Movie star John Wayne brought a signature acting style that drew his longtime fans to theater seats. They knew exactly what they were paying for each time they went to see one of his films. Wayne was aware of this, constantly doing quality control on every project that came across his desk. He once turned down the leading role in an Oscar-winning movie because he didn’t like how it portrayed the military.
John Wayne took messages behind movie roles very seriously John Wayne | Getty Images
Wayne’s breakthrough movie role came about with 1939’s Stagecoach alongside frequent collaborator John Ford. He continued to gain fame over the years through his Western and war roles. However, Wayne never wanted to abandon his own morals for the sake of a role, even if it would go on to be a big success.
There were other Oscar films that Wayne turned down,...
John Wayne took messages behind movie roles very seriously John Wayne | Getty Images
Wayne’s breakthrough movie role came about with 1939’s Stagecoach alongside frequent collaborator John Ford. He continued to gain fame over the years through his Western and war roles. However, Wayne never wanted to abandon his own morals for the sake of a role, even if it would go on to be a big success.
There were other Oscar films that Wayne turned down,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
According to reports, Warner Bros signed David Ayer ("Suicide Squad") to write and direct an updated version of "The Dirty Dozen", based on the E.M. Nathanson novel, that originally was inspired by a real group of death row Allied soldiers dubbed the 'Filthy Thirteen':
Director Robert Aldrich's 1967 feature, starred Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Clint Walker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini López and Donald Sutherland.
Ayer is also noted for the WWII tank movie "Fury".
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Director Robert Aldrich's 1967 feature, starred Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Clint Walker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini López and Donald Sutherland.
Ayer is also noted for the WWII tank movie "Fury".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Dirty Dozen"...
- 12/16/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Warner Bros. is reteaming with “Suicide Squad” director David Ayer on a contemporary remake of the classic war pic “The Dirty Dozen.” Ayer will write and direct a retelling of the World War II film.
Simon Kinberg is producing the movie as is Ayer and Chris Long’s production company Cedar Park Entertainment with Long serving as an exec producer.
The original 1967 war film was helmed by Robert Aldrich and featured an all-star ensemble that included Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber and Donald Sutherland. Based on the E.M. Nathanson novel, the film centered on a top-secret mission before the Normandy Invasion, where a group of hardened Army prisoners were trained to conduct a suicide mission — to stage an assault on a chateau in Brittany, where dozens of high-ranking German officers were meeting.
The movie will be set in the present day...
Simon Kinberg is producing the movie as is Ayer and Chris Long’s production company Cedar Park Entertainment with Long serving as an exec producer.
The original 1967 war film was helmed by Robert Aldrich and featured an all-star ensemble that included Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber and Donald Sutherland. Based on the E.M. Nathanson novel, the film centered on a top-secret mission before the Normandy Invasion, where a group of hardened Army prisoners were trained to conduct a suicide mission — to stage an assault on a chateau in Brittany, where dozens of high-ranking German officers were meeting.
The movie will be set in the present day...
- 12/16/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
“Suicide Squad” director David Ayer is in talks to write and direct a remake of “The Dirty Dozen” for Warner Bros., an individual with knowledge of the project tells The Wrap.
Simon Kinberg is producing. Inspired by a real-life, rule-breaking demolition unit and E.M. Nathanson’s novel, Robert Aldrich’s 1967 “The Dirty Dozen” centered on grizzled criminals earning a chance at redemption and ragtag teams embarking on deadly black ops missions.
Ayer’s version will be set in a contemporary setting instead of World War II, according to The Hollywood Reporter which first reported the news.
The original “The Dirty Dozen’ starred Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charlies Bronson, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, Donald Sutherland, Robert Webber, Jim Brown, and John Cassavetes. Ironically, “Suicide Squad,” which Ayer last directed for the studio, borrows the plot of “Dirty Dozen” almost wholesale, but with DC supervillains instead of normal prisoners. Ayer has even...
Simon Kinberg is producing. Inspired by a real-life, rule-breaking demolition unit and E.M. Nathanson’s novel, Robert Aldrich’s 1967 “The Dirty Dozen” centered on grizzled criminals earning a chance at redemption and ragtag teams embarking on deadly black ops missions.
Ayer’s version will be set in a contemporary setting instead of World War II, according to The Hollywood Reporter which first reported the news.
The original “The Dirty Dozen’ starred Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charlies Bronson, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, Donald Sutherland, Robert Webber, Jim Brown, and John Cassavetes. Ironically, “Suicide Squad,” which Ayer last directed for the studio, borrows the plot of “Dirty Dozen” almost wholesale, but with DC supervillains instead of normal prisoners. Ayer has even...
- 12/16/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Warner Bros has set David Ayer to write and direct a contemporized remake of the action classic The Dirty Dozen. The film will be produced by Simon Kinberg’s Genre with Ayer’s Cedar Park Entertainment.
Ayer last directed for Warner Bros Suicide Squad for Warner Bros, another film about an unruly group that was based on the DC Comics saga. This becomes another big mission movie for the studio, which also has Mel Gibson developing to direct The Wild Bunch.
