Legendary Pictures announced today the principal cast for their upcoming The Great Wall, set to be the largest film ever shot entirely in China for global distribution.

Academy Award winner Matt Damon (The Monuments Men, Interstellar),
Pedro Pascal (“Game of Thrones,” “Narcos”)
Willem Dafoe (John Wick, The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers),
Jing Tian (New Police Story, Special ID),
Zhang Hanyu (Taking Tiger Mountain, The Assembly),
Eddie Peng (Fleet of Time, Rise of the Legend),
Lu Han (Miss Granny),
in Gengxin (Taking Tiger Mountain, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon),
Zheng Kai (Fleet of Time, The Running Man),
Chen Xuedong (Tiny Times 3),
Huang Xuan (The Golden Era, Blind Massage),
and, in his feature film debut, pop star Wang Junkai.

Additionally, director Zhang Yimou will carry on his long standing tradition of utilizing new faces in his films. Newcomers Yu Xintian and Liu Qiong will play supporting roles in the film.

Gong Li ist mit dem Mammut Projekt Monkey King 2 beschäftigt ;)