She studied Chinese culture for a long time and what happened was she was able to melt the Chinese culture very closely with Western design.
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Initially set up as the inaugural film for Legendary Eastan Asia-based offshoot of Legendary Productionsthe movie was to. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism. The film The Great Wall had a very long, winding road to production. She gets very detailed about everything and I love the costume from Warcraft and then after interviewing her I decided to hire her on this movie. When a mercenary warrior (Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. I visited a set of Warcraft and I met her and I found that she’s a fabulous designer. The movie does feature elaborate production design, large-scale battle sequences, and a great stylistic blend of Hollywood and East Asian cinema. The first time I met her it was on the set of Warcraft. Zhang Yimou: We worked very closely together for over a year. Something that both people can understand and appreciate.ĭid you work closely with Mayes C. Zhang Yimou: Because this is the first time we're doing a giant Hollywood blockbuster with the Chinese culture as the background, the most difficult thing is to find a commonality between two great cultures. What were some of the cultural challenges when creating The Great Wall? Screen Rant caught up with Yimou at a red carpet event in Beverly Hills to discuss cultural challenges and what he hopes his audience takes away from the film. The Great Wall has already grossed $224.5 million worldwide, well before it opens in the United States on February 17.
Though the film is something of a box office risk, Universal is confident the project can find some traction with audiences, going so far as to release a prequel comic fleshing out the backstory. Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, and Tian Jing are in key supporting roles. Two Europeans, William (Damon) and Tovar (Pedro Pascal), stumble on the title monument while seeking to trade for (or steal) the mysterious black powder that’s being whispered about in the West. Chinese film director Zhang Yimou recently made his English speaking film debut in the new historical monster flick, The Great Wall, which stars Matt Damon as a mercenary who becomes embroiled in the defense of China's historical Great Wall (one of the wonders of the world) against horrendous monsters. The Great Wall takes place in a fantasy-influenced version of the tenth or eleventh century.
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