Legendary's teaser trailer for The Great Wall didn't exactly get the film's marketing campaign started on the right foot. The Great Wall is based on a story by World War Z author Max Brooks and follows two foreigners (Damon and Pascal) making their way through ancient China, where they discover the truth about why the country's Great Wall was actually built it was designed to keep out dangerous monsters from wreaking havoc on the people of China. For more on the film's storyline (including, the reason why the highly-skilled soldiers who stand guard along the Wall agree to let these outsiders join their battle), you should check out the new trailer for the film, above. However, the version of the project that actually wound up getting made was directed by renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou ( Raise the Red Lantern, Hero) and features a cast led by Matt Damon ( The Martian), Pedro Pascal ( Narcos), and Andy Lau ( House of Flying Daggers), among others. The historical fantasy adventure has been in development for a number of years and was once slated to be directed by Edward Zwick ( The Last Samurai), with Henry Cavill and Benjamin Walker headlining. However, before moviegoers return to Skull Island, Legendary will be releasing a very different type of monster adventure altogether in theaters namely, The Great Wall.

Legendary is also bringing King Kong back to the big screen in 2017 with Kong: Skull Island, a reimagining of the Kong property that is designed to pave the way for an eventual showdown between the Eighth Wonder of the World and the King of Monsters in 2020, with Godzilla vs. When it comes to blockbuster fare, Legendary has thus far made movies featuring gigantic monsters and/or scary creatures its bread and butter having released such franchise-starters as Pacific Rim, the Godzilla film reboot, and Jurassic World (itself a partial reboot of the Jurassic Park series) over the past few years to big financial returns and, by and large, good word of mouth.

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