Ed Zwick To Direct Legendary Easts First Film The Great Wall: Marshall Herskovitz & Chuck Roven Also Attached

BREAKING: Ed Zwick will direct The Great Wall, the first project for Legendary East, that Hong Kong-based standalone entertainment company that was started by Legendary Entertainment’s Thomas Tullwith Asian partners. Zwick and his longtime partner Marshall Herskovitz will write the script based on a story about the mystery behind China’s greatest manmade structure as imagined by Legendary chairman Thomas Tull and World War Z author Max Brooks. Based in Hong Kong with Chinese management and international investors besidesTull,the new company wants to be positioned to produce content that is as commercially viable within China and the rest of the world. The Great Wall will be produced byLegendary’s Tull and Jon Jashni, as well as Atlas Entertainment’s Alex Gartner and Chuck Rovenwho is a frequent producer on Legendary/Warner Brosfilms (currently in production on The Dark Knight Rises and Man Of Steel), and Zwick and Herskovitz. The project will be distributed in China by Legendary Easts co-production partner, Huayi Brothers, while distribution in all other parts of the globe is anticipated to be handled by Warner Bros Pictures, which is Legendary Entertainment’s longtimepartneron films. Our partnership with Ed and Marshall is indicative of the creative ambition and financial commitment we are bringing to Legendary East — not next year or next month, but today, said Jon Jashni, Legendary Entertainments Chief Creative Officer, who also serves as an advisor to the Legendary East team. Their ability to translate a sense of history while communicating emotion and wonder has been proven repeatedly. The Great Wall exemplifies the type of globally-appealing, commercial movie we intend to have Legendary East become known for.”