EXCLUSIVE: New Photos from Spike Lee's 'Miracle at St. Anna'
Filed under: Action, Drama, Disney, Images, War
Spike Lee and Disney might sound like a pretty odd combination, but I don't really see it that way. (Lest we forget that the excellent 25th Hour was a Disney production.) Love the guy or not, Spike Lee has turned into quite the eclectic filmmaker over the last few decades -- and so when I heard that the guy was helming a $50 million WWII drama for Disney, I was intrigued but not surprised. Based on the book by James McBride -- and adapted for the screen by same -- Miracle at St. Anna tells the tale of four black soldiers who find themselves stuck behind enemy lines in Italy.
Opening September 26, St. Anna stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, and Omar Benson Miller. Also on board are John Turturro, D.B. Sweeney, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Riding high after his last feature film (the solid and profitable Inside Man), Mr. Lee looks to be moving into "Oscar-friendly" territory again with St. Anna -- and I know I'm not the only movie fan who's curious to Lee's first big war movie.
Opening September 26, St. Anna stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, and Omar Benson Miller. Also on board are John Turturro, D.B. Sweeney, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Riding high after his last feature film (the solid and profitable Inside Man), Mr. Lee looks to be moving into "Oscar-friendly" territory again with St. Anna -- and I know I'm not the only movie fan who's curious to Lee's first big war movie.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-27-2008 @ 4:38PM
errolbarnes said...
Definitely not an "odd combination". Spike's done 4 films with Disney over the last 10 years.
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8-28-2008 @ 2:05PM
Justin said...
Really excited about this movie. This and the new Coen Bros looks to make my birthmonth a great one this year.
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9-01-2008 @ 11:42PM
deliziosa said...
I can't wait to see this movie!!
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9-10-2008 @ 10:12AM
Orlando said...
Can't wait.
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9-18-2008 @ 11:29PM
A Proud Veteran said...
As a black viet nam vet who like a lot of black families have contributed blood and guts to America in every conflict. i cant wait to see this movie.
In researching this movie I found a lot of well known white movie reviewers that seem not to want anyone to see it but black folks. I feel sorry for them. The U.S. Military has never been nor will it ever be all any one culture.
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