DUNKIRK - Nolan's ticket to Oscars! Epic crosses 300M $ in 10 days WW!

[FilmMaker]

Christopher Nolan is a master of keeping his secrets and projects under-wrap until the very last moment. And such is the case for his next. Though there are a few things that have been revealed, on the permission of the maestro of course.

So, here is basically everything the internet knows about the 2017 feature, ‘Dunkirk’.

1.Continuing his advocacy for film over digital formats, Christopher Nolan chose to shoot the movie in a combination of 15/70mm IMAX film and Super Panavision 65mm film in order to achieve the maximum possible image quality. Following The Master (2012) and The Hateful Eight (2015), Dunkirk (2017) will be the third major motion picture of the current decade to be primarily shot and shown theatrically in 70mm.


2. By the tradition, Christopher Nolan decided to use the real naval destroyers instead of CGI for sea battle sequences in this film.

3. This will be cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema’s second film for Christopher Nolan. Previous movie was Interstellar (2014).

4. Hans Zimmer will be the composer for this film. This is the fifth straight film he will be composing for Christopher Nolan.

5. The 10th feature length film directed by Christopher Nolan. If his short film Doodlebug (1997) and documentary short Qua (2015) are included, his 12th film overall.

6. This film will be Christopher Nolan‘s third film starring Tom Hardy. They worked together previously on Inception (2010) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).


7. One Direction band member Harry Styles has been offered a role in Dunkirk.

8. This is the seventh Christopher Nolan film to be distributed by Warner Bros.

Facts Source: IMDb

[FilmMaker]

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[jordan]

No more sci fi and super hero.

Good luck..

[AKKU1221]

I think the film is titled " DUNKIRK ". Its based on the Dunkirk Evacuation during world war 2. As we have already seen Nolan's take on Sci-fi, action, thriller and superhero movies ; i am so excited to see how he deals with a war movie and that too a WW 2 movie. All the best...

[AKKU1221]

Tom Hardy to star in it i guess. IMDb release date for the film is 21 july 2017

[AKKU1221]

SHOOT BEGINS. Please update cast and title.

[AKKU1221]

EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK: THE LARGEST MILITARY EVACUATION IN HISTORY WHICH SAVED 338,000 ALLIED TROOPS

The evacuation from Dunkirk was one of the biggest operations of the Second World War and was one of the major factors in enabling the Allies to continue fighting.
It was the largest military evacuation in history, taking place between May 27 and June 4, 1940. The evacuation, known as Operation Dynamo, saw an estimated 338,000 Allied troops rescued from northern France. But 11,000 Britons were killed during Operation Dynamo, and another 40,000 were captured and imprisoned.
Described as a 'miracle of deliverance' by wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, it is seen as one of several events in 1940 that determined the eventual outcome of the war.
The Second World War began after Germany invaded Poland in 1939, but for a number of months there was little further action on land. But in early 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway and then launched an offensive against Belgium and France in western Europe.



Hitler's troops advanced rapidly, taking Paris - which they never achieved in the First World War - and moved towards the Channel.
They reached the coast towards the end of May 1940, pinning back the Allied forces, including several hundred thousand troops of the British Expeditionary Force. Military leaders quickly realised there was no way they would be able to stay on mainland Europe.

Operational command fell to Bertram Ramsay, a retired vice-admiral who was recalled to service in 1939. From a room deep in the cliffs at Dover, Ramsay and his staff pieced together Operation Dynamo, a daring rescue mission by the Royal Navy to get troops off the beaches around Dunkirk and back to Britain.


On May 14 1940 the call went out. The BBC made the announcement: 'The Admiralty have made an order requesting all owners of self-propelled pleasure craft between 30ft and 100ft in length to send all particulars to the Admiralty within 14 days from today if they have not already been offered or requisitioned.'


