MyCocaine wrote:Having a WWII film being released in the heart of the summer next to gigantic franchises seems a little risky to me. I know, Saving Private Ryan was released in the summer back in 1998 but it's not faced with the same competition as this one. Which leads me to believe there must be more to it than that.
What if this is a story based on time-travel, and WWII is just one of the eras to be visited? Eras now, rather than dream levels or planets... This would definitely be within Nolan's alley, and could be a better match for the release date.
MyCocaine wrote:Having a WWII film being released in the heart of the summer next to gigantic franchises seems a little risky to me. I know, Saving Private Ryan was released in the summer back in 1998 but it's not faced with the same competition as this one. Which leads me to believe there must be more to it than that.
What if this is a story based on time-travel, and WWII is just one of the eras to be visited? Eras now, rather than dream levels or planets... This would definitely be within Nolan's alley, and could be a better match for the release date.
I don't believe for a second that's he's just going to make a WW2 drama. The release date clearly points to something else. Time travel or not, there's probably a huge spin to the whole war-genre.
I think we will very soon know about genre and actors of the film. Materials about this WWII rumours have reached Variety, Deadline, CinemaBlend. Pressure will be very high on Warner and it will be very hard to keep all in secret. Lets wait statements from Warner, I am confident that they will be very soon.
Christopher Nolan looks to be headed to France during World War II for his next project.
Sources tell Variety that Nolan will direct “Dunkirk” from his own original screenplay as his next project. Insiders say the yet-to-be cast unknowns will lead the cast, but that Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy are currently in talks to join the ensemble.
The story is set during the legendary evacuation of the northern French city during WWII. Nolan and his casting department recently began testing teenagers in London for lead roles, but the director also wanted to nail down some choices for the few adult roles in the film before the holiday.
Warner Bros. has dated the film for July 21, 2017. The large-scale production will be shot on a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large format film for maximum image quality and high impact immersion. Shooting will begin in May using many of the real locations of the true-life events, which form the background for the story.
Rylance will also be seen in next year’s “The BFG.” He is repped by Hamilton Hodell.
Hardy, who is repped by CAA, can currently be seen in Fox and New Regency’s “The Revenant” while Branagh most recently helmed “Cinderella” for Disney.
Again, I've been firmly expecting big shades of Back to the Future/ET with this. The teen leads only add to it. Gotta be a war movie mixed with a hybrid of something.
Sky007 wrote:Again, I've been firmly expecting big shades of Back to the Future/ET with this. The teen leads only add to it. Gotta be a war movie mixed with a hybrid of something.
You're clinging onto something from which you have zero factual information from. Why do you keep thinking he's doing an ET type movie? That random Twitter exchange where that person said McC is too old for the lead? How can you know thats even true? And how does that mean its going to be a teenager?
