New Historical Movies? (1 Viewer)

[marco55]

Anyone know of any coming out?
Mark

 

[Harper (aka Spitfrnd)]

Here's a list adapted from the Historum:

1066 - set at Hastings (pre-production)

War of the Ages - fantasy pitting Caesar vs. Napoleon, Attila vs Genghis, Alexander vs Hannibal (Strause Brothers)

Field of Spears - B-29 shot down in rural Japan

Sky Warriors - features Adolf Galland and Douglas Bader

Going After Cacciato - chasing AWOL soldier from Vietnam to Paris (development)

Scorpion Raid - true story of Brace Raid by N.Z. and G.B. commandoes in N. Africa

442nd - Japanese-American unit in WWII

17 Days of Winter - Chosin (development)

Song Tan - Australians vs. Viet Cong

Brothers in Arms - African American tank battalion in the Battle of the Bulge (Denzel Washington)

Dirty Dozen - remake (development)

St. Nazaire - the British WWII raid (development)

All Quiet... - remake starring Daniel Ratcliffe (pre-production)

Russia - set in Stalingrad

Lost Squad - based on WWII graphic novel (development)

Combat - based on the TV series and maybe with Willis as Sanders (development)

Unbroken - based on the best seller

They Marched into Sunlight - contrasting Vietnam combat to a college protest

Battle of Midway - $200 million 3D remake by WB and writer/producer (Pacific) Bruce McKenna

Men at Arnhem - Operation Market Garden as seen by Major Goeffry Powell

Agincourt - based on Bernard Cornwell tale of British archer (with director Michael Mann)

 

[lancer]

Some of these possibilities sound really interesting. I would not put any faith in the developement of a series based on the old TV show "Combat", with Bruce Willis playing Sgt. Saunders. That particular rumor/story has been kicking around for a least 15 years. This possibility is mentioned in the 1997 publication "Combat: A Viewer's Companion to the Classic TV Series" by Jo Davidsmeyer. This project for developement was passed from one studio to another and never went anywhere. Too bad, it could have been a good show. -- Al

 

[Harper (aka Spitfrnd)]

Some of these possibilities sound really interesting. I would not put any faith in the developement of a series based on the old TV show "Combat", with Bruce Willis playing Sgt. Saunders. That particular rumor/story has been kicking around for a least 15 years. This possibility is mentioned in the 1997 publication "Combat: A Viewer's Companion to the Classic TV Series" by Jo Davidsmeyer. This project for developement was passed from one studio to another and never went anywhere. Too bad, it could have been a good show. -- Al

Agreed, sadly several, if not many, of these likely have long odds and now Willis is a bit long in the tooth for that role in any event. Pity he did not do that rather than Hart's War.

 

[OzDigger]

I don't know how they will make a musical out of the Battle of Long Tan, but stranger movies have happened.

 

[marco55]

That's quite a list.Hopefully some will make it to the screen.
Mark

 

[kogu]

Agincourt after Cornwell's Novel sounds interesting to me.
I really enjoyed reading the book.
Konrad

 

[Lo1863]

A remake of the "Dirty Dozen".....how dare those people! (joking....but for real though haha)

 

[Rob]

There is this new one set in Monte Cassino on the way;


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19109836

 

[Ragnar]

I hope 1066 has a HUGE budget!.......but will not hold my breath.