ROTTEN TOMATOES: Oliver Stone to Direct Nic Cage in a 9/11 Movie

Oliver Stone to Direct Nic Cage in a 9/11 Movie

by Scott Weinberg | July 11, 2005

Summary

BBC.com's entertainment section contained a rather interesting piece of movie news this weekend. Seems that director Oliver Stone ("JFK") will be directing Nicolas Cage ("National Treasure") in a movie about the World Trade Center tragedy of 9/11/2001. Back to Article

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Jul 11 2005 05:09 AM

You know, I really thought they'd leave it a little longer than that.

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The Mighty Musnud writes:
on Jul 11 2005 06:48 AM

I agree. WAY to soon. They should wait a MINIMUM of ten years before doing something like this.

Just a tacky move by Stone...

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therealdeadite writes:
on Jul 11 2005 07:04 AM

Why is this to soon. Stone is not the kind of filmmaker I think to exploit this tragedy. Anyways the purpose of film is to tell a stories of what we go through as well as make entertaining movies so I think this should be a good movie.

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r_curl04 writes:
on Jul 11 2005 07:30 AM

I just think this is absolutely wrong. I just feel this is one event people don't really want to relive on the big screen. Just so many people died. And now there making a movie for our viewing pleasure about it?

This is one movie I will most deffinetly skip.

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new12play writes:
on Jul 11 2005 08:20 AM

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Well, while I knew this was inevitable, and a tad bit too soon, Pearl Harbor and Saving Private Ryan depicted events where there were more American casualties shown on screen, and that didn't stop people from wanting to see those films. If done right, it could hit the emotional cord and nationalistic fervor that would seem almost satisfying to watch these horrific events once more.

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amamamy writes:
on Jul 11 2005 10:34 AM

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[b]Excuse me?[/b]
>>Stone is not the kind of filmmaker I think to exploit this tragedy. <<

Actually, if you look in the dictionary under "kind of filmmaker most likely to exploit this tragedy," you'll see a picture of Oliver Stone.

Even more than that, he's the kind of filmmaker who will invent "facts" about the tragedy to support his "vision." Not only is it way too soon to do this, he is absolutely the wrong person to do it.

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brave.sir.rob writes:
on Jul 11 2005 11:10 AM

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! And the award for most shameless capitalization on horrific tragedy goes to: Oliver Stone! We all knew this would happen sooner or later. Once again Hollywood proves that pain, suffering, and flagrant disregard for common decency are great ways to make a buck.

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lovelykeira writes:
on Jul 11 2005 11:44 AM

Definitely way too soon. But I like Stone and Cage, so I'll be there.

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new12play writes:
on Jul 11 2005 01:08 PM

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I would like to change my vocabulary on my last statement. "Satisfying" to "important." I'm sorry for my use of language, but I didn't quite think before I wrote.

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scottybarkbark writes:
on Jul 11 2005 02:02 PM

if any of ya'll were a bit smarter you would already know that a movie about 9/11 has already been made called "The Guys" with sigourney weaver and anthony lapaglia.
besides it could be worse could be michael bay. no offense to michael bay, i love your movies

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Jul 11 2005 04:44 PM

I fully expected a 9/11 movie. In fact, back in 2001 I turned to my Dad and said 'How long d'you reckon it'll be before they're making movies about all this?'
As it happened, I predicted it wouldn't be until much, much later. In fact I said; 'Maybe when I'm a grandmother. Then I can tell the grandchildren; 'I was alive then, you know. It wasn't just a movie to me; it was real.'
Hah. Seems it's 'just a movie' to some other people, too.

