The Great Wall (2016)

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Matt Damon and Bryan Cranston May Join Legendary Pictures’ ‘The Great Wall’

Legendary Pictures has been trying to mount The Great Wall for sometime and now they might just have the two men to do it. Matt Damon and Bryan Cranston are in talks to star in the Zhang Yimou directed period epic which will “reveal the legend behind a great mystery of our age: why this magnificent structure came to be.”

Edward Zwick was originally going to direct the film with Henry Cavill, but it never quite came together. A new script by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) seems to have put thing back in motion though. Read more about The Great Wall movie below.

Deadline broke both the Damon and Cranston news. Damon would be the lead character in the film, if he can fit it in. He’s currently scheduled to make The Martian with Ridley Scott followed, potentially, by the next Bourne movie, of which Gilroy wrote the multiple movies in the franchise and even directed the last one, The Bourne Legacy. There’s no word on whom Cranston would play.

As you’d expect, the history of The Great Wall of China is extremely extensive, with multiple different dynasties building and destroying different parts of the wall over centuries. How Gilroy’s script will interpret that is still a mystery.

According to Deadline though, the real draw for both Cranston and Damon is Zhang Yimou, the man behind such films as Hero and House of the Flying Daggers. He’s got a very unique visual style and probably lots of concepts neither of these actors are used to working with. Not to mention, it’s set in China, which is fastly becoming the largest film market in the world. Even if The Great Wall doesn’t hit with American audiences, though there’s no reason it shouldn’t, it’ll get devoured internationally.

Producers on The Great Wall include Thomas Tull, Charles Roven, Jon Jashni, Richard Suckle and Peter Loehr. Alex Gartner, Jillian Share and Bennett Walsh will executive produce.

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[L.J.]

Interesting.

[Mandalorian]

Matt Damon, Bryan Cranston, sold.

[Darth Marcus]

Tony Gilroy scripting is good. Sometimes he can be hit or miss, but sometimes he pens masterpieces (Michael Clayton). I'm definitely interested.

[jscoggins]

Who are they supposed to play?

[bowlingbilly10]

Matt Damon & Bryan Cranston?! Hell yeah!!

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Who are they supposed to play?

I know, it's ridiculous They would have to be modern day archaeologists telling the story of the Great Wall in flashback. I can't think of anything more boring.

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by lemonski

I know, it's ridiculous They would have to be modern day archaeologists telling the story of the Great Wall in flashback. I can't think of anything more boring.

Or maybe they'll pull a John Wayne:

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Or maybe they'll pull a John Wayne:

LOL He looks a bit like Matt Damon in that picture!

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by lemonski

LOL He looks a bit like Matt Damon in that picture!

[hawaii sun]

Didn't Matt diss Gilroy's Bourne Ultimatum script?

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by hawaii sun

Didn't Matt diss Gilroy's Bourne Ultimatum script?

Yes, but he also apologized, lol.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-gilroy-272874

"If I didn't respect him and appreciate his talent, then I really wouldn't have cared," Damon said, referring to Gilroy. "My feelings were hurt. That's all. And that's exactly why I shouldn’t have said anything. This is between me and him. So saying anything publicly is f---ing stupid and unprofessional and just kind of douchey of me."

[aiman04]

Another source says the film is about a group of 15-century British soldiers whose fates get intertwined with the construction of the Ming Dynasty portions of the Great Wall of China. Presumably they will play the British soldiers.

Heisenberg with a British accent.

[lolwut]

Come on, Hollywood, give me a break. Reminds me of The Last Samurai starring...Tom Cruise. Or more recently The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale. Or the new Moses movie, also with Christian Bale.

[Elbie]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

Yes, but he also apologized, lol.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-gilroy-272874

Lol that was an epic diss.

[aiman04]

"Zhang Yimou is directing the story of an elite force making a last stand for humanity on the world's most iconic structure."

Humanity, are going to see them fight giant monsters? It is being made by Legendary Pictures.

More cast announced, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau, Jing Tian.

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by lolwut

Come on, Hollywood, give me a break. Reminds me of The Last Samurai starring...Tom Cruise. Or more recently The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale. Or the new Moses movie, also with Christian Bale.

The Last Samurai is a good film though.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by Darth Marcus

Tony Gilroy scripting is good. Sometimes he can be hit or miss, but sometimes he pens masterpieces (Michael Clayton). I'm definitely interested.

Yep - Clayton is a great flick. Matt Damon sucks but a good movie can cover for him so this may be cool.

[Taipan]

The last samurai was watchable. Thankfully Ken Watanabe carried the film.

This film could be a nice change. Wait and see I suppose...

[X400]

The last samurai is awesome! Tom Cruise was perfect in iy, so was Watanabe not to mention Hitoyuki Sanada, the rest of the cast even

Anyways this sounds blegh, Zhang Yimou only makes pretty movies, the stories are meh