Cicero Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 Quote Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch Join Sam Mendes' WWI Movie '1917' The filmmakers who gave the world Saving Private Ryan, and Jarhead are shipping out to recreate World War I in the upcoming drama 1917. The film will be produced by Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan) and directed by Sam Mendes (Jarhead, Skyfall, Spectre, Road to Perdition) — and the two are going to work on it as soon as next month. The project secured permission last week to begin shooting at the Govan Graving Docks in Glasgow, Scotland, according to BBC News. Production is slated to start April 22 and last 10 weeks while they set up, film, then dismantle the set. It's unclear how much of the film will be shot in Glasgow. The film is expected to be released in December 2019. Spielberg's production company Amblin is set to produce the movie, with Mendes signed on to both direct and cowrite the script, according to Den of Geek. It'll be his first time working on the writing front, where he'll be joined by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful). Not much is known about the plot at this point in time, just that it takes place, unsurprisingly, in 1917, which is the year the United States officially entered the war. Based on IMDB's cast list, there are just two actors attached to major roles: Dean-Charles Chapman, who played Tommen Baratheon on Game of Thrones, and George MacKay (Captain Fantastic, 11.22.63). Given that Speilberg is signed on to produce, we can hope to see his fingerprints, if not his signature style, which helped sear the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan into audience's memories by placing the audience in the center of the action, not as an idle spectator, but as a participant. It's what Dale Dye, the military adviser on Saving Private Ryan, described as "asses and elbows" in a previous interview with Task & Purpose. "That's how you tend to see firefights if you're involved in it," Dye said. "You see the other guy's butt and his elbows, and everybody's down as far as they can get." With luck, we might see World War I told through the eyes of the young men who fought it as they scramble through mud-filled trenches, fumble with gas masks as a yellowish-green tide of gas rolls in, and stalk across no man's land under a creeping barrage of artillery, knowing that their enemy waits just yards ahead. Couple that style with Mendes' ability to make a character's complex internal struggles compelling and relatable and his tendency toward vivid yet simple cinematography, and we might just get a movie that drops us right onto the Western front, and leaves us there for the duration, trapped in a fight that claimed millions of lives and left even more wounded.
IgnisExcubitor Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Just posted this is trailers' thread. Didn't know it had its own. Looks really good.
Cicero Posted August 1, 2019 Author Posted August 1, 2019 I’ve read it’s taking the same approach as Bird Man. Filmed in one shot
Dr. Gonzo Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Cicero said: I’ve read it’s taking the same approach as Bird Man. Filmed in one shot I have a hard time believing that tbh
Moderator Tommy Posted August 2, 2019 Moderator Posted August 2, 2019 Looks good! The kid from 11.22.63 is in it as well! Impressive cast all around.
Moderator Tommy Posted October 4, 2019 Moderator Posted October 4, 2019 Another trailer. Looks bloody fantastic!
nudge Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Looks fantastic. Don't know why but I'm getting the vibe of All Quiet on the Western Front here which can only be a good thing...
The Artful Dodger Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 What is this film about, which army which battles etc? I'm getting a sense of greedy Americans trying to make ww1 all about them from the trailer.
nudge Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, The Artful Dodger said: What is this film about, which army which battles etc? I'm getting a sense of greedy Americans trying to make ww1 all about them from the trailer. At the height of the First World War during Spring 1917 in northern France, two young British soldiers, Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), are given a seemingly impossible mission to deliver a message which will warn of an ambush during one of the skirmishes soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich. The two recruits race against time, crossing enemy territory to deliver the warning and keep a British battalion of 1,600 men, which includes Blake's own brother, from walking into a deadly trap. The pair must give their all to accomplish their mission by surviving the war to end all wars.
Fairy In Boots Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 9/10 from me. Utterly brilliant just got back, deserves every award it wins. Needs to be seen in a cinema to do it justice
Administrator Stan Posted January 12, 2020 Administrator Posted January 12, 2020 Just wrote about it in the other movie thread. Very impressed with it and lives up to the hype. I'd go one step further than @Fairy In Boots and give it 9.5 really and can understand why it won well at Oscars. You become really invested in to the 2 main characters on an emotional level quite early on. Thoroughly recommend it.
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Really good film. Tbh best I've seen in ages.
Michael Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 I have to watch this by the sound of it. The last great film I saw was Dunkirk. If 1917 is another epic film based during a World War, then I have to see it.
Cicero Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 Yeah deserves all the praise. Immense. 9/10
Lucas Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Watched it today. My god, the cinematography was at it's finest. The musical score was epic, the detail in each setting, everything felt so 'real' in depicting what WW1 really was like. Harsh and brutal. I loved the approach they took with it in literally following the two main characters. The audience were really made to feel like they were taking on the same journey. I await the inevitable moans from people complaining about lack of action but for me, the film created enough tension and suspense without going OTT on the battles. Solid 9/10. The hype is real.
ASF Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 Looks good. Definitely, one of the few that I'm interested in watching, from the best movie nominees.
Cicero Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 Again, just can’t fathom how it didn’t win best picture.
Honey Honey Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 I'm looking forward to the sequel, 1918, when the soldiers bring a flu pandemic back home with them
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