Der Rote Baron

20 July 2006, 01:49 PM

New movie with the name 'Der Rote Baron' has just started to shoot these days in Prague. It should be released in the second half of 2007. It will be coproduction war movie with Matthias Schweighöfer as MvR and Joseph Fiennes (for example 'Shakespeare in love' oscar movie) as

Roy Brown. Director of the movie is Nikolai Müllerschön and its cost should be around 18 milion euro. Among other players for example Til Schweiger and Lena Headey. It will be also shooted in Germany.

That's what I' am just reading on a czech web as a news. nothing more is there.
Honza.

RED BARON RETURNS · 20 July 2006, 03:28 PM

What are the chances of it being in theaters in the USA ?
JP

Scott Powell · 20 July 2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RED BARON RETURNS

What are the chances of it being in theaters in the USA ?
JP

they rank right up there with findinga snowball in hell

WWW · 20 July 2006, 08:30 PM

Brace yourselves Gentleman, we have another fantasy on our hands.

(Not that I completely mind a fantasy, but based on the website below "Flyboys" is like a documentary in comparison)

http://www.redbaron-themovie.com/

21 July 2006, 02:07 AM

Yes, thanx for that web WWW

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Some parts of the scenario are really ridiculous when you compare it with the history. But that's how it is. It must be interesting for all people and not only for those who know this part of history. Anyway if nothing more, it can bring more people into intereset of WW1 aviation.
Honza.

margaret smith · 21 July 2006, 05:25 AM

Love this music! Who is doing the score for this movie-the Berlin Philharmonic perhaps?

Gregvan · 27 July 2006, 10:37 AM

Hi All,

This movie has been discussed periodically on this forum before. The recent addition of "big name star" Joseph Fiennes to the cast as

Roy Brown has prompted a slew of notices all over the web, but they all say much the same thing. Check out:

http://movies.go.com/variety/feature?featureid=841993

Some may remember Joseph Fiennes from "The Great Raid" - which also featured James Franco of "Flyboys" !! All the websites say "The Red Baron" is being shot in English, so it presumably will be released in the UK and the States.

The producer is quoted as stating this film is "more of a modern take on the legend of the Red Baron than a straight historical epic". I guess that gives them the license to do all kinds of things, such as having Richthofen saving Roy Brown's life in earlier times (I don't know how they're going to do that, but that's what the original synopsis said). I guess, if you're going to have someone kill your star in the end, you have to build up a long relationship with them in the script, and not just be some little-known Canadian pilot out of nowhere. Of course, there's absolutely no indication anywhere that the Aussie ground gunners will be involved!

This script definitely sounds like it's making MvR a man for the 21st Century, tortured by the lives he takes, etc etc. I know, we shouldn't be asking for historical validity in a commercial movie, etc etc.

Til Schweiger stars as "the Red Baron's flying buddy". I wonder who that might be? No mention of Lothar anywhere. Wolff? Voss? Schaefer? Probably a fictitious character. From previous postings here, it sounds like all of the flying scenes will be CGI. It will probably make us appreciate "Flyboys" that much more, which features real pilots flying real aircraft.

Actually, from the sounds of things, Roger Corman's terrible low-budget "Von Richtofen and Brown" actually stuck closer to the real historical tale than this epic will. AND it had real airplanes.

However, I'll reserve further judgement and hope for the best. And, two years ago, who would have thought we would be discussing not one but TWO World War I flying movies coming out in the space of a year or so?

Greg VanWyngarden

Taz · 27 July 2006, 10:59 AM

Greg- if you use WWW's website posted above and read the synopsis, you will see Voss and Lothar feature prominently in the movie and how MvR saves Brown after shooting him down. On second thought, maybe you should not read it since I would hate to be the one responsible for making you ill.

Taz
Terry phillips

GregorySharp · 27 July 2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Taz

Greg- if you use WWW's website posted above and read the synopsis, you will see Voss and Lothar feature prominently in the movie and how MvR saves Brown after shooting him down. On second thought, maybe you should not read it since I would hate to be the one responsible for making you ill.

Taz
Terry phillips

Found a bit about the end of the movie, I'm worried.

'As the Baron lay in his wrecked Dr VII (sic) an Australian gunner runs up to his rescue, only to hear the Baron's last words spoken slowly and softly, "Tie Me Kangaroo, down sport, tie me kangaroo down.... Struth !"

MvR's eyes go blank, his hand unrolls to reveal a vacation plans to Hawaii. Elvis Presley's Hawaiian love song Ku-U-I-Po fades in plays in the distance as gunner colapes next to him singing along softly with tears in his eyes over the futility of the war.'

Blue Max · 29 July 2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GregorySharp

Found a bit about the end of the movie, I'm worried.

'As the Baron lay in his wrecked Dr VII (sic) an Australian gunner runs up to his rescue, only to hear the Baron's last words spoken slowly and softly, "Tie Me Kangaroo, down sport, tie me kangaroo down.... Struth !"

MvR's eyes go blank, his hand unrolls to reveal a vacation plans to Hawaii. Elvis Presley's Hawaiian love song Ku-U-I-Po fades in plays in the distance as gunner colapes next to him singing along softly with tears in his eyes over the futility of the war.'

would you NOT do this? You never know when some studio executive might be searching the net for something that might be JUST THE THING to cap off his epic, and he might come across this sort of speculation and LOVE IT!

At least wait until principal photography is done.