Paramount Sets Robert Zemeckis’ WWII Movie Starring Brad Pitt And Marion Cotillard For Fall 2016
By Jack Giroux/Nov. 4, 2015 3:00 pm EST
Learn more about the project after the jump.
Anyone else getting a Mr. & Mrs. Smith vibe from this plot synopsis? That’s not a bad thing, considering how fun Doug Liman’s movie about married assassins is, but this WWII film sounds eerily familiar… Tonally, though, I’m sure they’ll be two completely beasts. The Second World War isn’t exactly the right setting for the lightheartedness of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Zemeckis’ next film is written by Steven Knight (Locke), who generally writes very serious — and seriously good — films.
This isn’t based on a true story, but an original story from Knight. Graham King (Hugo) developed the project at his GK Films, and he’ll produce alongside Zemeckis and Steve Starkey (Flight). Knight is also an executive producer, as are Jack Rapke (Flight), Patrick McCormick (Black Mass) and Denis O’Sullivan (The Young Victoria).
A box-office bomb isn’t going to slowdown Zemeckis. His last financial misfire, Beowulf, didn’t land him in director’s jail. He’s too well-respected to ever have his career hit a complete roadblock. When a Zemeckis’ film connects with moviegoers, it’s an event. Thankfully, the water cooler director — which is how the filmmaker describes himself, hoping people will talk about his movies on Monday at work — is continuing to make dramas. It’s a real shame more people didn’t see The Walk, because after its troubled first act, it’s a frequently moving and exhilarating experience.
The untitled WWII romantic thriller opens in theaters November 23, 2016.
