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Cremildo · 06-18-2018, 06:25 PM

"Amblin Partners has won a pitched spec package battle and will finance Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes’ World War I film 1917. The film will begin production next April, for U.S. release December 2019 through Amblin’s distribution partner Universal.

Mendes wrote the original script with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The project marks Mendes’ first film as credited screenwriter." SOURCE

Monterey Jack · 06-18-2018, 08:24 PM

Man, we need a LOT more movies about WWI. And Mendes has an excellent track record.

Gacivory · 06-18-2018, 11:35 PM

So excited for new Sam Mendes movie!

esteban² · 06-19-2018, 12:45 AM

Sam Mendes is all I need to hear.

I haven't seen 'Spectre' yet, but all of his other movies are between 'great' and 'fantastic' for me.

Trace Buster Buster · 06-19-2018, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by esteban²

Sam Mendes is all I need to hear.

I haven't seen 'Spectre' yet, but all of his other movies are between 'great' and 'fantastic' for me.

Spectre is mediocre as hell but him doing a WW1 film has got me interested. I hope Wonder Woman got people interested in WW1 since there are very few films made about that war. You've got your Gallipoli's, Path's of Glory, and whatnot but nothing truly big and epic.

Dr. Pavel · 06-19-2018, 08:39 AM

i just want a 3 hour passchendale epic that makes me want to kill myself.

ctujackbauer · 06-19-2018, 09:09 AM

Rumor has it that Franz Ferdinand was commissioned for the score and soundtrack.

dgoswald · 06-19-2018, 10:44 AM

He seems to be out of ideas. I suppose trying to maintain a level of consistency after American Beauty is impossible. I enjoyed his little road trip film with John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, as well as the Titanic reunion, but I hope he gets back to that biting form of his early career.

Aclea · 06-19-2018, 12:58 PM

Unfortunately, having seen Mendes' pretty dismal production of To the Green Fields Beyond at the Donmar, I've got really low expectations for this. It was a poor play badly produced and badly staged and its attempts to make the subject matter more relevant to modern audiences by having its WW1 tank crew snorting cocaine were just laughable. On the basis of that, particularly the sloppy research and modern attitudes it imposed on its characters, the Great War is something Mendes really isn't the right director for.

Darth Marcus · 06-19-2018, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dgoswald

He seems to be out of ideas. I suppose trying to maintain a level of consistency after American Beauty is impossible. I enjoyed his little road trip film with John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, as well as the Titanic reunion, but I hope he gets back to that biting form of his early career.

Road to Perdition > American Beauty

Cremildo · 06-19-2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dgoswald

He seems to be out of ideas. I suppose trying to maintain a level of consistency after American Beauty is impossible.

He's just announced a WWI movie (which isn't a common subject for Hollywood) which also happens to be his first credit as a screenwriter. That's the opposite of running out of ideas.

The Fallen Deity · 06-19-2018, 02:41 PM

I'm so glad that we're not getting ANOTHER WWII film. That time period has been done to death now.

dgoswald · 06-19-2018, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cremildo

He's just announced a WWI movie (which isn't a common subject for Hollywood) which also happens to be his first credit as a screenwriter. That's the opposite of running out of ideas.

I'm no longer a fan. Perhaps I should've said, "uninspired." Hollywood's take on war and the human cost is predictably staid. I don't expect this film to be an exception.

Cremildo · 09-06-2018, 12:09 AM

Tony208 · 09-06-2018, 12:24 AM

Mendes is just another guy at this point. That dreadful Spectre

Doctor Jack · 09-06-2018, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony208

Mendes is just another guy at this point. That dreadful Spectre

He’s “another guy” because he did one arguably bad movie?

evilive · 09-06-2018, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Pavel

i just want a 3 hour passchendale epic that makes me want to kill myself.

or Verdun.

Creed · 10-26-2018, 05:49 PM

George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in talks for leads.

Gacivory · 10-26-2018, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Creed

George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in talks for leads.

Loved George McKay in Captain Fantastic! Was hoping he would break out!

Pieter V · 12-06-2018, 12:46 PM

Roger Deakins could be the DP.

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06-18-2018, 06:25 PM	#1
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:165 Blu-ray collection:1050 Trading Score:51	1917 (2019) "Amblin Partners has won a pitched spec package battle and will finance Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes’ World War I film 1917. The film will begin production next April, for U.S. release December 2019 through Amblin’s distribution partner Universal. Mendes wrote the original script with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The project marks Mendes’ first film as credited screenwriter." SOURCE Last edited by Cremildo; 06-18-2018 at 08:50 PM. Reason: Forgot the quotation marks

06-19-2018, 10:44 AM	#8
dgoswald Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2015 Location:Erath Blu-ray collection:61	He seems to be out of ideas. I suppose trying to maintain a level of consistency after American Beauty is impossible. I enjoyed his little road trip film with John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, as well as the Titanic reunion, but I hope he gets back to that biting form of his early career. Last edited by dgoswald; 06-19-2018 at 11:26 AM.

06-19-2018, 12:58 PM	#9
Aclea Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Unfortunately, having seen Mendes' pretty dismal production of To the Green Fields Beyond at the Donmar, I've got really low expectations for this. It was a poor play badly produced and badly staged and its attempts to make the subject matter more relevant to modern audiences by having its WW1 tank crew snorting cocaine were just laughable. On the basis of that, particularly the sloppy research and modern attitudes it imposed on its characters, the Great War is something Mendes really isn't the right director for. Last edited by Aclea; 06-19-2018 at 01:54 PM.

06-18-2018, 08:24 PM	#2
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	Man, we need a LOT more movies about WWI. And Mendes has an excellent track record.

06-18-2018, 11:35 PM	#3
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1121 Blu-ray collection:5611 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	So excited for new Sam Mendes movie!

06-19-2018, 12:45 AM	#4
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	Sam Mendes is all I need to hear. I haven't seen 'Spectre' yet, but all of his other movies are between 'great' and 'fantastic' for me.

06-19-2018, 08:39 AM	#6
Dr. Pavel Senior Member Member since:Apr 2018	i just want a 3 hour passchendale epic that makes me want to kill myself.

06-19-2018, 09:09 AM	#7
ctujackbauer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:4	Rumor has it that Franz Ferdinand was commissioned for the score and soundtrack.

06-19-2018, 02:41 PM	#12
The Fallen Deity Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Scotland 4K collection:348 Blu-ray collection:1226 DVD collection:112	I'm so glad that we're not getting ANOTHER WWII film. That time period has been done to death now.

09-06-2018, 12:09 AM	#14
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:165 Blu-ray collection:1050 Trading Score:51

09-06-2018, 12:24 AM	#15
Tony208 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:NYC 4K collection:419 Blu-ray collection:663 Trading Score:609	Mendes is just another guy at this point. That dreadful Spectre

10-26-2018, 05:49 PM	#18
Creed Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2015 Location:Christ Church, Barbados 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:133 DVD collection:89 MA collection:75 Digital collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in talks for leads.

12-06-2018, 12:46 PM	#20
Pieter V Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:The Netherlands Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:14	Roger Deakins could be the DP.

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