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Old Bill
05-09-2006, 06:36 AM
Just seen that Peter 'Lord of the Rings' Jackson, has $100m to spend on a remake of the classic British war movie 'The Dam Busters' ?.



Old Bill
Wetanut
05-09-2006, 06:50 AM
Believe this rumor has been debunked? His next movie continues to be The Lovely Bones.
Old Bill
05-09-2006, 10:59 AM
The details were in a story printed by British newspaper 'Mail on Sunday'.

Saying that Jackson had spent a day filming one of the last two Lancasters. He had met vets.of the raid in New Zealand and the UK and the impression was that he was all set to start.

Since the original post I have been looking around the sites and found that he has two movies 'on the go' - 'Lovely Bones' and something called 'Halo'. which makes me wonder if the paper was a bit premature in printing this story. However knowing Jacksons interest in British military history, who knows what might happen in the future ?

Old Bill
Darklord Dave
05-09-2006, 11:03 AM
He isn't directing HALO, just producing.
Old Bill
09-01-2006, 01:52 AM
Seems like the rumour has got stronger. There is to be a 'Dam Busters' remake.

The BBC reported that Jackson is to use material which was classified at the time of the 1954 original.

Old Bill
Doomhammer
09-03-2006, 07:04 AM
Should be interesting. I wonder how they'll glorify drowing more than a thousand people.
Alice Adrenochrome
09-03-2006, 07:36 AM
Should be interesting. I wonder how they'll glorify drowing more than a thousand people.

Just remark!
Monk
09-03-2006, 08:03 AM
Maybe, instead of glorifying it, Jackson will take the opposite tack. Especially given the intended use of the now-declassified information that's available.
Old Bill
09-03-2006, 10:26 AM
I don't think gloryifying comes into it.

This raid was conceived to destroy a major industrial area of Nazi Germany, the same area which were making arms, ammunition, tanks, aircraft and steel, often with slave labour, pressed from all over occupied Europe.

It is historical fact. If the raid shortened the war, thus saving life it was sucessful in my opinion.

7 million in the camps, 20+ million Russians dead !!.

Old Bill
GIGENE
09-04-2006, 12:44 PM
I hope Sideshow gets this licence. Can you imagine what they could do with a RAF Lancaster Pilot? :D