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"We have to sink it!" Well Go USA has posted the teaser trailer for Operation Hadal, a Chinese action thriller from filmmaker Dante Lam. This jingoistic movie is about the Chinese Navy going all out to defend an offshore platform in the sea. It's set for a US release at the end of February after originally opening in China this month first. The offshore platform Deep Blue 3 in Chinese territorial water has been occupied by mercenaries. The Chinese Navy sets sail then to repel invaders as the Jiao Long commando team prepares for a fierce fight in the deep sea. So this is mostly a movie about the Chinese Navy being badass and taking out bad guys (they've been making these for years - also see The Battle at Lake Changjin). Starring Xuan Huang, Yosh Yu, Bryan Larkin, Luxia Jiang, Karry Wang, Kelvin Taylor, Sean Kohnke, Cory Beeston. Half of...

Herman Yao’s latest film, Moscow Mission, chronicled a group of brave detectives who were sent to Moscow to eradicate a group of dangerous train robbers who had been terrorizing the trans-Siberian railway. The eyewitnesses claimed that the robbers often boarded the train disguised as regular passengers, sometimes individually or in groups. Once the train left the station, they donned their signature ski masks and robbed the entire train at gunpoint. Those who cooperated were left to see another day, while others became victims of their wrath. Once they were done, they pulled the chain and made their exit.

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How does Cui Zhenhai plan to catch the robbers?

The latest robbery jeopardized the trade between Russia and China and even tarnished the latter’s reputation on a global scale. Since the robbers were a grave threat to both domestic and international travelers, the Chinese government brought in the big guns.

The marital drama is the second feature from Ziyang Zhou.

Berlin-based sales outfit Picture Tree International (Pti) has picked up international rights to Ziyang Zhou’s Wu Hai, ahead of its debut in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

The Chinese relationship drama marks the second feature of Inner Mongolia director Zhou after Old Beast, which won three awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2017, including the Fipresci prize and best original screenplay for Zhou.

It is also the first Chinese production to be acquired by Pti and is receiving its world premiere on September 24 at San Sebastian’s 68th edition,...

Marriage drama selected to play in competition at San Sebastian.

Berlin-based sales outfit Picture Tree International (Pti) has picked up international rights to Ziyang Zhou’s Wu Hai, ahead of its debut in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

The Chinese relationship drama marks the second feature of Inner Mongolia director Zhou after Old Beast, which won three awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2017, including the Fipresci prize and best original screenplay for Zhou.

It is also the first Chinese production to be acquired by Pti and is receiving its world premiere on September 24 at San Sebastian’s 68th edition,...

After initially delivering the classic “Infernal Affairs” trilogy, the writers of that series, Felix Chong and Alan Mak, are back in the genre once again with another stellar undercover thriller. While Chong stays on as a writer, Mak has moved into the director’s chair alongside cinematographer Anthony Pun, which now moves the film away from the subdued drama-like leanings and instead finds itself charging headfirst into classic Hong Kong action cinema.

“Extraordinary Mission” screened at the New York Asian Film Festival

Still on edge following his mother’s death, determined cop Liu Haojun (Xuan Huang from “The Great Wall” and “The Golden Era”) is struggling to stay undercover in a high-level drug-smuggling ring owned and operated by master-criminal Cheng Yi (Xing Jiadong from “1911” and “Soldiers and Their Commanders”). Known as Lin Kai to the rest of the gang, his efforts to bring the gang down from within continually...

In today’s film news roundup, “Vice” wins in Capri, Ninet Tayeb is starring in “Tell Me Why I Don’t Like Mondays,” and Chen Kaige’s “Legend of the Demon Cat” gets U.S. distribution.

Capri Awards

“Vice” has won four awards at the Capri-Hollywood International Film Festival, including best picture, best supporting actress for Amy Adams, and the editing and makeup awards.

Alfonso Cuaron won best director for “Roma,” which also won best foreign language film and for best production design. “A Star Is Born” received awards for best sound editing, best sound mixing and best original song.

