#Cast of the great wall movie movie
Other companies behind the movie include the state-owned China Film Group Corp. "The Great Wall" is the first movie made by Legendary East, the Chinese venture of Legendary Entertainment, a Hollywood studio now owned by Chinese real estate and theater chain developer Wanda Group. People fall for outrageous headlines, but "eventually you stop clicking on some of those more outrageous things because you just realize there is nothing to the story when you get to it," Damon said. "It suddenly becomes a story because people click on it, versus the traditional ways that a story would get vetted before it would get to that point," said the star of the "Bourne" franchise. The furor came amid other accusations of a lack of diversity and opportunities for Asian actors in Hollywood.ĭamon questioned whether the critical stories on online news sites based on "a 30-second teaser trailer" would have existed before the era of fake news and headlines designed to make people click on them. that a white man had been chosen to play the lead in a film set in China meant to showcase Chinese culture. The movie's trailer sparked criticism in the U.S. "That whole idea of whitewashing, I take that very seriously," Damon said, using the example of the Irish-American actor Chuck Connors, who played the lead character in the 1962 film "Geronimo," about the famed Apache chief.ĭamon, 46, plays an English mercenary in the upcoming $150 million adventure fantasy about a Chinese army battling monsters, helmed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In an interview with The Associated Press, the American actor said he thinks of the term "whitewashing" as applying to Caucasian actors putting on makeup to appear to be of another race, as was common in the early days of film and television, when racism was overt. Some critics have said Damon's casting as the lead character amounted to "whitewashing," in which Caucasians are chosen for roles that actors of other ethnicities should play. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)īEIJING (AP) - Matt Damon criticized "outrageous" stories in the era of fake news as he responded Tuesday to accusations that his role in the new China-Hollywood co-production "The Great Wall" should have gone to an Asian actor. Actors and actress from right, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, applaud on stage as movie director Zhang Yimou arrives for a news conference for the movie "The Great Wall" at a hotel in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec.
Actors and actress from right, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, applaud on stage as movie dire.
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