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Cool. by fluffybunnywhiskers	Jun 19th, 2007 01:11:45 AM
Cool.
... by j-bot	Jun 19th, 2007 01:12:17 AM
Way of the Gun was okay
That cast sounds amazing. by LoneGun	Jun 19th, 2007 01:12:49 AM
And anything by Bryan Singer is of interest.
Nicky Katt by Darth Fabulous	Jun 19th, 2007 01:13:00 AM
McQuarrie has got to get him on this.
Bill Nighy should be the new Brian Cox. by MaxTheSilent	Jun 19th, 2007 01:14:19 AM
Just put him in every movie to go into production. Anyone who doubts his mightiness should rent STILL CRAZY. It's one of the most brilliant perfomances I've ever had the pleasure to watch.
sounds awesome by Zakari Paolon	Jun 19th, 2007 01:16:29 AM
see subject.
Bill Nighy by LoneGun	Jun 19th, 2007 01:18:44 AM
He really is an awesome talent. Loved him as Blanchett's husband in NOTES ON A SCANDAL. He didn't receive the attention that the other actors did but he was just as good.
Until that day....... by Doc_Strange	Jun 19th, 2007 01:21:54 AM
Way of the Gun had some good moments but the casting of Ryan Phillipe took it down quite a few notches. Del Toro kicked ass though.
CAKE OR DEATH?! by zillabeast	Jun 19th, 2007 01:21:54 AM
Cake...OR DEATH?!
Eddie Izzard = Hitler by jimmy_009	Jun 19th, 2007 01:23:14 AM
Yeah, I could see that. Sounds like a sweet flick.
As long as you keep Singer away from comic films. by Azlam Orlandu	Jun 19th, 2007 01:27:26 AM
Then he's actually a good filmmaker.
Rubiks Doob - re: Singer's devotion by LoneGun	Jun 19th, 2007 01:29:02 AM
With that lineup of acting talent/star power on board, it is very hard to imagine Singer jumping ship on this one.
I don't follow the comics anymore but... by Shermdawg	Jun 19th, 2007 01:40:32 AM
...I heard a rumor awhile back that Singer was gonna write his version of what he had in store for X3&4 in one of the non 616 X-books. Did this ever happen?
McQUARRIE WILL DIRECT AGAIN!!!!! by Ass Lesson	Jun 19th, 2007 01:57:36 AM
He's directing THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT in October. Nice cast shaping up for that one as well. (Ryan Phillipe, Paul Dano, Keiran Culkin, Giovanni Ribisi, Channing Tatum, Jesse Eisenberg, Charlie Hummum, Ben McKenzie, etc.)
AMAZING by Nachokoolaid	Jun 19th, 2007 02:23:12 AM
This sounds like Singer's best work since USUAL SUSPECTS. And I'm a big WWII nut, so that's an added bonus.
Stanford... by Tourist	Jun 19th, 2007 02:25:44 AM
I really liked Way Of The Gun, even with Phillipes wild miscasting. The Standford Experiment makes for interesting fodder. Anyone know if this is a remake of Das Experiment from Oliver Hershibleberwhathefuckberger? The cast looks too young...So I guess he's just going back to the original story. Er, incident. Thing.
didn't much like Way of the gun by FILMFUNK	Jun 19th, 2007 02:26:55 AM
but this sounds interesting
So wait...is it a comedy? by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jun 19th, 2007 02:35:30 AM
I'm confused.
Surely Wilkinson is playing Hitler? by Primus	Jun 19th, 2007 02:36:29 AM
What a great choice! That's a compliment by the way, I'm sure he'll pull it off brilliantly.
If only they could get Bruno Ganz to play Hitler again by deanamatronix	Jun 19th, 2007 03:00:42 AM
Nobody will EVER top that performance.
Mayor of Castro Street by American Mythos	Jun 19th, 2007 03:24:26 AM
I've been waiting for this one for a while. First it was 2007, then 2008, now 2009. As long as Synger is attached, it will never get off the ground. Mayor of Castro Street, with Adrian Brody attached, and Synger's boy Cyclops playing Dan White, would be great.
STANFORD... by Ass Lesson	Jun 19th, 2007 04:40:45 AM
...is based on the true events of the experiment as it actually unfolded back in August 0f 1971. The cast skews young because the actual participants were 18-24 years old. I've read the script. There's a really good chance this will be a really cool movie. Or a great failure.
