Wednesday
17Dec2008
Behind the Scenes of 'Valkyrie'
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 11:34PM
Tom Cruise has been more in the spotlight over
the past couple of weeks than we've seen him in a couple of years. He is, of course, trying
to earn back the trust of his audience after a series of bizarre incidents in
the public eye. Also, his Mission: Impossible 3 didn't do the kind of
business the other films in the series had, and Lions for Lambs was the
biggest bomb he's probably ever had.
Valkyrie would be a tough sell anyway, without Cruise's status at the moment, because the Nazis and Christmas aren't the best fit. But that's when we'll get Bryan Singer's new film, an effective potboiler that's based on a true story about an internal plot to assassinate Hitler.
Cruise stars as the man leading that charge, and he heads a great cast of talent that includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Eddie Izzard. Take a look at an extended featurette for Valkyrie:
Valkyrie opens on December 25th, and I'm curious to see if the promise of an action-suspense-thrilla will find a big crowd over the holidays.
Colin Boyd | Permalink | in Bryan Singer, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Video, War Movies | Print Article | Email Article | 2 Comments | Share Article
Reader Comments (2)
I'm glad you posted this, I can not wait till this movie comes out. I love reading book about Hiter, WWII, D-Day, etc. I hope this movie is going to be as awesome as it sounds.
Tom Cruise may be a nutcase, but this movie is excellent. I was able to watch valkyrie online for free at http://www.0daymovies.com/2008/12/31/watch-valkyrie-starring-tom-cruise-online-free/ and save myself $12.