Boats of all sorts were requisitioned - from those for hire on the Thames to pleasure yachts - and manned by naval personnel, though in some cases boats were taken over to Dunkirk by the owners themselves.
They sailed from Dover, the closest point, to allow them the shortest crossing. On May 29, Operation Dynamo was put into action.

When they got to Dunkirk they faced chaos. Soldiers were hiding in sand dunes from aerial attack, much of the town of Dunkirk had been reduced to ruins by the bombardment and the German forces were closing in.
Above them, RAF Spitfire and Hurricane fighters were headed inland to attack the German fighter planes to head them off and protect the men on the beaches.
As the little ships arrived they were directed to different sectors. Many did not have radios, so the only methods of communication were by shouting to those on the beaches or by semaphore.




Space was so tight, with decks crammed full, that soldiers could only carry their rifles. A huge amount of equipment, including aircraft, tanks and heavy guns, had to be left behind.
The little ships were meant to bring soldiers to the larger ships, but some ended up ferrying people all the way back to England. The evacuation lasted for several days.
Prime Minister Churchill and his advisers had expected that it would be possible to rescue only 20,000 to 30,00 men, but by June 4 more than 300,000 had been saved.
The exact number was impossible to gauge - though 338,000 is an accepted estimate - but it is thought that over the week up to 400,000 British, French and Belgian troops were rescued - men who would return to fight in Europe and eventually help win the war.
But there were also heavy losses, with around 90,000 dead, wounded or taken prisoner. A number of ships were also lost, through enemy action, running aground and breaking down. Despite this, Dunkirk was regarded as a success and a great boost for morale.
In a famous speech to the House of Commons, Churchill praised the 'miracle of Dunkirk' and resolved that Britain would fight on: 'We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!'

[AKKU1221]

325 extras (and a few cardboard cut-outs) line the beaches as they recreate World War II evacuation of 330,000 soldiers for epic new movie Dunkirk

• Allied soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk in just one week and saved from surrounding German forces in 1940
• Stars Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance and former One Direction member Harry Styles
• Cut-out soldiers were used in place of real actors along with cut out trucks to give the illusion of a bigger crowd
• A French T-47 Class Destroyer, the Maillé-Brézé, was shipped in from Brittany to avoid the use of CGI
• The evacuation nicknamed Operation Dynamo was described by Winston Churchill as a 'miracle of deliverance'

Hollywood scale operation: On Thursday 325 extras lined up on the beaches of Dunkirk, in the exact spot were 76 years ago this week 338,000 British, French and Belgian troops were evacuated as filming continued on Christopher Nolan's movie about the operation
Some extras were placed beside cardboard cut-outs of troops which Nolan has been spotted using on set all week in order to create the illusion of a bigger crowd.
Nolan, the man behind Instellar and Batman, is said to be keen to avoid too many digital effects, relying on inexpensive tricks like the cut-outs and a huge number of extras.






Dramatic scenes: While the budget for the US blockbuster has not yet been confirmed the director was previously given close to $150 million for each of his previous two big titles - The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar
Attention to detail: Instead of CGI, the noted filmmaker has spent his budget on making sure every period detail is perfect, even bringing in a French T-47 Class Destroyer Maillé-Brézé to add to the authenticity of the film
Military action: Naval destroyers and various ships were seen out at sea during Thursday's filming









War on the silver screen: While the troops stood to attention, large plumes of smoke billowed in the distance as effects teams got to work on controlled explosions







Man of the hour: Christopher Nolan was spotted making his way across the set alongside the cast and crew





To the rescue: Instead of CGI, Nolan has spent his budget on making sure every period detail is perfect, even bringing in a French T-47 Class Destroyer Maillé-Brézé to add to the authenticity of the film






Inexpensive trick: The cardboard troop cutouts have been spotted on set all week alongside the extras

[AKKU1221]

Dunkirk is one of the mostly hotly anticipated films in years thanks to an all-star cast consisting of Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh and former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles, who was spotted on set today in uniform with director Christopher Nolan

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