Is anyone actually going to watch this? by FilmCritic3000	Jun 19th, 2007 05:02:12 AM
Cruise is putting on the best performance of his career right now with Beard. He should get a fucking Oscar for that. Oh wait...no one's buying it. And it's nice to see Sony rape the corpses of Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith (who are no doubt turning over in their graves) by handing over United Artists to an egomaniacal, vain, pompous jackass who's so deluded he can't even wake up and smell the coffee about his own personal demons or that his "religion" is a cult. Money talks and bullshit walks and the hack known as Tom Cruise is the biggest piece of bullshit in Hollywood today.
Quality cast by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 19th, 2007 05:05:44 AM
Colour me interested, for sure. I hope Cruise is Hitler. I can see him in a little 'tache.
I know how it ends! by kingrobot	Jun 19th, 2007 05:09:09 AM
They don't kill Hitler.
Way Of The Gun by npjs55	Jun 19th, 2007 05:22:58 AM
Harry, way of the gun was an amazing film and awesome for a first time director. Can't wait for this. Tom's in Berlin doing pre production now.
Tom is OK! by mutombo	Jun 19th, 2007 05:52:06 AM
Seriously. By whining about what a jackass he is youre supporting the Hollywood start system. Do you want actors or stars in your movie? If you want actors, stop whining about what a little cunt he is and just look at his performences! (Which are by no means great, good or whatsoever, but hes a very watchabale actor nonetheless!)
excuse me by mutombo	Jun 19th, 2007 05:54:18 AM
i meant star system and performances. Hey-- its early. But if Tom didnt do all his jibberyboo - or at least, if we didnt know about it - you would like him all the same for starring in your old favourite flicks. (Top gun! Mission Impossible! The Bartender(?)!)
I thought Singer was doing Superman Returns Again by Yeti	Jun 19th, 2007 06:13:54 AM
or whatever it's gonna be called. Or am I way off base?
The Best Part of TWOTG was watching Sarah Silverman... by Sgt. Black	Jun 19th, 2007 06:38:54 AM
..get her heinous grill caved in. Girl don't even know how to cuss right. But, if you want to put your money on the table, be ready to for the house to take you, you filthy ho'. Definately NOT a good jewish girl. That left, and then the double haymakers Phillipe lays on her... makes me feel all warm and cozy. **Yeah, I know, some whiny feminist handholder's gonna complain that I'm a mysoginist; to that I say I have nothing but respect for women. Women, mind you. Silverman may have the plumbing, but -in my best Austin Powers' voice; "That's no woman..."
filegumbo by just pillow talk	Jun 19th, 2007 06:58:19 AM
Supposedly the Cap movie will be split between WWII and the present. Which means that it'll probably take place the majority of the time now. They should just have the first movie completely during WWII and have some Invaders action. This is a pretty damn solid cast though...
Who remembers... by SteffanLongdon	Jun 19th, 2007 07:07:57 AM
that film that Tom Cruise was supposed to a magician in either WW1 or WW2, anyone remember?
Sure, give him another shot in the director's chair by Spandau Belly	Jun 19th, 2007 07:18:29 AM
I don't really remember Way Of The Gun, I think it got lost in that whole wave of post-Pulp Fiction quarky crime tales. I remember Ryan Phillipe talking some funny sass and decking a chick in the first scene so it was probably a pretty good flick. This McQuarrie guy might be another one of these Brian Helgeland types who just never get the full confidence of the studios and so their projects get pulled out from under them if they try writing AND directing themselves. After seeing the director's cut of Payback, I feel sorry for these guys. And yeah, more cowboy movies are needed. There was an awesome resurgence of westerns in the early 1990s with Tombstone, Unforgiven, and The Quick and the Dead. I'd love to see it come back again. I'd love to see Daniel Day Lewis in a western.
I like the sound of this but Izzard leaves me cold by Boba Fat	Jun 19th, 2007 07:37:43 AM
I've never really got him and haven't seen one performance of his where I could get past the fact that I was watching Eddie Izzard act.
