The Great Wall | February 17, 2017 | Releasing in China in December

[AniNate]

At this point the simple idea of a focus on a white man among a group of any other race is just too politically loaded 

Edited August 5, 2016 by tribefan695

[Macleod]

14 hours ago, NCsoft said:

 

This somewhat gives me more confidence in the film, I'm a big fan of Zhang Yimou.

But I think the perception of this film unfortunately will not be changed, and it will suffer in the west because of it.

 

Kind of ironic, considering no one in American goes to see Chinese films anyway...it's not like most Americans open themselves up to diverse cultures much...true irony, considering how we were founded.  Even Jackie Chan and Jet Li have basically abandoned making Hollywood movies.

Edited August 5, 2016 by Macleod

[nthanh61]

4 hours ago, Macleod said:

 

Kind of ironic, considering no one in American goes to see Chinese films anyway...it's not like most Americans open themselves up to diverse cultures much...true irony, considering how we were founded.  Even Jackie Chan and Jet Li have basically abandoned making Hollywood movies.

Bruce Lee was the exception though. Too bad, we haven't had an Asian actor that has the magnetism of Bruce Lee and understand the American audience.

Even then, he has to go to Hong Kong before he can make his mark in the US.

Jackie Chan & Jet Li made great Hong Kong movies but because of their limited English, it hindered their American movies.

[Blankments]

Oof. This trailer is really bad; looks like EIGHTH SON 

[vc2002]

On 2016年8月5日 at 11:16 PM, Macleod said:

 

Kind of ironic, considering no one in American goes to see Chinese films anyway...it's not like most Americans open themselves up to diverse cultures much...true irony, considering how we were founded.  Even Jackie Chan and Jet Li have basically abandoned making Hollywood movies.

 

They were leaving Hollywood because China is becoming a new dominating market. If China was still like 10-20 years ago, they'd be still working mostly in the US. It's not like they didnt know what you said about Americans.

[John Marston]

On August 4, 2016 at 9:25 PM, tribefan695 said:

At this point the simple idea of a focus on a white man among a group of any other race is just too politically loaded 

 

 

Maybe to keyboard warriors but not to people who just want to watch an entertaining movie. 

Edited August 14, 2016 by John Marston

[Plain Old Tele]

I finally saw the trailer the other day. If it wasn't for Zhang Yimou being name-dropped, this looks like the sort of crappy Bekmambetov DTV schlock that ends up filling out a Netflix monthly slate.

[antovolk]

 

[CJohn]

I hope Lionsgate drops online the trailers for John Wick 2 and Power Rangers.

[That One Girl]

What were they trying to keep out?

 

The trades when this movie flops.  Sorry Matt Damon, maybe next year.

[antovolk]

17 minutes ago, CJohn said:

I hope Lionsgate drops online the trailers for John Wick 2 and Power Rangers.

They will for sure,  remember that NYCC is all being streamed live. One of the Wick producers confirmed on Insta that the trailer is coming at NYCC.

[DAJK]

This is getting a qualifying run in December right?

[CJohn]

41 minutes ago, antovolk said:

They will for sure,  remember that NYCC is all being streamed live. One of the Wick producers confirmed on Insta that the trailer is coming at NYCC.

Hype.

[That One Girl]

22 minutes ago, DAJK said:

This is getting a qualifying run in December right?

 

Well, it's getting a China release in December.

[Durden]

 

[filmlover]

I just saw that Edward Zwick and Tony Gilroy are among the writers for this. Such a strange project to attract such talent.

[4815162342]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I just saw that Edward Zwick and Tony Gilroy are among the writers for this. Such a strange project to attract such talent.

 

Zwick was the original director for this project.

[MrPink]

7 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

 

Zwick was the original director for this project.

 

Looks like a disaster of white man savior cliches, but FUCK, it's white man goes to Asia plot.

 

I'M IN

Edited October 8, 2016 by MrPink

[acab]

Well it's a very weird film Yimou and Damon chose to make.

At least it's going to be huge in China.

[4815162342]

13 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

Looks like a disaster of white man savior cliches, but FUCK, it's white man goes to Asia plot.

 

I'M IN

 

With a sassy cynical ethnic sidekick to boot