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Dunkirk Teaser – Christopher Nolan’s new movie gets an official announcement video

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dunkirk-slideDunkirk has been shooting for a while, and as it’s a Christopher Nolan movie, there’s been plenty of interest in it. In fact, there’s been enough interest that someone went to the bother of leaking half of the announcement video below, which may have moved up the date Warner Bros. decided to release the whole thing.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Warner Bros. UK. are pleased to share the official announcement for Christopher Nolan’s epic action thriller, ‘DUNKIRK’, which comes to cinemas July 21st 2017.

‘”Dunkirk” features a prestigious cast, including Tom Hardy (“The Revenant,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Inception”), Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies,” “Wolf Hall”), Kenneth Branagh (“My Week with Marilyn,” “Hamlet,” “Henry V”) and Cillian Murphy (“Inception,” “The Dark Knight” Trilogy), as well as newcomer Fionn Whitehead.  The ensemble cast also includes Harry Styles (One Direction) making his feature film debut.

‘Christopher Nolan (“Interstellar,” “Inception,” “The Dark Knight” Trilogy) is directing “Dunkirk” from his own original screenplay, utilizing a mixture of IMAX® and 65mm film to bring the story to the screen.

‘“Dunkirk” opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces.  Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.’ [Read more…]

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One Direction’s Harry Styles Offered Feature Debut In Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

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harry-stylesAfter One Direction split-up/took an extended break (I thought I’d add the latter in case you’re too traumatised to think they might not get back together) most expected that Harry Styles would concentrate on a solo career. However, it looks like he’s got acting in his sights, as Deadline reports he’s been offered a role in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.

Nolan seems to be very busy casting, as the news comes hot on the heels of reports that newcomer Fionn Whitehead is currently the top choice for the lead role, with Jack Lowden and Aneurin Barnard also in talks. Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy are already onboard. It’s not known however who any of them would play.

The movie will centre around the Dunkirk evacuation, which occurred in May 1940, when Belgian, British, and French soldiers in Northern France were cut off and surrounded by the German Army. It was a giant military disaster – something even Winston Churchill acknowledged in a speech in the House Of Commons – with hundreds of thousands of men trapped, with the German Army on one side and the sea on the other. A massive evacuation was put into operation, with Naval vessels joined by an armada of ‘little ships’, such as fishing boats, small ferries, tourist boats, lifeboats and merchant marine craft, which braved the seas and German guns in order to help rescue over 300,000 men.

The evacuation is one of the most incredible stories of the war – an event which could have allowed the Germans to win if the men had not been saved. Nolan’s movie will be released July 21st, 2017.

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Tom Hardy & Kenneth Branagh To Star In Christopher Nolan’s WWII Drama Dunkirk

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Tom-HardyA couple of days ago rumours starting swirling that Christopher Nolan’s next movie would be about the epic evacuation of allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk during World War II. That’s now been confirmed, with THR adding that Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh are both in talks to star.

Nolan also wrote the screeplay and, as he did for his Dark Knight movies and Insterstellar, the director will shoot certain sequences in IMAX, this time using IMAX 65mm alongside 65mm large format film photography for the rest of the movie. However, as this is Nolan, there are no exact details on the plot, nor info on what roles Hardy and Branagh will be playing. It’s believed the rest of the cast will largely be unknowns.

Warner Bros. President Greg SIlverman commented, “We are thrilled to be continuing our collaboration with Christopher Nolan, a singular filmmaker who has created some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films of all time. Dunkirk is a gripping and powerful story and we are excited to see Chris, Emma and their cast realize it on the big screen.”

The Dunkirk evacuation ocurred in May 1940, when Belgian, British, and French soldiers in Northern France were cut off and surrounded by the German Army. It was a giant military disaster – something even Winston Churchill acknowledged in a speech in the House Of Commons – with hundreds of thousands of men trapped, with the German Army on one side and the sea on the other. A massive evacuation was put into operation, with Naval vessels joined by an armada of ‘little ships’, such as fishing boats, small ferries, tourist boats, lifeboats and merchant marine craft, which braved the seas and German guns in order to help rescue over 300,000 men.

The evacuation is one of the most incredible stories of the war – an event which could have allowed the Germans to win if the men had not been saved. Nolan’s movie will be released July 21st, 2017.

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