Filegumbo by pammybabe	Jun 19th, 2007 07:39:38 AM
Sorry man but the film project that SteffanLongdon is thinking about was to be based on the true story of the British magician Jasper Maskelyn. He was employed by the British Army to use his skills to fool the Germans. In one famous stunt, he tricked the Germans into bombing the a patch of desert instead of Alexandria harbour by using false lights and misdirection. Seems the project never got of the ground.
hope izzzard is hitler by pipergates	Jun 19th, 2007 07:41:13 AM
he's crazy
Way of the Gun was phenomenal! by beastie	Jun 19th, 2007 07:43:58 AM
I have been looking foward to McQuarrie's next project since then. Also, I always thought he would make a good director for Preacher.
you mean Bill Nighy the Science Guy-y? by Skankardly	Jun 19th, 2007 07:52:58 AM
oh...that's NYE...my bad
MOS after Valkyrie... by UltimaRex	Jun 19th, 2007 08:07:16 AM
...and you don't need to "make" Superman cool since he already is. What Van Buren wants is a fully realistic Superman which will never happen because that would be a R/18 movie. I know because I tried it.
Tom Cruise as Eva Braun? by Norseman1111	Jun 19th, 2007 09:01:38 AM
It could work on many levels.
Way of the Gun was his by kikuchiyoboy	Jun 19th, 2007 09:09:37 AM
western. That movie was a wonderful atmospheric ride. That is one writer/director very confident of the world he created. Love to see him do a detective movie. Maybe a detective western? Man I love this guys characters.
Chris McQuarrie by Cluracan	Jun 19th, 2007 09:10:26 AM
...should write and direct "The Punisher" 2. "Way of the Gun" was a fantastic violent gun-filled heap of ugliness that had you rooting and uncomfortable at the same time. Perfect for "The Punisher".
I think Gus Van Sant has his own Harvey Milk project. by ImFixingtoDie	Jun 19th, 2007 09:13:43 AM
So he might win that race. Also, I really do hope Izzard is playing Hitler. His Oscar would be guaranteed, and he'd have the good sense to give it to O'Toole.
Mel Brooks as Hitler! by uss cygnus	Jun 19th, 2007 09:52:02 AM
"Heil myself."
If Eddie Izzard is in this I'm seeing it by Lovecraftfan	Jun 19th, 2007 10:28:00 AM
Watch him in The Riches or The Cats Meow he's great.
Singer's idea for SR2......... by liljuniorbrown	Jun 19th, 2007 10:40:50 AM
Say's it's time to "Take Supe's into alien territory" and he definitely wants to "Go all Wrath of Khan" with the sequel. As a huge Superman fan I have to address Van Buren's comments. Superman can be protrayed as cool easily. Superman is cool. Bottom line. I see where your coming from but you have to think of it as a whole epic idea . Kal-El is an alien, he is the last son of Krypton,the heir and would be royalty of an extinct race. On Earth is is almost invincible but most of villans after him are not of Earth. I would love to see Bryan Singer's vision realized on the big screen for both X-Men and Superman. I think he is a friend to us comic geeks and if he did nothing else I thank him for making great films like Usual Suspects,the flawed but well meant and greatly acted Superman Returns,X-Men and X-men United.
Way of the Gun/Zombie Movie by liljuniorbrown	Jun 19th, 2007 10:56:39 AM
Awesome movie. He should direct Punisher 2 with Ryan Phillipe as Jigsaw. I agree that we need more Westerns. If any producers are interested I wrote western treatment called Ghost Town. In the story a Native American uses black magic and mystisim to bring his dead girlfriend back to life. Unfortunately she has a taste for brains and her bite turns her victims into a zombie just like her. The growing zombie threat makes it's way towards a Boom town where a hard nosed sherriff has to turn to a local gun fighter and outlaws for help before it spreads. I don't want to just throw the two genre's together,but to use all the elements of the classic western and old west themes and show how those people (both the God fearing and the outlaw) would handle a world where there friends and family were turning into cannibal monsters. It probably wouldn't work but who knows right?
Bryan Singer amazing? Since when? by strosmer	Jun 19th, 2007 11:10:52 AM
I have yet to see anything that makes Bryan Singer stand out as a director. Usual Suspects acclaim was due to its screenplay. X-Men 1 & 2 were fun only because it was the X-Men on screen. Superman Returns - I don't even want to go there. Like Kevin Smith, Singer is just lucky. He is not a great director.
Hmmm... by FilmNerdJamie	Jun 19th, 2007 12:29:17 PM
Singer's currently working on VALKYRIE & THE MAN OF STEEL concurrently. Once he finishes the former near the end of this year, he's going 100% into the SUPERMAN sequel. Filming is supposed to commence around March/April 2008 with a Summer 2009 release. THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET may never get made considering Gus Van Sant's revial HARVEY MILK film will probably get rolling first. While Singer is juggling VALKYRIE & THE MAN OF STEEL before he can get around to doing THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET.