Two awards went to “The Wife”: best actress for Glenn Close and best supporting actor for Jonathan Pryce. “First Man” won for best visual effects and best original score. Writing awards went to “Green Book” for best original screenplay, and “BlacKkKlansman,” for best adapted screenplay. Marcello Fonte won the...

The Notebook is covering Tiff with an on-going correspondence between critics Kelley Dong and Daniel Kasman.The Legend of the Demon CatDear Kelley,I must admit I don’t find this year’s festival any more tiring—yet!—than the beginning of the last. As you point out, film culture in general and festivals in particular are being exhaustively picked at and vividly debated over to in order try to fight the tragic inertia of wide-spread and often institutional biases and discrimination. This deep questioning is being seen everywhere from hiring practices all the way to, as you indicate, programming choices and the diversity of critical voices. On the one hand, I find this context an inspiring one for improvement and change for an industry that is all kinds of conservative; but on the other, I do indeed find myself preliminarily wearied these days by the gamut of cultural criticism...

Extraordinary Mission Review Extraordinary Mission (2017) Film Review from the 16th Annual New York Asian Film Festival, a movie directed by Alan Mack & Anthony Pun, starring Xuan Huang, Yihong Duan, Feng Zu, Yueting Lang, Jiadong Xing, Yanhui Wang, and Yaoching Wang. A mid-level drug dealer, named Lin Kai (Xuan Huang), was very good at his job. He had to be, because [...]

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Stars: Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Tian Jing, Andy Lau, Hanyu Zhang, Han Lu, Kenny Lin, Eddie Peng, Xuan Huang, Ryan Zheng | Written by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy | Directed by Yimou Zhang

Magnificent, breath-taking spectacle. A glorious, gorgeous testament to mankind’s creativity. Looks really good in 3D. All of this and more can be used to describe The Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of filmmaker Zhang Yimou, however, is another thing entirely.

Following the intense furore surrounding the creation and marketing of The Great Wall, the film itself is here for all to see and judge. Erasure? White saviour trope: the movie? The Great Wall of China with a coat of whitewashing? As it turns out, not quite, but that’s not to say the movie is without its problems.

The great face of The Great Wall’s controversies is Matt Damon, cast as brooding mercenary William Garin.

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “The Great Wall” starring Matt Damon!

“The Great Wall,” which opens on Feb. 17, 2017 and is rated “PG-13,” also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang and Andy Lau from director Yimou Zhang and writers Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro.

To win your free passes to “The Great Wall” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!

Between courage and fear. Between monsters and men. A wall stands that must never fall.

Academy Award® winner Matt Damon (The Martian, The Bourne franchise) leads humanity’s greatest fight for survival in The Great Wall, from Legendary and Universal Pictures. When a mercenary warrior (Damon) is imprisoned within The Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of our world.

As wave after wave of marauding beasts, intent on devouring the world, besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront this unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.

Directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero, House of Flying Daggers), the action-fantasy marks his first English-language production and the largest film ever shot entirely in China.

To create The Great Wall,...

Matt Damon is back in action, but this time around he is doing construction and fighting monsters. Legendary pictures have just released the latest trailer for their upcoming period action-adventure movie The Great Wall, which is a fictional take on the reasoning for the construction of The Great Wall of China. Given the movie's February release, this is looking like it could be the first big blockbuster of 2017.

Legendary Pictures brought a presentation for the movie to New York Comic Con this weekend, and they just so happened to bring a new trailer along with them as well. Luckily they didn't make us wait too long before dropping the trailer online. In The Great Wall, Matt Damon is leading humanity's fight for survival in the movie from Legendary and Universal Pictures. As waves of massive beasts attack the wall, a huge army of elite warriors attempt to confront this seemingly unstoppable force.

Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. The film stars Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang, and Andy Lau. “The Great Wall” hits theaters on February 17, 2017.

