The Great Wall is a 2016 monster film directed by Zhang Yimou. It is an American and Chinese co-production that stars Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau. The story revolves around two European mercenaries who become trapped within the Great Wall of China and join forces with the Chinese to fight against a horde of monstrous creatures. It is Zhang's first English-language film.