There was also SirPJ's concern that the original film's two main roles were near perfect portrayals of both Barnes Wallis(sp?) and Gibson, and he had genuine doubts as to whether he could find actors to do the original justice. Given his inability to restrain himself from shoe-horning in his own personal take on stories (his rewrite of both of JRRT's films to include increasing amounts of what looked like in game footage was preposterous) then perhaps it's better he leaves well alone. That having been said, it would be intriguing to see a modern special effect unit get to grips with the bomb run sequences in the original.
I think the Lancs will be interesting but most of all, very much a boyhood dream realised...which is how WNW arose. Good luck to him.
Those Halberstadt kits look absolutely delicious. I can see multiple purchases in my future. As for the Lancasters, I'm not considering them at this time but lets see how I feel after the movie comes out. I am actually encouraged by them because if WNW is open to working in different eras, they might be open to different scales. I would flip out if Sir Peter and the crew began to produce kits of vehicles and figures from WWI in 1/35 scale, still my beating heart! Can you imagine British, French and German artillery pieces being transported by horses or vehicles, or being fired by their crews? Wow, that would be cool!
Dwayne
As far as I know, the movie has been permanently shelved for lack of financing.
I guess it's been kicked around for a decade or so at this point.
one thing you all have to understand about how the feature-film industry works today: if it's not a lock to be a blockbuster it's unlikely to get funded at a high level. studios are very conservative. so, even after the relative success of Dunkirk, Sir PJ's inability to make the film most likely has little to do with his personal take and everything to do with it not being, say, Avengers 43... or Guy Gibson: a Star Wars Story.
and the companies that embrace quality over breadth of appeal don't tend to fund projects at a blockbuster-level (Netflix, Amazon, HBO etc). similar to old school studios they've gotta amortize their flops.
so whether it would have been crap or a stroke of genius on the level of Saving Private Ryan without the corny present-day graveyard scenes matter less than the reality that, to the people who can say yes, it isn't the KIND of movie they'd say yes to at that budget level.
so nope. no Dambusters reboot. i'd bet half a year's pay on that... and i rarely lose a bet.
