The Great Wall
1700 years to build. 5500 miles long. What were they trying to keep out?
Country
Production
Budget
$150 000 000
Box office
$334 933 831
Director
Actors
Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Zhang Hanyu, Han Lu, Lin Gengxin, Eddie Peng, Huang Xuan
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Charles Roven, Peter Loehr, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Wang Hong, Alex Gartner, E. Bennett Walsh, Zhang Zhao, Jillian Share, La Peikang
Camera operator
Stuart Dryburgh
Composer
Artist
John Myhre, Marc Aubry, Steve Cady
Audition
Editing
Craig Wood, Mary Jo Markey
Whole Team (167)
Whole Team (167)
Short description
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the time of production, this was the most expensive film ever made in China. Only some scenes were filmed in New Zealand.
- Andy Lau's Hollywood debut.
- James Horner was supposed to compose the music for the film, but he died.
- The tagline states that the construction of the Great Wall took 1,700 years. The entire construction process could well have taken that long. The Great Wall was built in sections by order of successive ruling dynasties. Building each such section of the wall took from 10 to 20 years.
- Negotiations for filming were held with Bryan Cranston, but Willem Dafoe was eventually approved for the role intended for him.
- At one point, Edward Zwick was considered as the film's director, and Henry Cavill was slated to play the main role.
- Alexander Skarsgård was once considered for one of the roles in the film. Later, Benjamin Walker was approved, but he soon left the project.
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