chinese-produced, English language film from director Zhang Yimou (‘Hero,’ ‘House of Flying Daggers’) premiered its trailer this week, revealing that Damon stars as a warrior facing off against monsters at the historic Great Wall of China. This has not gone down well with many commentators, who question the need for a white American lead actor in a film set in China and based around

  • NewsTom Butler

    The Great Wall: Matt Damon Stars In First Trailer For Surprise Monster Movie

    The debut trailer for ‘The Great Wall’ has been released and it’s revealed something about the film that - up until now - had been kept in total secrecy. The director of ‘Hero’ and ‘House of Flying Daggers’ is making his English-language debut with ‘The Great Wall’, and it’s the largest film ever shot entirely in China for global distribution. As you can see from the trailer it sees an elite force manning China’s Great Wall, protecting humanity from some unseen supernatural enemy.