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Ever since I heard about this movie, I thought, oh great, another movie with Tom Cruise doing his Tom Cruise thing. But given the intense subject matter — along with Tom Cruise doing his Tom Cruise thing — it could actually work.
It doesn’t hurt that it’s directed by Bryan Singer and also stars Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Patrick Wilson, Terence Stamp, and Tom Wilkinson. You can’t ask for a better team.
More after the jump, including a trailer…
It’s based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) and his ingenious plot to eliminate Hitler from the face of the earth. A loyal officer who serves his country, he ends up joining the German resistance and uses Hitler’s own emergency plan – known as Operation Valkyrie – and plots to assassinate the dictator and overthrow the Nazi government from the inside. Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. In theaters Dec. 26, 2008.
Interesting note: I just read in People Magazine that Cruise’s eyepatch took some getting used to and made him nauseous at first.
Image: Valkyrie, United Artists, 2008
673 days ago
[...] Artists released four new images from Bryan Singer’s “Valkyrie,” in theaters Dec. 26, 2008. Also, a new trailer for the movie will premiere exclusively on Yahoo! [...]
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669 days ago
This is a great film historically and for the most part the acting is superb, but why was there not a German accent implemented in Tom Cruises character?
I thoroughly enjoyed Valkyrie subject matter. I would have liked to see a better character in Tom Cruise but other than that it was great!
I HYPED Valkyrie on EverHYPE and scored it 93%, which I think is very accurate.
http://www.everhype.com/hyper/mikeborgia?X=M655
If you get on there rate me a 5 on it and request friendship.
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632 days ago
[...] In the live interview Monday, Cruise and Lauer will discuss Cruise’s “distinguished career, his family, including wife Katie Holmes, and children Connor, Isabella and Suri, and their life at home,” according to a press release. And, of course, they’ll talk about Cruise’s upcoming film, “Valkyrie.” [...]
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630 days ago
[...] Men under 47 list, dubbed as the Leading Men. In the interview, he talked about his new movie Valkyrie, where he plays Claus von Stauffenberg, a Bavarian Army officer who joined the German resistance to [...]
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626 days ago
[...] Lakshmi of Top Chef had a rare red carpet appearance at the premiere of Tom Cruise’s new film Valkyrie. She looked stunning, as [...]
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458 days ago
[...] I’ve got photos here of the lovely Kelly Rowland at the UK premiere Tom Cruise’s mew movie “Valkyrie” on January 22nd. She went for an all black look. I’m not really digging this outfit and makeup [...]
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