-Katie-

Thanks for the info! I can't wait to get more updates and news on this movie.

frog_princess00

Here's some news from Variety...

Richard Attenborough has got the greenlight for "Closing the Ring," the 12th movie in his illustrious 34-year career as a helmer.
Ralph Kamp and Louise Goodsill's Odyssey Entertainment has boarded the $20 million project to handle worldwide sales, with co-finance coming from the Film Council's Premiere Fund and Baker Street.

The tireless Attenborough, 80 in August, is taking a sabbatical from his role as chairman of the giant Dragon Studios project in Wales to shoot the movie in September.

Pic is a romantic drama set in Belfast and North Carolina over two time periods -- 1943 and 1993. Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Hopper, Mena Suvari and Colin Hanks will star, with Brenda Blethyn, Peter O'Toole and Ryan Phillippe in talks to join them. Producer is Jo Gilbert.

Script by Peter Woodward was inspired by the fact that Belfast was the base for a U.S. bomber squadron in World War II. When a B-17 crashes near the city, the dying rear gunner asks a local to return his ring to his girlfriend back home. Half a century later, a young Belfast man finds the ring, learns its history and tracks down the old girlfriend, who turns out to have married the gunner's best friend.

While the WWII events are classic Attenborough territory, the contemporary sections of the movie will mark a rare departure for a director best known for his epic dramas of 20th-century history, such as his Oscar-winning "Gandhi."

"I've done so much period and historical stuff, it's rather exciting to get closer to the present day," Attenborough says. "Even at my age, I'll be using new muscles."

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hello_27414

Cool another new movie [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] if its true artical ??? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Laura

frog_princess00

I found the article at Variety's website, and I've always found them to be reliable.

I think it's awesome that he's working with top notch actors. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

-Katie-

Thanks for the new news on his movie. I'm excited about this and I am hoping that it is true. The cast sounds like a terrific one.

freddyfishes

yay! a new movie. sounds like a great cast as well.
woo woo! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

freddyfishes

i found another site mentioning it:
coming soon!
It's basically the same article but it is just further
conformation.


Richard Attenborough is Closing the Ring
Sunday, May 11, 2003 11:30 CDT

Variety reports that Richard Attenborough will direct Closing the Ring, the 12th movie in his illustrious 34-year career as a helmer.

The $20 million project is a romantic drama set in Belfast and North Carolina over two time periods -- 1943 and 1993. Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Hopper, Mena Suvari and Colin Hanks will star, with Brenda Blethyn, Peter O'Toole and Ryan Phillippe in talks to join them. Producer is Jo Gilbert.

The script by Peter Woodward was inspired by the fact that Belfast was the base for a U.S. bomber squadron in World War II. When a B-17 crashes near the city, the dying rear gunner asks a local to return his ring to his girlfriend back home. Half a century later, a young Belfast man finds the ring, learns its history and tracks down the old girlfriend, who turns out to have married the gunner's best friend.

Sternbetrachter

yeah, a new movie! with such big stars nontheless! that's great

thanks for the info!

Trude

freddyfishes

11:14 has a release date for germany according to imdb.
here's the link: IMDB

-Katie-

Thanks for the news. It says that 11:14 is coming out in the US this year, so let's hope it's true for those of us living in the US. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Sternbetrachter

and the ones who don't live in the US [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] want a preview as soon as you've seen it!!!

ColinsChica

I'm not sure if some of you have ever heard of the show called "Project Greenlight" on HBO but it is a pretty cool contest held by Matt D. & Ben Affleck. Anyways what they do is show you how a film gets made starting at picking a script and then begging for money then the casting and after all that they show you how they film the movie.

Anyways I was reading the cast list and found this:

Okay our Colin read for the part and lost it, BUT sometimes we get to see the people reading for the part they want so I'm hoping we might get a peek at Colin on the show.

I'll let you know.

Cyn...

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-Katie-

I love Shia, but how did Colin lose to him? Sounds like a pretty interesting show though. Thank Cyn!!

Sternbetrachter

I've never heard of the guy who got the role!
THanks for the info!


Trude

hello_27414

cool i didn't know that show was still going on!!