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Impavido writes:
on Jul 11 2005 05:03 PM

I think this country really needs to learn how to move on..movie or no movie

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mr_movie_maniac writes:
on Jul 11 2005 05:56 PM

[b]How sad[/b]
Stone should stick to fiction, rather than turning fact to fiction. But then again, we're so used to getting fed bullshit through movies, so let's just all do what we do best, and pick up our popcorn, and glory over our defeat! (when I say glory over our defeat, I'm sure the movie will make America out to be the "victors", but it ain't so, as much as they try to make us believe)

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Phallustots writes:
on Jul 12 2005 12:55 AM

[b]Alex Jones made a much better 9/11 movie[/b]
Martial Law 911: Rise of the Police State -
http://mysite.verizon.net/res7dhyg/documentaries_4.html

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Mikeal2643 writes:
on Jul 12 2005 07:08 AM

9/11 was this nations most tragic event of the last few decades, it is something that deserves to be told and to be preserved in our art, not just our memories. This is why we make documentaries regarding it and we build memorials to stay in awe of its tragedy. Why should we not make movies that tell it's story. There is nothing wrong with putting our sadness into art, that's why art inspires us so much, whether it's 5 years after the event, or 50 years after, when the generation that lived it is already dying out.

What about other films made so soon after the events in which it tells. There wasn't much criticism of "Hotel Rawanda" when it came out, and that film depicted events in wich 800,000 men, women, and children were massacered out of senless hatred, events wich happened in only recent years. There was also "Welcome to Sarajevo" about the genocide in Bosnia. I dont remember any criticism for that fil, except maybe a few bad reviews, but those were not for any insensitivity for the events it depicted.

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SonicXtrme writes:
on Jul 12 2005 08:39 AM

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I agree with you that we should preserve 9/11 in art form, but seriously dude, Oliver Stone? That's as bad as Mike Bay and Pearl Harbor, remember that crapfest? Somebody should give this movie to someone who will pay respect to the event, not exploit it like Stone.

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lemongrass writes:
on Jul 12 2005 11:30 AM

9/11 was an inside job. Some guy in a cave in Afganistan directs an operation to fool the most sophisticated air defense system in history? And hijacks four airliners in the same day? And gets past NORAD and the FAA? And manages to fly planes into buildings flawlessly, while travelling off-course, completely detected, through the most heavily guarded and watched airspace on the planet? And produces enough fire damage to collapse the twin towers directly on top of thier footprints, even though no steel frame building in the history of modern construction has ever collapsed due to fire, including the one that burned to a crisp for 17 hours in Madrid a few years ago?

Yeah, Osama Bin Laden sure got us. I bet he planned the whole thing on a cocktail napkin while sipping Mojitos with Saddam and Quadafi. I wonder if he got a bulk deal for all of those box cutters?

Hogwash. Only imperial stormtroopers are so precise!

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Thundaar writes:
on Jul 13 2005 06:18 PM

Was that Michael Moore? Or is that a first draft of ole Ollie Stone's script?

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The Mighty Musnud writes:
on Jul 14 2005 01:56 PM

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Yeah, but Pearl Harbor and Saving Private Ryan came out over half a century after those events, not while the nation was still feeling the emotional, social, and economic effects of the events.

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alsanali writes:
on Jul 15 2005 11:17 AM

lemongrass makes me question the validity of American intelligence... in more ways than one.

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Jul 15 2005 09:16 PM

That could have been meant to be sarcasm. Either way, pay no attention.

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darklydoug writes:
on Jul 18 2005 05:21 PM

It's NOT too soon. If anything, movies that have a viewpoint should be released right after the tragedies. Why wait 10 years until everything has died down and when opinions and viewpoints really don't matter anymore?

We all read animal farm now and go "oh thats terrible," what a great lesson to be learned--well we can do that because it's safe to look back at events 40 and 50 years old and judge it. Its much more dangerous, much more RELEVANT to do it now.

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Thundaar writes:
on Aug 15 2005 08:40 PM

[b]For what its worth ...[/b]
Time adds perspective which can be just as valuable as the passion (of viewpoints and opinions) you speak of darklydoug. Perpective on tragedy I think is especially important - mostly due to the fact that a large number of Americans are still dealing with this event.

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