Munich

[MacGuffin]

Spielberg to Film 1972 Munich Olympics Aftermath
Source: Variety

Steven Spielberg (The Terminal) will focus on the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics for a feature that has come together as a co-production between DreamWorks and Universal, reports Variety.

The director will shoot a script by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Insider), and he has begun casting, setting his Schindler's List star Ben Kingsley for a role. DreamWorks will likely distribute internationally while Universal distributes domestically.

The trade adds that the film doesn't have a title and remains shrouded in secrecy even as Spielberg and his production crew lock down European locations for a June start date.

Spielberg will follow this project by directing the Robin Swicord-scripted DreamWorks drama The Rivals and then will reunite with his Minority Report star Tom Cruise in a Paramount/DreamWorks adaptation of the H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, which David Koepp is currently writing.

[Ghostboy]

Hmm, so much for Indy IV (I breathe a sigh of relief).

This is also FAR more exciting than War Of The Worlds, in my opinion. The true story behind this event is absolutely staggering. Has anyone seen the doc about it that came out a few years back, Two Days In September? Amazing. Probably more amazing than any feature version could be, but it's a story that's worth telling.

A director like Michael Mann would knock this one out of the park, but I think Spielberg could do a great job with it. The point his style has evolved to will suit this story. THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN PUT A HAPPY ENDING ON THIS MOVIE, but of course he probably will anyway, somehow.

[mutinyco]

Of course it'll have a happy ending. Or if not, at least a salute to the athletes that died. The release said it's focused on the AFTERMATH, not the actual games. So does that mean it'll be about the Israelis hunting down and killing the Pallestinians behind it? They made a movie about that for HBO starring Steven Bauer a long time ago. Yeay, 1 Day was a masterpiece.

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wow. spielbergs really got a full plate.  i like that!  i guess that means also secret life of walter mitty is not happening any longer?  can someone give me a basic synopsis on what the event was (without any HUGE spoilers) because i have no idea.

[Ghostboy]

The most basic synopsis would be: Terrorists take athletes hostage during 1972 Olympics.

[mutinyco]

That's REALLY basic. Palestinian terrorists broke into the Israeli athletes' compound and took them hostage. It eventually turned into a bloodbath.

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ah thanks guys.  sounds interesting.

[picolas]

That's REALLY basic.

it's the most basic.

[mutinyco]

Here's more detail: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=598&ncid=790&e=5&u=/nm/20040421/film_nm/leisure_spielberg_dc

[NEON MERCURY]

That's REALLY basic.

it's the most basic.

picolas...........you're avatar  is phucking awesome...... 8)

[picolas]

picolas...........you're avatar  is phucking awesome...... 8)

thanks. it's from the continuing series of pictures my friends drew.


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[ProgWRX]

Hmm, so much for Indy IV (I breathe a sigh of relief).

huh?  would you care to elaborate?  i havent read anything lately ... plus im confused about your "relief" ?    danke

[Ghostboy]

Well, with three projects lined up, it'll be at the very least about 18 months before Spielberg could begin work on Indy IV, and that's if he really works fast (granted, one of them could go the way of Memoirs Of A Geisha, but still). Reports said that Paramount was still hoping for a release in 2006, but I don't buy it. Once Lucas went off to mess with the script, I felt that sorta put a nail in the project. I could be wrong, of course, but...

...I hope I'm not, because I love the way the trilogy ends now, and would rather not see the character return to the screen ever again than have an inferior capper to a superior trilogy.

[ProgWRX]

Once Lucas went off to mess with the script,

:shudder: dont remind me...

i havent felt that sick in a long time...

[Find Your Magali]

Memoirs Of A Geisha...

Oh yeah, I remember that. Could still be a really great film. ... Is anybody attached, etc?