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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 2, 2017 11:06:30 GMT -6
variety.com/2017/film/news/son-of-a-gun-director-bad-robots-nazi-zombie-pic-overlord-1201975823/Bad Robot’s D-Day Movie ‘Overlord’ Finds Director (EXCLUSIVE) Julius Avery, who directed A24’s “Son of a Gun,” is set to direct Paramount and Bad Robot’s World War II pic “Overlord.” Billy Ray and J.J. Abrams came up with the idea for the story with Ray penning the script. “The Revenant” screenwriter Mark L. Smith has done a slight polish on the draft with Abrams producing for Bad Robot. The story follows two paratroopers who are caught behind enemy lines after their plane crashes on a mission to destroy a German Radio Tower in a small town outside of Normandy during the D-Day invasion. After reaching their target, the two paratroopers come to realize that besides fighting off Nazi soldiers, they also must combat against supernatural forces that are a result of a secret Nazi experiment. The project was first acquired by Paramount in 2007 and has since gained steam following Avery’s attachment. Sources indicate execs have already begun meeting with talent to play the two soldiers. Prior to his breakout film “Son of a Gun,” Avery was best known for his short films that eventually landed him the job on the A24 thriller. The critical success of “Son of a Gun” caught the eye of Ridley Scott, who tapped him to direct the drug trafficker movie “The King of L.A.”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 19, 2017 16:15:31 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/06/overlord-j-j-abrams-world-war-ii-paramount-movie-to-open-october-2018-1202115796/Paramount Dates Bad Robot’s World War II Pic ‘Overlord’ For October 2018 Paramount announced this morning that it will be releasing Julius Avery’s period war film Overlord on Oct. 26, 2018. The plotline: On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They find themselves fighting against supernatural forces, part of a Nazi experiment. Overlord is written by Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith and produced by J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber. Overlord stars Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell. Currently, Overlord is the only major studio release on Oct. 26 next year. Sony’s The Girl in the Spider Web and Warner Bros.’ Jungle Book: Origins open the weekend prior on Oct. 19, while Disney’s live-action take on Mulan and Fox’s Dark Phoenix debut the following weekend on Nov. 2.
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