Valkyrie

[Dark Donnie]

Poster:

 

[Hunter Rider]

Nice find Donnie, I love the poster design.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

That is a very unique poster design. Love it.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Nice find Donnie, I love the poster design.

That is a very unique poster design. Love it.

Agreed, really liking the look. Hopefully we get that new trailer soon.

 

[Cinemaman]

Probably one of the best posters for possible Oscar favourites of this year!

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

"From the director of The Usual Suspects and X-Men." Heh.

Neat looking poster, still don't think that I'm going to care for the movie though. Neat poster all the same.

 

[Gotham]

Fantastic poster!

 

[Retroman]

Very nice poster! Thanks donnie.

This new LA Times article says that they're also releasing a brand new trailer this friday!It doesn't specify which movie it's attached to or when it'll be online though. Hopefully sooner rather later.

Will filmgoers rally around World War II movies?

Films centered on modern wars have foundered at the box office. Perhaps Hitler can turn the tide.

By John Horn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 25, 2008

IT'S THE one war in the last 60 years that doesn't divide politicians, pundits and voters. But can World War II bring moviegoers together?

Starting on Friday and ending at Christmas, at least half a dozen dramas whose plots connect with World War II are scheduled to arrive in theaters, all hoping to perform better than the crop of recent war films looking at the modern Middle Eastern conflict.

The new movies -- Friday's Spike Lee-directed "Miracle at St. Anna," Nov. 7's concentration camp story "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas," Nov. 28's "Australia" from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, Dec. 12's "Defiance" from director Ed Zwick, Dec. 26's " Valkyrie" from filmmaker Bryan Singer and "The Reader" from director Stephen Daldry (which could hold until 2009) -- feature dramatically different plots but share surprisingly common themes.

Several of the movies focus on largely unfamiliar yet remarkably brave true acts of anti-Nazi valor, even if the means (or the outcome) aren't exactly Hollywood feel-good: One has a point-blank murder, another a firing squad. The marketing for some of the films has been similar, with a few early trailers superimposing blocks of printed text on top of action sequences:

* "I swear by God this sacred oath: That I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, the Führer of the German Reich." ("Valkyrie")

* "By the summer of 1941, Hitler's army was on the move, and Europe was about to fall. For millions, it was a death sentence. But for three brothers . . . it was a declaration of war." ("Defiance")

* "On December 19th, 1983, Hector Negron killed a man. In his New York home they found a priceless Italian artifact. It was a clue to a mystery that began 39 years earlier." ("Miracle at St. Anna")

These three World War II films started their path to the multiplex well before audiences rejected several recent films centered on modern-day terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Even with some favorable reviews, that slate -- "Rendition," " Stop-Loss," "In the Valley of Elah," "Grace Is Gone," "Redacted" and "Lions for Lambs" chief among them -- consistently fared so poorly that studios either scrapped even loosely similar movies (including United Artists' "Pinkville," an Oliver Stone movie about Vietnam's My Lai massacre) or tried to remove any reference to the current wars (as happened to Friday's "The Lucky Ones," about three soldiers on leave from Iraq in the United States).

The box-office history of movies about World War II is more favorable, but one of the more expensive new movies, United Artists' "Valkyrie" -- which the studio says cost $75 million to make but others say was pricier -- will have to do strong global business in order to make a profit. Although "Saving Private Ryan" was a global smash, several recent fact-based films about World War II, including Clint Eastwood's 2006 double bill of "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters From Iwo Jima," were hardly breakout hits.

That's not the only challenge some of the films face.

Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna," a Disney release that chronicles the true story of black soldiers crossing an Italian river into German territory, is more than 2 1/2 hours long and is generating only mild interest in audience tracking surveys.

"Valkyrie," which stars Tom Cruise as the ringleader of a real German plot to assassinate Hitler, has been scheduled for several release dates (which has sparked negative Internet chatter) and likely will move again -- albeit just a day, from Dec. 26 to Dec. 25. And anybody with a third-grade education knows that a plot to kill Hitler doesn't quite work out in the end. Even though the film's preview audiences liked "Valkyrie's" factual underpinnings, UA is selling the movie more as a thriller -- as evidenced by a new adrenaline-inducing trailer that premieres Friday.

Daldry's "The Reader," an adaptation of Bernard Schlink's novel about a romance with a Nazi twist set in postwar Germany, has been caught in a fight between producer Scott Rudin and distributor Harvey Weinstein over the film's release date. (The Weinstein Co. wants it to come out this year, but Daldry hasn't finished the movie yet.)

Paramount Vantage hopes that its "Defiance" will be distinguished not only by its cast (led by Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) but also by Zwick's critical and commercial pedigree. The director's last film, 2006's "Blood Diamond," grossed more than $170 million worldwide, and Zwick's historical dramas "Glory" and "The Last Samurai" were also big hits.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-word25-2008sep25,0,514075.story

 

[Dark Donnie]

I read they're was a new one coming...Entertainment Tonight has a Sneak Peek tonight so everyone tune in

 

[Hunter Rider]

We don't have ET, hope it gets on youtube.

 

[Retroman]

I read they're was a new one coming...Entertainment Tonight has a Sneak Peek tonight so everyone tune in

Cool.

Im sure someone will put it on the web.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Double post

 

[Dark Donnie]

It looks incredible IMO.

 

[dude stannis]

Poster:

Reservoir Nazi's! Good poster.

Valkyrie will be PG-13.

"Rated PG-13 For violence and brief strong language.
Release Date: December 26, 2008"

After watching Aaron Eckharts face melt off, I don't think anyone will be complaining about the rating.

 

[Hunter Rider]

It looks incredible IMO.

Did it feature the battle footage from Africa ?

 

[Dark Donnie]

Did it feature the battle footage from Africa ?

Yes it was in the opening. There Army is in Africa, and the base is attack by a bunch of fighter planes....that's when Cruise loses his eye. Also a shot of Hitler in there.

 

[Dark Donnie]

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/valkyrie.html

They must be uploading it now.

 

[Hunter Rider]

*Anticipates*

Yes it was in the opening. There Army is in Africa, and the base is attack by a bunch of fighter planes....that's when Cruise loses his eye. Also a shot of Hitler in there.

Wow didn't expect to see Hitler in any of the trailers, looking forward to seeing the Africa footage.

 

[Dark Donnie]

*Anticipates*



Wow didn't expect to see Hitler in any of the trailers, looking forward to seeing the Africa footage.

I'm almost 100%(almost), unless it was another man with a little mustache

 

[The Geek Vault]

I really want this to be good but the fact that Tom Cruise is attached to it makes me nervous

 

[Diamondhead]

Sound like a great movie
I can't wait !
Tom cruise make a good Nazi.

 

[green]

This is off the website if anyone hasnt seen David Bamber as Hitler yet.

 

[Dark Donnie]

There he is...what site is that off?

 

[green]

This one.
go to normal version.

http://valkyrie.unitedartists.com/

 

[SPIDERMAN117]

Looks good. Where hitler exactly in the tralier?