Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:06AM Some Dude Named Clooney Snags Steve Zissou & Galadriel for Next Movie
Say what you will about George Clooney (and I really don’t have anything negative to say about the guy), but he has a pretty good eye when it comes to picking projects, be it for acting or directing. I’m a fan of the movies he’s directed (especially Confessions of a Dangerous Mind). He’s not flashy, workman like I would say, but outside of Leatherheads, the guy has delivered. His next project might be another win for the Cloonster and he’s bringing Bill Murray & Cate Blanchett along for the ride.
The movie is called Monuments Men (based on a book of the same name by Robert Edsel) and while it’s another movie set during World War II, this one has a really interesting premise:
At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: “degenerate” works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world’s great art from the Nazis.
The movie was announced back in January, but now with Murray and Blanchett coming on board (though it wasn't stated what roles they would be taking on), the movie will probably start moving towards a principal photography start date real soon. Oh, and Clooney is going to co-star in the movie as well…take that Ben Affleck!
Maybe he’ll shoot this in black & white. I’d be down for that. I am also down for a movie directed by George Clooney starring Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett...take that Ben Affleck!
Reader Comments (3)
Plus Daniel Craig is also in. This could be an outstanding movie.
Great! This'll make up for "Kelley's Heroes". Although Clooney IS stealing a dictator's treasure again ("Three Kings"), this sounds a little more of an involved heist story.
That's pretty awesome about Daniel Craig jumping on board this project. I just bought the book. Super excited to read it.