Zhang Yimou

Date of Birth

1950-04-02

Place of Birth

Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China

Known for

The Big Parade

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Avengers, Dredd, Final Fantasy VII, Full Metal Jacket, A Quiet Place

Posted 2 years ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

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Zhang Yimou is set to direct a feature film version of Three-Body Problem

Posted 2 years ago

While the Netflix show based on the trilogy of books will be continuing with two more seasons, a movie is also in the works from the director of Hero.

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Matt Damon suffered depression making The Great Wall?

Posted 3 years ago

Matt Damon recalls having to go through with The Great Wall even though he knew while filming it would be a bad movie.

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Zhang Yimou addresses the whitewashing controversy circling The Great Wall

Posted 10 years ago

Zhang Yimou's THE GREAT WALL is the most expensive movie to be shot entirely in China, and part of the reason they were able to throw so much money at the production was because they had a bankable star like...

The Great Wall trailer: Matt Damon goes to war with monsters

Posted 10 years ago

Matt Damon is making his long-awaited return to the Bourne franchise with this weekend's release of JASON BOURNE, so there could be no better time to drop the trailer for his upcoming period piece/action adventure/monster movie epic THE GREAT WALL....

Matt Damon battles monsters in the trailer for The Great Wall

Posted 10 years ago

Starring Matt Damon and directed by Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS), THE GREAT WALL tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. This marks not only the...

Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, and Pedro Pascal set to star in The Great Wall

Posted 11 years ago

Matt Damon typically chooses good roles, but his newest sounds like it could be his biggest yet. We've brought you this news before but now it's official; Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, and Pedro Pascal have just been confirmed for Legendary’s...

Pedro Pascal joins Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe in The Great Wall

Posted 11 years ago

We initially caught wind of Zhang Yimou’s mystical monster epic THE GREAT WALL last month when both Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe were attached to star, and now we know who will join them in this insane-sounding flick. Joining Damon...

Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe fight beasts in The Great Wall

Posted 12 years ago

It’s nice to see THE GREAT WALL being built up again. An intriguing mix of historical epic and creature feature, the film was first announced back in 2012, when Ed Zwick (The Last Samurai) was attached to direct. Years after...

Willem Dafoe joins Matt Damon in supernatural action pic The Great Wall

Posted 12 years ago

It's been a few years since we've heard anything about THE GREAT WALL, so let me bring you up to speed. The story revolves around that of a group of mercenaries who are traveling to China in an effort to...

Update of The Hunchback of Notre Dame on the way with director Zhang Yimou

Posted 13 years ago

We've already got DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN and THE MUMMY coming back for more, so why not the Hunchback of Notre Dame? Variety reports that Chinese director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) is in line to direct QUASIMODO, based on...

Hero director Zhang Yimou in talks to direct Quasimodo with Josh Brolin

Posted 13 years ago

Josh Brolin has been attached to an adaptation of the Victor Hugo book The Hunchback of Notre Dame called QUASIMODO for a while without any movement, but now Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is eyeing Zhang Yimou to direct...

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