Monsters mix with the Great Wall in Matt Damon US-China film

BEIJING—Matt Damon, one of China’s favorite Hollywood stars, says he was overwhelmed at the fans turning up at his hotel in China — not for him but for an ex-boy band singer who has a small role with him in a Sino-Hollywood fantasy adventure movie.

The singer is Lu Han, who was the lead vocalist and dancer in Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO.

Damon spoke Thursday in Beijing to publicize the movie “The Great Wall,” which has a budget of $150 million.

In the film peppered with stars from both China and Hollywood, warriors use the Great Wall as a weapon to combat otherworldly creatures who threaten humanity. It is due for global release in November 2016.