Ummm... "electrifying script"? cough by ZeGerman	Jun 19th, 2007 12:31:18 PM
Harry, just in case you didn't know - this movie is based on REAL events. In REAL life. Outside your home, you know? Everybody who knows the events on July 20th, 1944 can see one thing pretty clear - this is the easiest job in the universe for a screenwriter! It really happened! And it really happened in the big way! As a German, I have seen around 1 gazillon WW2 movies dealing with our past and lots of (German) movies about THIS date. STAUFFENBERG, for example (starring Sebastian Koch), pretty good film. Or DIE STUNDE DER OFFIZIERE (the hour of the officers), half documentary/half movie - VERY good film! So why on earth do another one the "Hollywood way"?!? Oh, wait... yeah, it's TOM CRUISE! Maybe they change the ending!?
I agree with ZeGerman. I am by Marnye	Jun 19th, 2007 02:49:48 PM
I agree with ZeGerman. I am a huge Sebastian Koch fan, and I hate Tom Cruise. So yeah, why a short American playing a German man? The irony is that it will be Koch's girlfriend, Carice van Houten, who will play Stauffenberg's wife.
Bryan Singer and Tom Crusie... by DeCypher44	Jun 19th, 2007 03:33:28 PM
I'm staying FAR away from this one.
I'd prefer it if they left out Tom Cruise by BannedOnTheRun	Jun 19th, 2007 03:59:23 PM
and all the other men and just tricked out Carice Van Houten in full-on Valkyrie gear.
Now THIS sounds promising. by PwnedByStallone	Jun 19th, 2007 04:00:29 PM
Brign this shit on!
Wait wait, I thought it was 'Synger'. by American Mythos	Jun 19th, 2007 04:07:24 PM
It's 'Synger' right? Or is it 'Brian' with a 'Y' like 'Bryan' and that's where I'm getting the 'Y' from? I'm confused. Yay Van Sant!
Huh??? by Surround Sound	Jun 19th, 2007 04:53:48 PM
Tom Cruise as a German general?? That's about as funny as Anthony Hopkins as Don Diego de la Vega in Zorro...a British playing a Spaniard? He hacked the accent totally. Cruise's American accent will butcher any German he tries to speak while his overblown ego acting pushes all of the real actors off the screen. Tom, you almost had my respect with The Last Samurai...almost.
Who plays Hitler? by spectrebeeyatch	Jun 19th, 2007 06:53:39 PM
Will it be Kevin Spacey? Singer liked him as Luther why not just give him hair and mustache. I'm only kidding I don't think he'd be very good in that role. Can they get the guy who did it in Indiana Jones 3?
jet li plays hitler by longevitymonk	Jun 19th, 2007 07:19:01 PM
...
TomBodet: Kenneth Branagh as Scorpio by scratcher	Jun 19th, 2007 07:19:57 PM
Seriously and pathetically, my first thought when I read the headline was that they were scraping the very bottom of the Marvel barrel and making bringing "Val" to life. Hell, if they did Ghost Rider, why not? If that's the case, then they need to do that whacked out storyline with Scorpio and Nighthawk. Maybe the first comic ever where the villain took himself out due to depression? Simply brilliant.
This a remake of Night of the Generals? by Drath	Jun 19th, 2007 08:02:18 PM
It sounds like the same plot and all. I can't say Tom Cruise sounds like a good fit, but then I'm basing that on the premise and not on the actual character he's playing. But there have to be better actors for that part. Jude Law or Ewan McGregor come to mind. I guess there's no getting Ralph Fiennes to play another Nazi though.
Tom Cruise is kinda short to be German... by The Dum Guy	Jun 19th, 2007 08:09:58 PM
I don't the Third Reich would'a been so scary if they had an army of Tom Cruise(s). But, then again Hitler seemed like he was a little squirt, but, then again he was Austrian.
I was hoping Izzard was playing Hitler. by Bronx Cheer	Jun 19th, 2007 09:04:51 PM
Hell, they'll probably get cute and never show Hitler on screen. I think Cruise is a terrible choice for a period film, and for a German.
