New Battle of Britain movie proposed

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New Battle of Britain movie proposed Oct 6, 2011 14:26:53 GMT 12

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Post by flyjoe180 on Oct 6, 2011 14:26:53 GMT 12

Graham King’s GK Films has hired Robert Towne to write The Battle Of Britain, a script about the largest and most sustained air battle to date. King and Tim Headington will produce. In 1940, the Royal Air Force battled the German Luftwaffe for control of British airspace over the city of London, which ultimately prevented a Nazi invasion of Britain. For King, it was a courageous battle his father told him about when he was growing up.

“My father lived in London and watched this spectacular dog fight over the city, so bringing this story of endurance and triumph to the big screen means a great deal to me,” King said in a statement. “I am also extremely excited to be joining forces with the iconic Robert Towne who is a master of mixing complex characters and tremendously compelling plots. Robert has a passion for history and a shared love of this particular story.” Towne most recently wrote the miniseries Pompeii for Scott Free and HBO, and he is currently writing Compadra, an hourlong pilot for Scott Free/FX/Fox 21. Next up for him is Next Of Kin for David Fincher, Sam Raimi and Josh Donen at Sony.

GK Films is next up with the Martin Scorsese-directed Hugo.

www.deadline.com/2011/10/gk-films-plans-wwii-battle-of-britain/

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New Battle of Britain movie proposed Oct 6, 2011 14:58:27 GMT 12

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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 6, 2011 14:58:27 GMT 12

Well this is a surprise but it will be interesting to see which direction they take. With many more Hurricanes and Spitfires flying now, but no Luftwaffe bombers and only a handful of German fighters, no doubt they'll go down the CGI route. It would be nice if they used the several early Spitfire that are now flying and lots of Hurricanes. There are even a couple of Bf109E's flying now that could be involved I guess but it's all down to the budget.

That statement that the Battle of Britain was "the largest and most sustained air battle to date", err which date? 1940 or now? Because the Battle of Rabaul lasted more than three years and was daily bombing by the Allies and dogged defence by the Japanese which resulted in lots of dogfights and heroism.

But of course the Pom's never took part so they forget there were other air battles in WWII.

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New Battle of Britain movie proposed Oct 6, 2011 16:21:09 GMT 12

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Post by Andy Wright on Oct 6, 2011 16:21:09 GMT 12

I wouldn't put a lot of credence in such a comment, Dave, especially when it's written by a media type attempting to do a beat-up on a new film project. Probably would have come straight from the movie guys who, in turn, would be puffing up their project.

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Officer Crabtree Group Captain Good moaning! Posts: 532	New Battle of Britain movie proposed Oct 6, 2011 16:29:47 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Officer Crabtree on Oct 6, 2011 16:29:47 GMT 12 If they do it at all I hope they keep it realistic as much as possible. Yes, it's a movie but in the new Red tails trailer they're flying like TIE-fighters. A certain ME-262 sticks in my mind...
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flyjoe180 Air Commodore Posts: 9,210	New Battle of Britain movie proposed Oct 6, 2011 16:32:17 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flyjoe180 on Oct 6, 2011 16:32:17 GMT 12 If it's not going to be historically accurate then I hope they change the title of the film. The original will be hard to beat, and it is irreplaceable as a historical movie masterpiece.
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