Valkyrie Movie Trailer
The bad buzz for Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie has been building over the last few months. Extensive reshoots/additional photography, added with a complete release date shift to February (after Awards Season), resulted in the release of negativity in Hollywood. It also doesn’t help that Crusie’s last film Lions For Lambs bombed. But so far everything I’ve seen about this film has been very impressive. From the screenplay, to the first production photos which included a comparison shot of Tom Cruise against the real life Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, to the teaser trailer that was released a few months back. Even bitter, angry Variety editors have recently written “several people I trust have seen VALKYRIE and testify that it’s a superb thriller. ‘Bryan Singer is back in form,’ says one source.”
The desire for this film to be a failure is massive. Everyone has purchased a pair of hater pants from the anti-Tom Cruise store (metaphorically speaking, I hope). I think everyone needs to watch the Valkyrie movie trailer below (note: it’s not new), and form an opinion based on what is shown. Forget what you’ve read about the production, and put your passive aggressive Cruise-bashing feelings away. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
Official Plot Synopsis: The “July 20 Plot” on Hitler’s life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler’s once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation’s government… He must kill Hitler himself.
Valkyrie hits theaters on February 13th 2009.
Why Tom Cruise’s Way-Late Valkyrie Is Like a Rave
For those who can’t wait to see Tom Cruise go all Nazi in the forthcoming, thrice-pushed back Hitler-killer thriller Valkyrie, don’t knock on Terence Stamp’s door.
“I don’t know anything,” confessed Cruise’s costar, about why the Bryan Singer-directed WWII flick has been so steeped in delay-laden turmoil.
While promoting his much-lighter Get Smart with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in Los Angeles today, Stamp likened the Valkyrie process to a huge party with hippie kids, ecstasy and trance music. But in a good way.
“It’s like a rave,” Stamp said of the shifting feature. “You don’t get the address until the last minute.” That address is currently February 13, 2009, so, like see you there? We’ll pay double to see Cruise wave around some glow sticks, wearing a Cat-in-the-Hat hat and toting one of Suri’s pacifiers.
Keira Knightley Caused World War II?
A clip of Keira Knightley getting all vocal in her latest movie, The Edge of Love, has found its way online. Apparently it is Keira singing, not some stand in, and it is actually quite good. It’s better than Scarlett Johansson’s attempt anyway.
However, half way through her performance a voice announces that England is at war with Germany. Whether that has anything to do with Keira Knightly and her singing ‘Blue Tahitian Moon’ I don’t know. Could it be that Hitler had had enough of her voice? We’ll have to see the film to find out I guess!
Update: Its good to see her fans enjoyed it anyway. 23 year old YouTuber ’sherieofthecaribbean’ says:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG x a million
I WAS LIKE SCREAMING WITH EXCITEMENT WHEN I HEARD HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ILUUUUUUUUVVVVVVVVVVVV HER SINGING VOICE SHES AMAAAAAZZIIINGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im a MASSSSIIIVVEEE fan of keira and ive been lookin fwd 2 hearin her sing 4 nearli a yr!!!!!!!!!!:D
she CERTAINLY wont dissapoint any fans with this!!
if ure eva readin dis - GO KEIRA URE A LEGENDARY ACTRESS AND AN AWSUMM SINGER - & im ur biggest fan
Venture Bros. just made my wardrobe even geekier
Despite my desperate attempts to look somewhat sophisticated by keeping my shirts pressed and my cuffs crisp, every once a while, an irresistible piece of geeky attire will throw off my entire wardrobe. Just take my beloved, ill-fitting “Plan 9 from Outer Space” shirt for example. Oh, Ed Wood, what is this power you have over me?
Now, here comes The Venture Bros. to make things extra-horrible for my wardrobe and my wallet. Fans have spent the last four years or so moaning about how there are barely any goodies for purchase, and the merch gods (in this case, aka Jackson Publick) have spoken just in time for the new season.
The Venture Bros. Shirt Club will release one limited, episode-specific shirt each week, starting this Sunday. Shirts can be purchased individually within that one week period or as part of a big subscription deal. The site explains it better, I swear.
This is sort of like Threadless’ club, except so much better, because the shirts aren’t exclusive to subscribers and, well, it’s Venture Bros. The first shirt is a Guild of Calamitous Intent tee that I’ve already decided is a total must-have, but I’m not sure if I’m ready to drop $250 for the full subscription, for I am wary of buying shirts that I haven’t seen yet. As much as I love the show’s universe, there are some characters that I would be hesitant to sport across my chest. For what occasion would a Girl Hitler top be appropriate? All in all, though, this is a really smart idea. Not only are the fans happy, but the creators have finally realized that many of their devoted followers are willing to drop good money for something that looks vaguely like Brock Samson’s ringer shirt. Win-win! It wouldn’t hurt for other shows to follow suit and try to take these merch situations into their own hands. After all, sometimes the logo’d tees on the network’s official website aren’t quite enough, and I would trust a show’s creative forces to have a better idea of their fans’ needs.
Don’t forget Season Three starts on Sunday, June 1st. The first episode will be called “Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny” and yes, TV will be covering it. We got your back.