Is he a fan, or just mad they cast a lookalike back in the first season? We need to know. But here he seems to be doing his best to act like he's in some weird Thrones reboot as we walks through mist, fights flying creatures, and sports some serious Jon Snow hair. Matt Damon’s been able to play some pretty cool characters in his career: Jason Bourne, the guy that got rescued in The Martian, Will "How do you like them apples" Hunting.
Is Matt Damon sad he’s not in Game of Thrones or something? Already The Great Wall stands out for the use of bright colors other than teal and orange. There’s so much promise to international collaborations, which provide an alternative to the standard Hollywood action movie formula of US vs. But The Great Wall looks like the first film that’s comparable to summer epic, featuring a global celebrity gulping from a bottomless mug of special effects. Numerous American films have already benefited from Chinese investment, from Marvel’s superheroes to teen comedies like 21 & Over, which shot a separate ending specifically for Chinese moviegoers. Is this the beginning of an awesome relationship between Hollywood and Chinese studios? And this is just the beginning: Le Vision alone has a slate of 20 English-language films it’s working on. Trust us.) But the studios are equally as interesting: Legendary Pictures is behind The Dark Knight trilogy and Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, and Le Vision Pictures is the movie studio arm of LeEco - the company that just bought Vizio for $2 billion.
(After you’re done here, go watch Hero and House of Flying Daggers. It’s directed by legendary Chinese director Zhang Yimou. We can’t stop talking about it, but we do have a few questions… Why does this trailer begin with a mini-trailer for the trailer? On the other, it’s a massive Hollywood / Chinese co-production made by a renowned international filmmaker with dynamic aesthetic sensibilities. On one hand, it’s a Hollywood blockbuster with a major star and lots of action and visual effects. That’s why we were so excited to finally get a look at the upcoming Matt Damon film The Great Wall. We’re rarely surprised, though, because a formulaic trailer is typically selling a formulaic movie. We’re pretty used to bombastic movie trailers: Hero X does this, Threat Y presents itself as that, fight fight fight, and then wrap it up with a pithy one-liner that leaves The Kids™ wanting more.