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Matt Damon may be trying to give his best friend Ben Affleck a run for his money in a new poster from The Great Wall, which shows that, even though Ben Affleck is Batman, Damon can take to the skies as well. Of course, Matt Damon isn't playing a superhero in The Great Wall, but he sure does look like one, flying through the air during battle in this new poster. Legendary released the first trailer back in July, but this poster could mean that another trailer could be coming soon.

Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary's The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world's most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China.

Matt Damon is leading an elite force that’s making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure in the new official trailer, poster and stills for the upcoming thriller, ‘The Great Wall.’ The new clip and photos for Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures’ 3D action drama debuted today in support of the film’s theatrical release on February 17, 2017. In addition to Damon, ‘The Great Wall’ also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang and Andy Lau. The mystery drama, which marks the English-language directorial debut of filmmaker Zhang Yimou, is [ Read More ]

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Later tonight, fans can see Matt Damon return in his iconic role when Jason Bourne hits theaters in Thursday sneak preview screenings. Next year, however, the beloved actor takes on a role unlike any he's played before in The Great Wall, which hits theaters on February 17. Today we have the first trailer for this upcoming thriller, which very well could be one of next year's most unique movies.

Matt Damon leads humanity's greatest fight for survival in The Great Wall from Legendary and Universal Pictures, which debuted this new trailer on YouTube. When a mercenary warrior (Damon) is imprisoned within The Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of our world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront this unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force.

The new trailer for Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures’ The Great Wall has just debuted online.

Check it out here:

Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China.

The Great Wall also stars Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau.

The film will be released in 3D by Universal Pictures on February 17.

Genre: 3D Action-Thriller

Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang and Andy Lau

Directed by: Zhang Yimou

Story by: Max Brooks...

The first trailer has been released for Zhang Yimou's 15th century epic 'The Great Wall' staring Matt Damon, this one is looking a little special. Joining Matt Damon in the cast are Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Lu Han, Kenny Lin, Junkai Wang, Zheng Kai, Cheney Chen, Xuan Huang and Andy Lau.

Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China.

'The Great Wall' will be released in cinemas on February 24, 2017 for Ireland and the UK, 17 February 2017 for the USA.

Legendary Pictures has revealed the full supporting cast for Zhang Yimou's upcoming fantasy epic "The Great Wall," the largest film ever shot completely in China.

The film's confirmed leads are Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe whilst Chinese stars for the film include Andy Lau ("Infernal Affairs"), Tian Jing ("New Police Story"), Hanyu Zhang ("Taking Tiger Mountain"), Eddie Peng ("Fleet of Time"), Lu Han ("Miss Granny"), Gengxin Lin ("Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon"), Zheng Kai ("Fleet of Time"), Chen Xuedong ("Tiny Times 3"), Xuan Huang ("The Golden Era"), pop star Wang Junkai in his film debut, and newcomers Yu Xintian and Liu Qiong.

Set in the 15th Century, the story follows soldiers who go out in search of gunpowder and come across the construction of The Great Wall of China. They learn that the Chinese are not only building the Wall to keep out invading Mongolian forces,...

Legendary Pictures revealed the supporting cast for their upcoming epic The Great Wall, which will be the largest film ever shot completely in China. Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe have been confirmed to star, with the production bringing on Chinese stars Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers), Tian Jing (New Police Story, Special ID), Hanyu Zhang (Taking Tiger Mountain, The Assembly), Eddie Peng (Fleet of Time, Rise of the Legend), Lu Han (Miss Granny), Gengxin Lin (Taking Tiger Mountain, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon), Zheng Kai (Fleet of Time, The Running Man), Chen Xuedong (Tiny Times 3), Xuan Huang (The Golden Era, Blind Massage), and pop star Wang Junkai in his feature film debut.

Director Yimou Zhang has also cast newcomers Yu Xintian and Liu Qiong in supporting roles. The plot is set in the 15th Century, following soldiers who go out in search of gunpowder,...