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Tom Hardy cast in Vietnam film to begin shooting early 2021!

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Tom Hardy, Pete Davidson, Stephan James Join Vietnam War Drama ‘The Things They Carried’ source: (Variety.com)

Nov 2, 2020; 11:24 am 

Dave McNary wrote:

Tom Hardy, Pete Davidson, Stephan James, Bill Skarsgård, Tye Sheridan, Ashton Sanders, Martin Sensmeier, Moises Arias and Angus Cloud have been cast in the Vietnam War drama “The Things They Carried.”

The project is based on Tim O’Brien’s book about a platoon of young soldiers and their experiences on the front lines during the Vietnam War. Published in 1990, the novel based on O’Brien’s experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. In the short stories, the young men in a platoon of American soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the Vietnam War find themselves amidst chaos and confusion as they battle for their sanity and each other. The book explores the themes of fear, courage, guilt and loss.

Rupert Sanders will direct from a script adapted by Scott B. Smith. Producers are David Zander of Mjz and Hardy and Dean Baker of Hardy Son & Baker...
(Continue reading on Variety - Film News )

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Gaius Boiling, writer for Joblo.com reports, according to Deadline, casting on the film isn't even completed yet so this pretty impressive ensemble of young talent could become even more stacked very shortly. THE THINGS THEY CARRIED is based on Tim O’Brien’s acclaimed collection of stories about a platoon of young soldiers and their experiences on the front lines during the Vietnam War. The film is set to be helmed by Rupert Sanders with screenwriting duties coming from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott B. Smith.

O'Brien's book won the 1990 National Book Critics Circle Award and has been named a New York Times Book of the Century. O'Brien, who Pulitzer Prize finalist, served in Vietnam in the late 1960s, and his experiences shaped the story of "The Things They Carried." The book tells the story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the War. Trekking from village to village amidst chaos and confusion, the young men struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of physical, mental, and emotional terrains as they battle for the survival of their sanity, innocence, and each other.

The project, which hails from Tom Hardy’s production outfit Hardy Son & Baker, is looking to begin shooting in early 2021 in Thailand. CAA Media Finance is arranging financing for the film and will co-rep North American rights. Blue chip firm MadRiver has boarded world sales rights and will launch the buzz title this week for the AFM.

Sounds like a winner to me, especially with that cast. Are YOU interested in THE THINGS THEY CARRIED?









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