New Dunkirk movie to be made

The decision on casting Rylance & Branagh gives an indication of what the film is going to be like. Nolan said he prefers not to use CGI but it will probably be heavily CGIed. It is always better to get a good amount of extras if they are planning John Mills Dunkirk style ending, also avoid CGI at all cost remember the Red Tails? Use of CGI is usually a sign of lazy film making and can suspend belief. The last time I thought CGI was used quite well was in the Young Indiana Jones series.

Bridge too Far managed to find ways to get around not having enough tanks by building tank frames over trucks clever and cheap.

Swiper made a good point on modern weapons handling being applied to WWII it is out of place.

Please Staffsyeoman no more Cumberbatch, I am still trying to understand why everyone thinks he is a good actor he plays the same character whatever the production!

It is always a fine line between getting the history correct and entertaining cinema goers.

 

Must admit that scene, and the strafing of the refugee column, resonated with me from a young age.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbEgfbpyt9Y

 

I re-listened to Ray Harris's excellent (?) podcasts on Dunkirk:
http://worldwariipodcast.net/tag/dunkirk/

Whilst thinking about this thread and he has some good humored fun about the American/Anglo pronunciation of French/Foreign (place) names.

Wipers comes to mind, but we had Leghorn and Bombay and a few others too!

His interesting takes on the times and the characters involved also had me thinking about the casting choices they might take and I had the sudden sinking realisation that the British actors might all be playing the Germans and the young American buck stars might be called in to play the "plucky" Brits...

I think from the text above though the main stars will be unknowns whilst the major actors cast will be playing the supporting roles. This might mean that the major speaking roles are fictional stock type characters Trooper Tommys with a gruff sarge whereas the major actors will play bit part walk on rolls as the Generals, politicians etc.

I suspect Branagh might be up for the role of Rommel though perhaps??? I've seem him play a pretty good German in a lot of films.

 

Have any of you guys watched Invicta? It popped up on my facebook feed in June and it looked of interest so I gave it a go, as my grandfather was at Dunkirk.

It was done by a uni film student I think, and was about his grandfather.

No doubt lots of holes could be picked in it but you can't fault his motive or sentiment, or effort for that matter. I thought it was a good watch.

Film is available on his webpage... vimeo.com/129128671

 

I hope the film includes a recruiting scene where a Sergeant-Major tells him to get his f*ck*ng hair cut !

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/11/harry-styles-role-in-christopher-nolans-dunkirk-one-direction

I think that I might be supporting the Wehrmacht if I manage to sit through it.

 

Perhaps there's going to be a chart-topping theme song? John Mills really missed a trick there...

 

At least the original 'Dunkirk' had proper actors in it. The 1950s precedent for putting in a 'Directioner' would have been casting Cliff Richard. Just think how 'Summer Holiday' would have looked if he'd been singing in the back of an Austin 30cwt on the way up to the Dyle.

I have to assume that they are aiming for the teenage girl audience on both sides of the Atlantic so there is bound to be some romantic interest too (although that should be restricted to an encounter with a clap-ridden whore in a phoney-war brothel).

 

Oh foxtrot foxtrot sierra....

 

It seems to be a rivet-counter's nightmare....and a treat for lovers of school play style cutout figures and vehicles...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3604876/PICTURED-Soldiers-cut-figures-warships-line-beach-film-Harry-Styles-new-World-War-Two-movie-Dunkirk.html

 

The 1940 scrap was not a young man's campaign in general. Mostly pre-war regulars including those called back from the reserve. My Grandfather was 34, had smoked for twenty years and boxed for the battalion. He didn't look like a kid...

 

True. My great grandfather as pushing 40 when he fought in the 1940 campaign.
As for the cardboard cut outs - surely those are there to provide reference for CGI to be added later? I know the article kept banging on about how Chris Nolan don't like to use CGI but that doesn't mean he never uses it.

 

The flats are likely to be for set dressing to avoid having to use CGI. They will certainly pass at a distance even if the colours and markings are disputable!

 

Well done Daily Mail:

Apart from Atonement and the docudrama of a few years ago.

 

I'm still on the fence .....I think I just want it to be good and hope I don't take it too personally if it's shit

 

1940's army haircut ? Looks more like a Teddy Boy to me ! Apparently pop stars get life jackets too. I expect that he carried it all the way to the Dyle and back.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3608386/Dunkirk-beach-invaded-Hollywood-scale-operation-recreate-historic-event.html

...and what's he wearing ? Scottish Regiments Service dress jacket with battledress trousers ?

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/25/18/349C1CED00000578-3608386-image-a-36_1464196836633.jpg

...and his webbing is not the pre-1940 one piece woven style.

His mate's worse - lined collar on his BD

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/25/18/349C1C0700000578-3608386-image-a-19_1464196564882.jpg

It goes without saying that everything is blancoed the wrong colour and their pouches are the post-1940 Mk2 type.

Don't they read any forums ?

 

And breath

 

I do not think that the withdrawal of the BEF can be better portrayed than the John Mills version.There was also the Tommy Trinder "The Foreman went to France", both recording the personal experience of individuals...in an era when recent history was popular among cinema viewers

Remakes never seem to be able to be accepted by the public as regards interest in history which has been told effectively before.Any remake will soon be seen on free to air screens.