The original 1967 war film was directed by Robert Aldrich and featured a cast that included Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber and Donald Sutherland. Pic was based on the E.M. Nathanson novel that was inspired by a real group called the Filthy Thirteen. The film involved a top secret mission done before the Normandy Invasion, where a group of hardened...
Ayer last directed for Warner Bros Suicide Squad for Warner Bros, another film about an unruly group that was based on the DC Comics saga. This becomes another big mission movie for the studio, which also has Mel Gibson developing to direct The Wild Bunch.
The original 1967 war film was directed by Robert Aldrich and featured a cast that included Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber and Donald Sutherland. Pic was based on the E.M. Nathanson novel that was inspired by a real group called the Filthy Thirteen. The film involved a top secret mission done before the Normandy Invasion, where a group of hardened...
- 12/16/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The mission is simple: take 12 dangerous men rotting in prison cells, give them guns, throw them out of a plane, and have them kill Nazis. Inspired by a real life, rule-breaking demolition unit and E.M. Nathanson’s novel, Robert Aldrich’s “The Dirty Dozen” has inspired many movies about grizzled criminals earning a chance at redemption and ragtag teams embarking on deadly black ops missions. In honor of its 50th anniversary, here are just some of the movies it has inspired. The Wild Bunch (1969) Made by famed Western auteur Sam Peckinpah, “The Wild Bunch,” features a band of outlaws who are.
- 6/14/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
June 6, 1944. Today marks the 72nd anniversary of D-Day.
On June 7th, Paramount Home Media Distribution will release director Michael Bay’s remarkable 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi.
Hailed as “powerful” (Kyle Smith, New York Post), “engrossing” (Soren Andersen, Seattle Times) and “full of explosive action” (Dan Casey, Nerdist), the film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand this Tuesday. (Review)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi tells the incredible true story of six elite ex-military operators who fought to protect the CIA against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. The film stars John Krasinski (TV’s “The Office”), James Badge Dale (World War Z) and Pablo Schreiber (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”), and is based on the nonfiction novel 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by New York Times best-selling author Mitchell Zuckoff with...
On June 7th, Paramount Home Media Distribution will release director Michael Bay’s remarkable 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi.
Hailed as “powerful” (Kyle Smith, New York Post), “engrossing” (Soren Andersen, Seattle Times) and “full of explosive action” (Dan Casey, Nerdist), the film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand this Tuesday. (Review)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi tells the incredible true story of six elite ex-military operators who fought to protect the CIA against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. The film stars John Krasinski (TV’s “The Office”), James Badge Dale (World War Z) and Pablo Schreiber (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”), and is based on the nonfiction novel 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by New York Times best-selling author Mitchell Zuckoff with...
- 6/6/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As we continue with the list, we still see a lot of World War II, but throw in some World War I and Persian Gulf War, too. While some of the films in this portion of the list spin the war film into something a little more ingenious, it doesn’t completely rule out the idea of a patriotic call to arms film. We also see a few more foreign language films on the list, as well as some Oscar winners for their work. Without further ado, let’s light this candle.
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30. Black Book (2006)
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Conflict: World War II
In 2008, the Dutch public named it the greatest Dutch film ever made. Who am I to argue? A surprisingly complete film from a director who has Showgirls and Hollow Man under his belt (and Starship Troopers and Robocop…I can’t be too hard...
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30. Black Book (2006)
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Conflict: World War II
In 2008, the Dutch public named it the greatest Dutch film ever made. Who am I to argue? A surprisingly complete film from a director who has Showgirls and Hollow Man under his belt (and Starship Troopers and Robocop…I can’t be too hard...
- 6/18/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
When New York Times critic Bosley Crowther reviewed "The Dirty Dozen" upon its release (45 years ago this week, on June 15, 1967), he blasted the World War II action drama for its characters' "hot, sadistic zeal," its "astonishingly wanton" depiction of war, the way its violent-felons-turned-heroes plot "encourag[es] a spirit of hooliganism that is brazenly antisocial" and its "studied indulgence of sadism that is morbid and disgusting beyond words." If a similar action movie came out today, those would all be its selling points. Indeed, in recent decades, we've come to take Robert Aldrich's ultramacho commando flick for granted, not because it hasn't aged well (it still delivers the goods), but because it's been copied by so many movies and TV shows that its innovations seem old hat now. But 45 years ago, it not only pushed the envelope (in ways that disgusted Crowther but so delighted audiences that it was one...
- 6/13/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
One of Robert Aldrich’s most subversive (and financially most successful) films is his 1967 color and wide-screen World War II saga of legalized criminality, The Dirty Dozen (available on DVD). Aldrich had first dealt with this war eleven years earlier in his violently gripping cult picture, Attack! (1956), which featured the brilliant Lee Marvin in a strong supporting role. In The Dirty Dozen, Marvin takes the lead, playing--with his usual restrained gusto--a maverick major who recruits twelve condemned soldier-misfits for a suicidal mission behind enemy lines; if they survive, they’ll be reprieved. It’s a terrific setup--from an E.M. Nathanson novel,…...
- 9/7/2011
- Blogdanovich
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