I'm confused, why are the leads in a film about the Great Wall, albeit one that is pure fantasy, white dudes? Like I'm not even trying to make this into a racial argument or anything, that literally doesn't make any sense to me.
I'm with you I think I sighed out loud when I heard about it and again while reading that statement People Are Outraged That Matt Damon Is Starring In A Movie About The Great...
Has anyone come across any articles that talk about how this film may be the Chinese film industry co-opting (not using this in a derogatory way) Matt Damon instead of the other way around? Given the director and the film's status as a co-production with China, I do find some of the claims of whitewashing exaggerated. The importance of Chinese box office for American films has only been growing over the past decade, so I don't think it's too far off to believe that the presence of an American actor in a Chinese film is more catering to the Chinese audience than anywhere else.