Valkyrie

[Mr. Socko]

I liked Ken Branagh in Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets and in Frankenstein. Good casting.

 

[Sebastos]

Yeah it is good casting. This should be a cool movie.

 

[Retroman]

Good addition to the cast. He finally gets to work with Cruise. Branagh was originally slated to play the villain in MI3 when Joe Carnahan was set to direct (Scarlett Johansson and Carrie-Anne Moss co-starring).


Heres some casting and location news on Valkyrie. Credit goes to Marald from the imdb.com forums for spotting and translating this!

German Newspaper "Berliner Morgenpost":

"... Am 19. Juli sollen auf Europas größtem und modernstem Filmgelände die Dreharbeiten für seinen neuen Film "Valkyrie" über das Leben des Widerstandskämpfers Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg starten. Sein Regisseur Bryan Singer ("X-Men", "Die üblichen Verdächtigen") ist bereits in Berlin, hat eine Wohnung am Gendarmenmarkt gemietet und arbeitet mit seiner Crew in Babelsberg. Armin Mueller-Stahl und Daniel Brühl trafen sich schon mit Singer in Berlin, wurden für Nebenrollen gecastet. Im Kostümstudio werden derzeit Militäruniformen aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zusammengesucht. Und Mitte Juni landet Tom Cruise an der Spree. Für Lichtproben und Meetings. Doch einen Vertrag hat der Hollywood-Star noch nicht unterschrieben..."

(http://www.morgenpost.de/content/2007/06/08/berlinboulevard/904118.html)

According to this article this means:

- The Filming Location is probably the "Filmstudio Babelsberg" in Berlin.
- The German actors Armin Mueller-Stahl and Daniel Brühl are set for the feature.
- Bryan Singer rents a dwelling at "Gendarmenmarkt" in Berlin.
- Tom Cruise flies in the middle of June to Berlin for some meetings.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/board/thread/76348358

 

[Retroman]

Armin Mueller-Stahl is an Oscar nominee.

Daniel Bruhl has won many awards for his work on predominantly european films. He'll get more exposure soon because he's in this summer's The Bourne Ultimatum.

 

[Cinemaman]

Damn, Singer knows how to get the best for his movie, if he wants it!

 

[Darth Elektra]

Great cast!

 

[matrix_ghost]

The dutch media is all over this.
Carice Van HOuten ( most recently seen in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book) is set to star in this flick as well.
She's gonna play Tom Cruise's wife in the movie

 

[Sebastos]

This movie really has a great cast.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32994

^^^^reporting it as well,another great addition it would seem from the reviews i read of Black Book

 

[Sebastos]

I looked her up in IMDB, and it has her also listed for the James Bond sequel?

 

[Obsidian]

Carice van Houten is a great actress. I loved her in "Black Book". I'm even more pumped to see this!

 

[Retroman]

Just read that in the newspaper this morning.

She's a very good actress and i'm deighted that this will be her first american movie.She can only benefit from working with such a quality cast, director and writer.

Some pics...

Singer really his dutch actresses eh?t:

 

[Cinemaman]

Nice, another great choice

 

[Threshold]

Carice Van Houten is a slammin' hottie. While I didn't get a chance to see Black Book yet, the trailer was a wonder to behold. Mostly because of the beauty herself.

I hope this doesn't take her out of the running for that Bond Girl she was rumored to be the frontrunner for. She seems like she would do really well in a movie like that, especially if it maintains the quality of Casino Royale.

 

[green]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967196.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

UA's 'Valkyrie' adds thesp quartet
Wilkinson, Nighy, Izzard join Singer project
By MICHAEL FLEMING



Bryan Singer's feature "Valkyrie" is shaping up at United Artists.
Alongside stars Tom Cruise and Kenneth Branagh, new castings include Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Carice Van Houten and Eddie Izzard.

Project is a fact-based account of German generals' plot to kill Hitler during WWII.

 

[Sava]

god damn... this is some cast

 

[Threshold]

This is sounding very cool.

 

[Sava]

when are they planning on releasing this?..next year?

 

[Darth Elektra]

Van Houten joins Singer/Cruise's Valkyrie

So director Bryan Singer is making a new movie. YAY! And it is not a Superman sequel. DOUBLE YAY! The hometown legend (for me that is, he grew up around the block) and his best friend/Usual Suspects scribe/Academy Award winner Christopher McQuarrie are reteamed for a World War II film called Valkyrie. TRIPLE YAY!

Now news comes that Carice Van Houten has joined the cast as the female lead. The film, based on the true-life attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler, also stars Kenneth Branagh and NEW castings include Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, and Eddie Izzard. Oh yeah...it stars Tom Cruise too. Sigh. Well...they got most of the casting right.

Van Houten, who will play the love interest to Cruise's character in the film, enjoyed a breakout performance in Paul Verhoeven's Nazi drama Black Book. The classically trained actress also is a theater veteran in her native Netherlands.

Filming begins next month.

 

[Cinemaman]

I guess it will be Singer's Schindler's List

 

[TheProfessor]

I thought i read Patrick Wilson was in this too? Love the Carice van Houten casting. She was really great in Black Book. Hope this doesn't take her out of the B22 running though :{

 

[Darth Elektra]

Germany Bans Valkyrie Filming Due to Scientology

Germany Defense Ministry spokesman Harald Kammerbauer says the country is refusing to let the Bryan Singer-directed Valkyrie film at German military sites because of Tom Cruise's belief in Scientology. In the film, based on true events, German generals hatch a scheme to assassinate Adolph Hitler at the height of WWII.

"[Filmmakers] will not be allowed to film at German military sites if Count Stauffenberg is played by Tom Cruise, who has publicly professed to being a member of the Scientology cult," Kammerbauer said. "In general, the Bundeswehr (German military) has a special interest in the serious and authentic portrayal of the events of July 20, 1944 and Stauffenberg's person."

Germany does not recognize the Church of Scientology as a church.

United Artists Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Paula Wagner released the following statement regarding the matter:

"To set the record straight, 'Valkyrie' is a historically accurate thriller that presents the World War Two resistance hero Col. Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg as the heroic and principled figure he was, and we believe it will go a long way towards reminding the world that even within the ranks of the German military there was real resistance to the Nazi regime. 'Valkyrie' was originated and brought to United Artists by Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie. Based on the fantastic screenplay written by Mr. McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, we gave it the green light. Mr. Singer, the director, then offered the role of Col. Stauffenberg to Tom Cruise because he thought he was perfect for the part. Aside from his obvious admiration of the man he is portraying, Mr. Cruise's personal beliefs have absolutely no bearing on the movie's plot, themes, or content. And even though we could shoot the movie anywhere in the world, we believe Germany is the only place we can truly do the story justice."

The dramatic thriller also stars Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Patrick Wilson, Stephen Fry, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten and Eddie Izzard.

 

[Threshold]

That's why scientology is not the answer!

(Ps, Wilson is out of the film)

 

[scifiwolf]

Wow. As much as I have no real respect for scientology and can't blame Germany for not recognizing it as a real religion, I gotta say I'm disgusted at the actions they're taking. They seemed really quick to say "no" to filming, especially considering they haven't even been approached by the filmmakers yet.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Agree. I don't side with scientology but it's wrong to not let them film there, the movie has no bearing on Cruise's beliefs at all.