ex-tankers advise Brad Pitt M4 Sherman movie (1 Viewer)

[dragon53]

Link: http://www.military.com/daily-news/...es-war-stories-with-brad-pitt.html?ESRC=eb.nl

 

[DMNamiot]

Hell On Wheels! Glad that the Assn is still working! It was a great division in WWII and when I was a member in the 1980s! I will be looking out for this one.

Dave

 

[BLReed]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2411476/Brad-Pitt-hide-excitement-takes-tank-driving-lesson-peaceful-English-countryside.html

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Awesome, I will be looking forward to seeing this film. By the looks of the Sherman being used they are off to a good start as far as movie props go !

 

[dragon53]

BLREED:

Thanks for posting the video and new photos.
I hope they include a tank battle in FURY. If so, it would be cool if they could create a pseudo-King Tiger like the pseudo-Tiger I tanks in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and BAND OF BROTHERS.

 

[hotel3alpha]

All,

I really dig Brad Pitt as an actor. Versatile dude when it comes to the drama. WW Z was the only zombie flick I ever saw and you what? It was pretty **** good. Look forward to the flick.

John

 

[arnhem44mad]

A few members of my reenacting group are going to be in the film.

Scott

 

[larso]

This is great news! I don't think Shermans weighed 60 tons but I'm sure the perfectionists will have a lot to get their hackles up if Hollywood does its usual. I'm always a bit worried about plots with 'special behind the lines' stuff. It worked in SPR but unless its some sort of Patton rescue of his brother-in-law (which failed of course) its hard to think how a tank mission will seem authentic. Indeed, why can't they just show the sort of standard action a tank unit saw? All this said, I'll be seeing it anyway!

 

[dragon53]

First official photo from FURY shows Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman and Michael Pena.

 

[dragon53]

Update article.

Link: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...training-for-wwii-film-fury/?cmpid=prn_zap2it

 

[binder001]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...tion-Shirburn-new-film-Fury-Shia-LaBeouf.html

More info. Looks good from the initial info. A source says they are using the IWM M4A2E8 to portray a late WW2 M4A3E8 (the only difference is the engines, diesel versus gas). I do like the well stowed look of the tank - typical of late war US armor in Europe. They appear to have 3 or 4 Shermans of various flavors, plus an M18 and support vehicles. I hope the writing is good so that we have a good story to go with the neat tanks.

Gary B.

 

[uksubs]

A few members of my reenacting group are going to be in the film.

Scott

Been filming down my way this week in Oxfordshire ^&cool

 

[Terp152]

This is great news! I don't think Shermans weighed 60 tons but I'm sure the perfectionists will have a lot to get their hackles up if Hollywood does its usual. I'm always a bit worried about plots with 'special behind the lines' stuff. It worked in SPR but unless its some sort of Patton rescue of his brother-in-law (which failed of course) its hard to think how a tank mission will seem authentic. Indeed, why can't they just show the sort of standard action a tank unit saw? All this said, I'll be seeing it anyway!

The Hammelburg Raid may be the story for the movie from what I read. Too bad they didn't film earlier if that's the case. The commander, Capt Abram Baum, died this yr. He would have made an excellent technical adviser. Chris

 

[desk11desk12]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...tion-Shirburn-new-film-Fury-Shia-LaBeouf.html

More info. Looks good from the initial info. A source says they are using the IWM M4A2E8 to portray a late WW2 M4A3E8 (the only difference is the engines, diesel versus gas). I do like the well stowed look of the tank - typical of late war US armor in Europe. They appear to have 3 or 4 Shermans of various flavors, plus an M18 and support vehicles. I hope the writing is good so that we have a good story to go with the neat tanks.

Gary B.

Great news Gary! Here are some pictures from the link you provided above.

Carlos

 

[dragon53]

Update---Bovington's Tiger I #131 is going to be in the movie.

Link: http://covernator.com/articles/coverArticle.php?postId=196

 

[Sentaapua]

Wow, that is great and unique news! If I would enjoy watching the movie as it already was, with all the authentic allied hardware, now it just became a "one-of-a-kind": I don’t know of any recent (last 30 years) war movie that displayed a real working Tiger, however good the "makeup" was made in other tanks to resemble it...
Will be there in line on the opening day in theaters!

 

[dragon53]

UPDATE.

An entertainment writer who saw the FURY trailer wrote the following:


"...this looks very, very special. Ayers has also crafted a grittier and more realistic European Theater than depicted in "Saving Private Ryan" or HBO's "Band of Brothers."

 

[dragon53]

UPDATE.

An entertainment writer who saw the FURY trailer wrote the following:


"...this looks very, very special. Ayers has also crafted a grittier and more realistic European Theater than depicted in "Saving Private Ryan" or HBO's "Band of Brothers."

 

[larso]

I think this movie will be good for our hobby.

 

[Desertkiwi]

I think this movie will be good for our hobby.

I think you're right mate.....everyone's going to want a Sherman & crew after they see the movie. I'd say the timing of K&C's recent release of their 'plastic' Sherman is on the money....{sm4}