the great wall Archives

While last week's releases covered the entire spectrum of filmmaking with two very strong entries, this week there are three entries that very few people are going to remember in a week; Fist Fight, The Great Wall and A Cure For Wellness. The holiday means that it is going to be a long weekend for a[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Great Wall might have amazing armor designs and decent cinematography but it can't escape the 90's era CGI or the basic story. Director: Yimou Zhang Summary: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures. There are several reasons that people even[...]

Universal Pictures has released three new behind-the-scenes videos for The Great Wall The story of European mercenaries searching for black powder who become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures The featurettes take a look inside filming, focuses on director Zhang Yimou and talks about shooting in[...]

Since the very first poster for The Great Wall starring Matt Damon was first released, the film has been criticized as yet another example of "whitewashing," the process of casting white actors in non-white roles Other recent examples of the practice include Marvel casting Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, though some reports claimed that[...]

Well if nothing else the ambivalently awaited fantasy film, The Great Wall, has achieved one amazing feat – it's released a trailer that's probably the first to run longer than Cloud Atlas' 5 minute, 42 second trailer back in 2012. With an overall length of 8 minutes and 58 seconds, and assuming that it's a two-hour[...]

By John Odum… It was a packed house at Madison Square Garden for the NYCC preview panel for Director Zhang Yimou's (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero) "The Great Wall" slated for a February 17 release date in the US and February 24 in the UK Moderator Dave Carter introduced birthday boy Matt Damon (in his first New[...]