Valkyrie (upcoming film)

Willhelm Gruber II · Post by **Willhelm Gruber II** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:32 am

i wonder if cruise will use an American accent or try a German one

like the thing Ed Harris did in Enamy at the Gates

Tom Houlihan · Post by **Tom Houlihan** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:49 am

Willhelm Gruber II wrote:i wonder if cruise will use an American accent or try a German one

By all that is decent, I hope he sticks with an American one! While it would be infinitely better to have a German play that role, if we're stuck with Tom, please don't let him try to fake an accent for two hours!

Beppo Schmidt · Post by **Beppo Schmidt** » Sun May 20, 2007 4:22 pm

like the thing Ed Harris did in Enamy at the Gates

In Enemy at the Gates, Ed Harris talked like Ed Harris.

Paul Timms · Post by **Paul Timms** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:02 am

I hope he tries a German accent !!

I have never laughed so much at a film as him and Nicole in "Far and away".

panzermahn · Post by **panzermahn** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:49 am

Beppo Schmidt wrote:Tom Cruise as Claus von Stauffenberg??

What's next, Brad Pitt as Rommel?

Interested in both of them?

or do you mean you seriously like the movie project?

Beppo Schmidt · Post by **Beppo Schmidt** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:05 am

Interested in both of them?

Nope, not physically or as actors.

or do you mean you seriously like the movie project?

I'd be more looking forward to it with Thomas Kretschmann in the lead than Tom freaking Cruise.

Reb · Post by **Reb** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:38 am

I wonder if the "Rock Hudson school for phoney southern accents" could help? Since Hollywood is not quite clear on where to find southerners they just send actors to the school.

Maybe they could do it with German? Or in a sensible world just have the actors speak in German and subtitle it! Worked very well with Bridge Too Far and Longest Day. Gives it a feel of authenticity.

btw - the Rock Hudson name cames from the atrocious accent he used in "The Undefeated" with John Wayne.

cheers
Reb

Willhelm Gruber II · Post by **Willhelm Gruber II** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:10 am

lol, same with Australians wealways laugh at how bad they are

also what i meant before is

or* the thing like ed harris did on enemy at the gates

Wolery · Post by **Wolery** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:27 pm

I don't care who plays what, this looks pretty bad ass if it's done right!

panzermahn · Post by **panzermahn** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:54 pm

Looks like more controversy brewing up with this upcoming movie

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/2007 ... 99700.html

Germany bans Cruise film shoot from military sites
Monday June 25 12:33 PM ET

Germany has barred the makers of a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler from filming at German military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Cruise, also one of the film's producers, is a member of the Church of Scientology which the German government does not recognize as a church. Berlin says it masquerades as a religion to make money, a charge Scientology leaders reject.

The U.S. actor has been cast as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, leader of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the Nazi dictator in July 1944 with a bomb hidden in a briefcase.

Defense Ministry spokesman Harald Kammerbauer said the film makers "will not be allowed to film at German military sites if Count Stauffenberg is played by Tom Cruise, who has publicly professed to being a member of the Scientology cult."

"In general, the Bundeswehr (German military) has a special interest in the serious and authentic portrayal of the events of July 20, 1944 and Stauffenberg's person," Kammerbauer said.

Cruise's publicists could not be reached for comment.

Stauffenberg had been deeply opposed to the Nazis' treatment of the Jews and planted a briefcase bomb under a table near Hitler in his "Wolf's Lair" headquarters on July 20, 1944. The bomb went off but only wounded the Fuehrer.

The film, slated for a 2008 release and to be directed by Bryan Singer and co-starring Kenneth Branagh, is called "Valkyrie" after Operation Valkyrie, the plot's codename.

The main site of interest would be the "Bendlerblock" memorial inside the Defense Ministry complex in Berlin. This is where Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators hatched the plot and where he and his closest comrades were executed when it failed.

Kammerbauer said the ministry had not yet received official filming requests from the producers of "Valkyrie."

I wonder what is Tom's next move....

Regards
Panzermahn

M.H. · Post by **M.H.** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:45 am

Very interesting...

He was last week in Berlin with family...he also used this possibility to visit that very controversial newly build scientology center...maybe this behaviour provoked this reaction from the Bundeswehr...

new enemies of Cruise:

Kretschmann
the Stauffenberg family
the Bundeswehr
....

Reb · Post by **Reb** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:16 am

MH

It must be exciting to have such influential enemies!

The Bundeshwer? I guess I've under-rated Tom's importance in the scheme of things.

Disclaimer - he did do a good job in Last Samurai.

cheers
Reb

M.H. · Post by **M.H.** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:23 am

Reb wrote:MH

It must be exciting to have such influential enemies!

I wonder if he is shaking in his boots already! Our pouts are feared!!!

Beppo Schmidt · Post by **Beppo Schmidt** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:27 pm

I wonder what is Tom's next move....

I wish it would be to put his gargantuan ego aside and give von Stauffenberg back to someone actually suited to the role.

Tom Houlihan · Post by **Tom Houlihan** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:48 pm

Here's the latest:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/movie ... yt&emc=rss

Seem's Tom's religion is now an issue!