MUMBAI: Edward Zwick has been roped in to direct Legendary East‘s debut film The Great Wall. 

According to the production house, "The Great Wall reveals the legend behind a great mystery of our age: why this magnificent structure came to be."

In a written statement, Legendary Entertainment‘s chief creative officer, Jon Jashni, said, "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."

Jashni said that the film exemplifies the type of globally appealing, commercial movie we intend to have Legendary East become known for.

The film is to be produced by Jashni, Tull, Zwick, Herskovitz and Charles Roven and Alex Gartner of Atlas Entertainment. 

Legendary Entertainment launched Legendary East last June to make films for a worldwide audience. The company, based in Hong Kong, has Chinese management and its goal being to develop and produce English language films that tap into the powerful fandom demographic and draw on Legendary‘s Chinese ties.