Director Oliver Stone promises his forthcoming film
about the September 11 terrorist attacks will be respectful to victims
of the atrocities. The Platoon movie-maker is confident the Nicolas
Cage starring movie will not offend survivors because he is not
attempting to glamorize the incident which claimed thousands of lives.
Instead, he will focus on the accurate re-telling of just one story
from the fateful day - the two policemen who were rescued from the
rubble of the Twin Towers 22 hours after they collapsed. Co-producer
Michael Shamberg says, "We're not doing the 'Towering Inferno-Titanic'
version. We're not doing everyone's story that day. We're trusted with
the accuracy of the particular story that we're telling." Both Stone
and Shamberg have consulted New York residents and families of the
victims to ensure the project is handled sensitively. Most of the
film's scenes will be shot out in Los Angeles, and the movie will
incorporate television footage of actual events.
WHAT?! Oliver Stone is doing a 9/11 movie?
With Nicolas Cage!?
Not shot in NYC!?
This from a guy who's just lucky that none of Alexander's relatives were alive to sue him for his last pile of crazy revisionist history garbage!
Starring the stiff Nic Cage?! Playing a policeman? Is he reprising his role from It Can Happen To You?
Oh god - this is so sickening. Why do people continue to invest money in Stone films? Do they make money anymore? Platoon was a long time ago, and having seen it in the last five years - it wasn't that great a movie. Among Vietnam films, would you say it's better than Full Metal Jacket? Is it even better than Casualties of War? (Brian de Palma - there's another one...)
News like this is why I wanted to make up a new word.
