Pinkville

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I found more reason for concern. This is a blog that reported the news of the delay but didn't project a happy affair between Willis and Stone. Willis could be on his way out...


Oliver Stone's Pic Another Strike Casualty

Source: http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/

There's more to the United Artists announcement on Friday night that the studio has postponed production on Oliver Stone's Pinkville about the 1968 My Lai massacre because of the writers strike. Both Stone and scribe Mikko Alanne are WGA members and couldn't make the revisions on a script which I'm told "needed a lot of work. UA didn't want them to cross the line and neither did they," an insider explains. That caused a lot of sturm und drang between Stone and star Bruce Willis, and I heard the two had strong words Thursday and Friday. Also, the cast and crew had been hired and a start date in Thailand set for December 10 for what was going to be a 3-month shoot. Some of the crew were already there and now the Thai government is being notified, sets struck, hotels reservations cancelled, etc. Talk about money out the window for a fledgling studio that's part of a troubled major. This is the latest of a rash of films in retreat because of the strike despite careful planning by the major studios.

In real news,

Behr & Gigandet Enter "Pinkville"

Source: Dark Horizons

By Garth Franklin

Monday November 19th 2007 1:25am

Jason Behr and Cam Gigandet have joined Oliver Stone's Vietnam War investigative thriller "Pinkville" for United Artists reports Reuters.

The story is based on the 1968 My Lai massacre that took place during the Vietnam War. Behr will play Lt. Stephen Brooks, the commanding officer in charge of the GIs at My Lai. Gigandet will play Fred Widmar, a soldier who is wracked with guilt and shame after witnessing the slaughter that day.

The pair join Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Michael Pena, Xzibit and Toby Jones who've already been cast whilst Michael Pitt is being sought for the part of the infamous Lt. Calley, who was found guilty of ordering the massacre.

The project was postponed yesterday due to the writers strike.

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I'll talk to myself, cbrad or Pubes (considering he may be to rescue himself from that last joke), but word is:

FILM CANCELLED

Producers pulling out. Official annoucement coming soon.

[Pubrick]

Pubes (considering he may be to rescue himself from that last joke),

it wasn't a joke.

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Film is back on. Below is an official casting call for extras. Looks like Bruce Willis is back on board and the film is a go with United Artists coming to a tentative deal with the Writer's Strike. I'm still worried because reviews of the script said it felt like a bad first draft, but Stone said 8 drafts have been written so I'm not sure which draft was even reviewed. I do know Stone and company will be doing heavy rewriting while filming, as they always do.


Oliver Stone movie need extras
Reply to: job-540893532@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-16, 10:24PM ICT

Oliver Stone Movie
starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard)

we're looking for extras to play American soldiers in a foreign movie
shooting on 17-1-2008 until 30-3-2008

3 hours outside of BKK shooting in an army camp.

good food is promised

max 12.5 hours work straight on location and extra payment in case of extra hours

Black, Arab, White, Hispanic 17-40 are all welcome

please send us your name, family name, phone number, photos, age, height, weight and nationality

Location: outside BKK
Compensation: 1500-2000 baht