Dude, Way of the Gun by underscore_only	Jun 19th, 2007 09:19:06 PM
Was KICKASS. And Phillipe was surprisingly NOT miscast. Caan OWNS! The only downside is the swelling, climactic music while . . . they load up a car and drive away about twenty min. before the movie ends? What? Still, damn good flick.
Superman Returns rules. by Bubba Gillman	Jun 19th, 2007 09:24:55 PM
It does.
Superman Returns was drab and miscalculated. by Bronx Cheer	Jun 19th, 2007 09:48:34 PM
The only time it soared was at the very beginning with that thrilling sequence when Supes comes back to Earth and saves Lois. The rest of the film struggled with tone, and with a characterization of Superman that left me disappointed in him as a man. (Spare me the "he's not a man" business; you know what I mean.)
And while I like the Singer "X-Men" films, by Bronx Cheer	Jun 19th, 2007 09:53:22 PM
I thought "Suspects" was cloying and too clever for its own good. Great cast, though. To me, the film was an ode to performance, and I am weary of actors and theatrical artists telling us all about how great their art is. Contrast it with the showy yet dazzling "Glengarry Glen Ross" and you see what I mean.
The last time Singer did a movie about Nazis by corvette63	Jun 19th, 2007 10:39:58 PM
It totally blew. Anyone remember Apt Pupil?
McQuarrie's Grindhouse Trailer! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Jun 20th, 2007 12:20:14 AM
On the commentary to "Way of the Gun" McQuarrie says that he wanted to start the movie with a fake movie trailer which would have functioned as the prequel to "Way of the Gun!" Too bad Tarantino and Rodriquez didn't give McQuarrie a chance to make it happen. They stole his idea, they should have given him the honor.
honestly anything izzard is in by luckylindy	Jun 20th, 2007 12:26:22 AM
i'll watch....i even sat through mystery men and my super ex-girlfriend because of him. Do they have flags though?
Bronx Cheer by Quintus_Arrius	Jun 20th, 2007 03:06:24 AM
Glengarry Glen Ross is indeed one of my favorite movies. Of. All. Time. Tour-De-Force of a film. I do get what your saying about this project and the fact that it could be self-indulgent and bloated but have faith dear friend for my fellow Brits in this cast know how to... shall we say; 'Bring it'. They may not always be cast as leads but they certainly provide stellar support. There are a pick of a fine bunch. I am very happy to see how this is shaping up and deeply interested to see how Mr Cruise handles this kind of character/material. I think he is a good actor (though I hate his early 'smarmy' work) I for one have not written him off... yet! Hail the glorious Brits and the mysterious scientific one!
Quintus, I always give Cruise a chance. by Bronx Cheer	Jun 20th, 2007 07:13:57 AM
But from the get-go, he's problematic in a period film. He has too many qualities of a "modern" actor to blend with a period cast and setting. BUT I have been wrong many times about many things, and I do think Singer has talent and maybe even feels a little hungry to prove himself following his last film. We might see something daring and tight from him, and the same can be said for Cruise. He does have acting chops. It's just that he is not often called upon to display them.
Valkyrie by Cobbio	Jun 20th, 2007 08:12:52 AM
I agree with others who've written this sounds like a good project, but that Cruise playing a German is nettling. He doesn't look, sound (even with a well-practiced accent), or imply German-ness at all. Of all the characters Cruise could play with some degree of crafted intensity, a Nazi general is NOT one of them. Even if he comes across as somewhat believable, I'm still going to be thinking to myself, "I wonder how long he had to work on that accent," not "Damn, that general is creepy!" Cruise has done some great work in his career, but I think casting him in "Valkyrie" is a huge mistake. Huge. Izzard playing Hitler (if that's who he's playing) works pretty well, though. He's really surprised me with his quality work in "The Riches." Bryan Singer I've liked in the past, and probably will in the future. But "Superman Lifts Things" was probably the worst superhero movie I've ever seen. I was stunned by the horrible casting and creative choices, one after another after another throughout the film, so Singer will have to work extra hard to pull me into the theater for "Valkrie." Cruise as a German already sounds suspiciously Superman Lifts Things-esque, though. We'll see.
Way of the Gun by grendel69	Jun 20th, 2007 09:14:04 AM
Is a really good underrated movie. No one can convince me otherwise. This just sounds wierd. Tom Cruise as a Nazi general???? Should Singer be working on the Superman sequel?
Tom Cruise? are you kidding? by ludmir88	Jun 25th, 2007 05:42:40 PM
Kretschman!Kretschman!Kretschm an!

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