What's the Story with 'Jackboots on Whitehall'?
Filed under: RumorMonger
You know, James Cameron isn't the only one inventing technology for his movies. There's also Jackboots on Whitehall, a sort of stop-motionesque project where "specially made 'Action Man' type action figures" were made so that the action could frolic without the need for stop motion, strings, or animation. And that's only part of the reason it's so cool.In this alternate cinematic World War II, the Battle of Britain becomes a victory for Hitler, who sashays his proud tuckus to the UK, only to get it handed back to him by the Scots. And it's voiced by names like Alan Cumming, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Richard O'Brien, Richard E. Grant, and Rosamund Pike. Sounds awesome, right? (It can't be just me!) Well, it's been in stasis for forever, but might be (finally) moving forward, if vague news bits are to be believed.
I first wrote about the film during my first few months at Cinematical back in 2006. I followed up last summer when principal photography was supposedly getting into gear. Now, according to Screen Daily, the worldwide sales rights have been nabbed by Media 8, and now principal photography is slated to begin on July 3. (All this time and no shooting? Sheesh.) Oh yes, and that special technique is being labelled as "2 1/2 D" CGI artistry.
Whatever the case, we can only hope it's all for real this time and we get a release date in this millennium.
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6-11-2009 @ 7:32AM
col_p said...
First the Romans, now the Nazis.
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6-14-2009 @ 5:46AM
paddy said...
Hi Monika,
great to see you're tracking our little project. We are indeed going ahead with the shoot, commencing July 13th.
We've spent a lot of time and effort perfecting the animation techniques, and have finally reach a stage where the movie is set to reflect the original vision of our tremendously talented and hard-working writer-directors, Ed & Rory McHenry. I am personally thrilled with the results of our extensive tests - they've evolved beyond what even I thought would have been possible.
Do please feel free to drop me a line anytime you like: I can fill you in on some of the details of the production, and welcome you to the set to see the boys in action with their team.
Best wishes to you and all at Cinematical!
Patrick (producer, Jackboots on Whitehall)
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6-30-2009 @ 3:46AM
Flay said...
Hallelujah! Thanks ever so for posting, I was getting worried for a second there. I've been following this since around 2007 when I first copped a feel of that cast list (phwoar). So excited, best of luck and god speed to every man, woman, child and action man figurine involved...
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