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MGM Chief Blames the Germans as Slide of the 'Valkyrie' Continues

You tell us what's more frightening about MGM boss Harry Sloan's recent proclamations from Cannes: A) That the guy freely admits both Robocop and the Brat Pack-slays-the-Communists epic Red Dawn are up for remakes at his studio, or B) Sloan's public support of Tom Cruise, Valkyrie and United Artists has winnowed to the point of "clanking endorsement." Oh, who are we kidding? Valkyrie trumps everything:

As for all the bad buzz surrounding Valkyrie, from MGM subsidiary UA, Sloan said that photos of an eyepatch-clad Tom Cruise as an SS officer were "a little bit unfortunate," but were released to reassure the German government about the seriousness of the project.

MGM/UA's prepared to prevail over the nay-sayers. "We've had image problems before," Sloan said, alluding to early negativity on hits like Casino Royale and Rocky Balboa. "The film will speak for itself."

Not any more it won't. Let's hope the German government didn't get a look at the Valkyrie trailer or happen to notice when MGM pushed its release date a second time to February 2009; we can probably safely assume they don't read Roger Friedman, right?

MGM: two up for remake treatment [THR]

12:00 PM on Mon May 19 2008
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CourageousCoward at 12:18 PM on 05/19/08
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MGM is now apparently also blaming the Germans for: The Mist, Who's Your Caddy?, Soul Plane, Bobby, Clerks II...

(That's some bad hat, Harry!)
jackvinyl at 12:21 PM on 05/19/08
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Re: Red Dawn Again -- Swayze is perfect to fill in the Harry Dean Stanton role -"
Avenge me!!!" and if he's not up to it, C.Thomas Howell must be chomping at the bit...
Cam/ron at 01:01 PM on 05/19/08
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I'm looking for the new Red Dawn trailer that'll have FRENCH-speaking Canadian troops dining at a Mickey D's after they ransacked a Denver suburb.
Mephisto_Bonk at 01:37 PM on 05/19/08
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As Wagner's Siegfried might have said about Little Tommie Mapother, "DAS IST KEIN MANN"!
CourageousCoward at 02:17 PM on 05/19/08
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If you meant to say "little" in German, it's "klein." You said (although incorrectly) "That is not a man."
StevieRayHalen at 04:16 PM on 05/19/08
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somehow, somewhere, some closeted-gay nazi memorabilia collector is turning down the Human-skinned lampshades & masturbating to that picture...
NotReadyForPrimeTime at 05:22 PM on 05/19/08
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@CourageousCoward:

I think he said "That Is No Man!"

Little Man, No Man, either one works.
NotReadyForPrimeTime at 05:23 PM on 05/19/08
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I fail to understand how that picture of Tom Cruise could "reassure" anyone about the seriousness of anything. He looks more like he belongs in a Bullwinkle movie.
NotReadyForPrimeTime at 05:25 PM on 05/19/08
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"Red Dawn" has to be the worst movie ever made. Maybe the remake will be an improvement.
Lala11_7 at 06:32 AM on 05/20/08
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Whoever suggested that "Robocop" and "Red Dawn" should be made...

Needs to have their asses beat on a contionous basis for at least a week...

Doesn't Hollywood have NO PRIDE?!?!
micke at 12:40 PM on 05/20/08
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So you hold up the bag of smoldering dogshit that is "Rocky Balboa" as an example of a movie that exceeded expections?

Wow!