NickDisney13 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sam-mendes-1917-wwi-director-1202849690/ Quote Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has won a spec package auction and will finance World War I film “1917” with Sam Mendes on board to direct. The film will begin production next April, for a U.S. release in December 2019 with Universal distributing the pic. Mendes wrote the original script, which marks his first writing credit, with Krysty Wilson-Cairns and will also produce with his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris. “Our company has been a home for Sam since his first film” said Steven Spielberg. “I am so happy to have him back here in his old room spinning new stories – especially this hugely daring and ambitious new movie.” Aside from the film being set during World War I, story details are being kept under wraps. “I couldn’t be happier to be back working with Amblin and Steven Spielberg again, alongside Donna Langley and all at Universal. I’ve been working on this script for over a year, so it’s very exciting to start making the movie itself a reality.” The film marks Mendes’ return to the big screen after directing James Bond movies “Skyfall” and “Spectre” back to back. Mendes has since been working in the London theater scene, most recently helming the London stage production of “The Ferryman.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lordmandeep Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Is it it about Russia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudalb Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 6:50 AM, Lordmandeep said: Is it it about Russia? ANy film about the Russian Revolution will stand in the Shadow of "Dr Zhivago" and, to a lesser extent "Reds". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudalb Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Still want to know exactly what the film will be about. World War One in 1917 covers a lot of possibilities. Anything from the Russian Revlution to "Bloody Wipers" (Third battle of Ypres..one of the worst bloodbaths of the war). Edited December 13, 2018 by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 There will be mud. Will there be chickens? @Christmas baumer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Looks like we've got a potential Oscar contender. Edited December 13, 2018 by Slambros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 sam mendes is my favourite middlebrow british awards bait director. better than the hoopers, daldrys and wrights (and nolans). looking forward to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 27 minutes ago, dudalb said: Still want to know exactly what the film will be about. World War One in 1917 covers a lot of possibilities. Anything from the Russian Revlution to "Bloody Wipers" (Third battle of Ypres..one of the worst bloodbaths of the war). 21 minutes ago, Telemachos said: There will be mud. Will there be chickens? @Christmas baumer Didn't something happen in Aquaba? @Telemachos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 WW I is rare at the movies since the basic black and white vision of WW II can't be easily reproduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkel Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 This will be shot by Roger Deakins, that's reason why he won't do Dune for Villeneuve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanic2187 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 With just that little information, 1917 has surged high in the award race for 92nd Oscar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 12/13/2018 at 3:06 PM, Telemachos said: There will be mud. Will there be chickens? @Christmas baumer I'm betting on mud,chickens, Russian penises and long walks through mud and chicken infested roads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I reckon that this and Little Women will be the two “on paper” favorites for awards predictions. Then when they release, neither of them hit strong enough and miss the Oscars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 27 minutes ago, PANDA said: I reckon that this and Little Women will be the two “on paper” favorites for awards predictions. Then when they release, neither of them hit strong enough and miss the Oscars. I dunno; sometimes the on-paper favorites really do strike it rich, at least when it comes to nominations (Dunkirk, 12 Years a Slave, etc). I'm definitely rooting for both, but it certainly could go either direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Panther Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, PANDA said: I reckon that this and Little Women will be the two “on paper” favorites for awards predictions. Then when they release, neither of them hit strong enough and miss the Oscars. On paper, this seems like an awards contender we’ll really know for sure next December Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I know nothing about this film and I'm already looking the hell forward to it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 cautiously hopeful about this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...