Eric Wick Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 https://deadline.com/2019/03/sam-mendes-1917-nears-production-mark-strong-colin-firth-benedict-cumberbatch-more-join-cast-1202584246/ Quote DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures announced today that Sam Mendes’ 1917 will start shooting on April 1 on location in England and Scotland. The film follows two young British soldiers (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay; Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) on a single day at the height of World War I. Joining the two are Mark Strong (The Imitation Game, Zero Dark Thirty), Andrew Scott (Spectre, Sherlock), Richard Madden (BBC’s Bodyguard, Cinderella), Daniel Mays (Fisherman’s Friends, Rogue One), Adrian Scarborough (The Madness of King George, Christopher Robin), Jamie Parker(Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Nabhaan Rizwan (Informer), Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, the Bridget Jones franchise) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Doctor Strange). Mendes, who will direct and wrote the screenplay with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful) produces the film with Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Away We Go)—his partner at Neal Street Productions—along with Jayne-Ann Tenggren (Spectre, the upcoming The Rhythm Section) and Callum McDougall (Mary Poppins Returns, Skyfall). Co-producing is Michael Lerman. Also announced today is the pic’s creative team: cinematographer Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049, Skyfall); production designer Dennis Gassner (Bugsy, Road to Perdition); costume designer Jacqueline Durran (Anna Karenina, Darkest Hour); editor Lee Smith (Dunkirk, The Dark Knight); and composer Thomas Newman, who has created the scores for six previous Mendes films, including Skyfall, Road to Perdition and American Beauty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Some hefty talent behind the camera there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Quote The film follows two young British soldiers (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay; Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) on a single day at the height of World War I. after his bond movies it's clear mendes liked the dark knight a lot but i guess now we know he was a dunkirk fan too. Edited March 28, 2019 by CoolioD1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: after his bond movies it's clear mendes liked the dark knight a lot but i guess now we know he was a dunkirk fan too. I wonder who's gonna be this movie's George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 There can only be one George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Telemachos said: Some hefty talent behind the camera there. Indeed. Excited for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antovolk Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Sounds more and more like basically Mendes going 'hold my beer' to Nolan by the second: Quote Amblin is delivering at year’s end a much-whispered about Sam Mendes World War I movie “1917” which is supposed to be one long shot. “Immersive,” is what Langley called it. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/universal-wows-cinemacon-with-diverse-slate-from-hobbs-shaw-to-downton-abbey-cats-1202055654/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 when san andreas did one of those showy tracking shots was around about the time i stopped being impressed with them. like if even brad peyton can do them it's not cool anymore guys. i would just hope it all feels motivated and not distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said: when san andreas did one of those showy tracking shots was around about the time i stopped being impressed with them. like if even brad peyton can do them it's not cool anymore guys. i would just hope it all feels motivated and not distracting. I got a joke here but ahem, a bit risqué ... so I won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I wonder if this is at all inspired by Robert Wenninger's short film Uncanny Valley... the film is experimental, but it's also about two men traversing through the hellish warzone of World War I. It's a pretty uncanny coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Passechdeale..aka 3rd Ypres, aka "Bloody Wipers" here we come....... For those who slept through their history course, 3rd Ypres.in the fall of 1917 was one of the worst bloodbaths of World War One/ Doing a film about two British soldiers in that year, it's the obivious choice. Edited April 5, 2019 by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Apparently will just open on January 10, 2020 without any qualifying release at all. Dump? https://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=changes&p=.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antovolk Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) On 5/1/2019 at 12:47 PM, filmlover said: Apparently will just open on January 10, 2020 without any qualifying release at all. Dump? https://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=changes&p=.htm Wide on Christmas now Edited May 9, 2019 by antovolk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 hours ago, antovolk said: Wide on Christmas now Phew! I was worried the film was being treated as a dump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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antovolk Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Quote At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them. Release date in the US back to Xmas limited, Jan 10 wide. Trailer (probably) tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 ANother film that, even if it's not very good, I can have a lot of fun talking about on Military History forums..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Excited for Newman's score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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