Is this the beginning of an awesome relationship between Hollywood and Chinese studios? And this is just the beginning: Le Vision alone has a slate of 20 English-language films it’s working on. Trust us.) But the studios are equally as interesting: Legendary Pictures is behind The Dark Knight trilogy and Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, and Le Vision Pictures is the movie studio arm of LeEco - the company that just bought Vizio for $2 billion. (After you’re done here, go watch Hero and House of Flying Daggers. It’s directed by legendary Chinese director Zhang Yimou. We can’t stop talking about it, but we do have a few questions… Why does this trailer begin with a mini-trailer for the trailer? On the other, it’s a massive Hollywood / Chinese co-production made by a renowned international filmmaker with dynamic aesthetic sensibilities.

On one hand, it’s a Hollywood blockbuster with a major star and lots of action and visual effects. That’s why we were so excited to finally get a look at the upcoming Matt Damon film The Great Wall. We’re rarely surprised, though, because a formulaic trailer is typically selling a formulaic movie. We’re pretty used to bombastic movie trailers: Hero X does this, Threat Y presents itself as that, fight fight fight, and then wrap it up with a pithy one-liner that leaves The Kids™ wanting more.

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