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Matt Damon Fights Strange Creatures in the Visually Stunning Trailer for Zhang Yimou’s The Great Wall

In the trailer for The Great Wall, Matt Damon is a 15th-century warrior defending humanity from—monsters? Dragons? It’s a little tough to tell, but whatever they are, they’re not human, that’s for sure. The Great Wall marks Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s English-language debut with a multinational cast that also includes Tian Jing, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau, and Willem DaFoe.

Zhang is best known for visually spectacular films like House of Flying Daggers and Hero, so it’s no surprise to see that the trailer contains glimpses of some stunning vistas. The Hollywood-China co-production is being billed as the largest production ever shot entirely in China, with a budget of reportedly $135 million.

The Great Wall was supposed to debut in November, but has been pushed back and will now hit theaters Feb. 17, 2017.