Official THE GREAT WALL Trailer Witness the official THE GREAT WALL trailer! The film, directed by Yimou Zhang (A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, The Flowers of War), stars Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, and Lu Han. THE GREAT WALL will be released in theaters on February 17, 2017. A mystery centered around the construction of the Great Wall of China.