‘Valkyrie’ 2008 trailer

‘Valkyrie’ is based on true events.  During the height of WWII and Hilter’s reign in Germany, a group of high ranking German officials plot to assassinate Hitler so they can gain power of the German Army, thus stopping the war.  The film is directed by Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X Men, X2, and Superman Returns) and stars Tom Cruise(Top Gun, Days of Thunder).  This hits theaters on Christmas Day.

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Valkyrie Moves Back Onto The 2008 Slate

After being moved from this August to next February, Valkyrie is again being moved, though this time in our fuhrer… I mean favor. After a recent test screening that “went well”, MGM has opted to move the film back into the late year timeslot, which is normally used for family and Oscar films. Considering MGM is a shell of the former studio they used to be (what do they have now? Rocky, Bond and this?), expect them to campaign this film rigorously to the Academy.

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Singer to produce ANOTHER comic book adaption

Well, there’s no sense in not doing it.  Bryan Singer has made a name for himself, and mostly in the comic book genre for mainstream film watchers.  So, it seems that he’ll be working on a new comic book film based on the comic ‘Capeshooters’ which actually sounds kinda cool.  I think Singer is a great director with an excellent eye for visuals, but I have yet to be blown away by the stories he’s been give to work with (sorry fans of X-Men 1 and 2, but I wasn’t thrilled with either).  But, just the premise of ‘Capeshooters’ sounds like a good time:

In “Capeshooters,” two slackers become paparazzi who specialize in shooting covert videos of superheroes find themselves on the run after they stumble onto evidence that a revered superhero is actually a villain.

A nice little play on the super-hero genre if I’ve ever read one.  I’m stoked for this, and the funny thing was, I had, and still have, no interest in seeing Hancock.  Warner Bros. is the big studio backing this.  So, after the success of TDK let’s hope they decide that they don’t have to tone it down to make it a popular movie.

For the full story check out Variety.