Valkyrie Update..
Directed by Bryan Singer ( The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, X - Men, X2: X - Men: United ) and written by Academy Award - winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie ( The Usual Suspects, The Way of the Gun ) and Nathan Alexander, Valkyrie reunites Singer and McQuarrie for the first time since their ground - breaking 1995 thriller The Usual Suspects..
Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler's bunker.. Also starring are Kenneth Branagh ( Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ), Bill Nighy ( Pirates of the
The film is being produced by Singer, McQuarrie, and Gilbert Adler ( Superman Returns, Constantine ), with Chris Lee ( Superman Returns ) executive producing.. Joining Singer behind the camera is a talented production team that includes director of photography Newton Thomas Sigel ( Superman Returns, X2 ), costume designer Joanna Johnston (
The " July 20 Plot " on Hitler's life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two.. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from
" ' Valkyrie ' tells a story that is not only exciting but also important," said Singer.. " It's something that Chris McQuarrie and I have wanted to do for some time.. I can't imagine shooting it anywhere else but on location in
" ' Valkyrie ' is a gripping thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats - and also go a long way towards reminding the world that even within the ranks of the German military there was real resistance to the Nazi regime," said United Artists Chief Executive Officer Paula Wagner.. " As soon as we read the screenplay, we knew this was a movie we had to make.."
Valkyrie is the second production to be green - lit by United Artists since the fabled
Below are two images comparing Cruise and Stauffenberg.. The above image is of course Tom Cruise in fall uniform..
The film will be shot on location in
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