Production on Great Wall was originally slated to get underway this fall, but has been pushed back to Spring 2013.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Edward Zwick will oversee the project, which is also meant to open the gates for other Hollywood studios interested in making movies on location in China (along with Bill Paxton’s Kung Fu movie, which Legendary East is co-funding). Legendary Pictures’ Hong Kong-based division, Legendary East, will kick-off with a historical fantasy flick titled The Great Wall.

‘The Great Wall’ Lands New Start Date Zhang Ziyi Being Courted to Star He's currently filming HBO pic Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight for Stephen Frears. Walker landed his first leading film role in Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, adapted from Seth Grahame-Smith's genre mash-up book. Ironically, Walker was set to star in Alex Proyas' film adaptation of Paradise Lost, but Legendary pulled the plug on the project in February. Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has been approached for a role.ĭeadline now report production in China and New Zealand has just been pushed back from autumn to spring, with Legendary Pictures citing weather issues. The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond and Glory director Edward Zwick is shooting a story by writer Max Brooks (World War Z).Ĭavill and Walker will play 15th century British soldiers who stumble upon the construction of the Great Wall of China, which contains a supernatural presence the builders are trying to contain. Walker, an acclaimed stage actor who's also appeared in Kinsey and Flags of Our Fathers, beat True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard for the role.

He'll co-star with the new Superman, Man of Steel's Henry Cavill in the period horror, reveal Variety. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter star Benjamin Walker has landed a role in The Great Wall.

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