Dunkirk is an upcoming 2017 British-French-American epic war thriller written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan the director of INTERSTELLAR and THE DARK KNIGHT. Filming began on 23 May 2016 in Dunkirk, France in the same location as the real historical evacuation. The movie was shot on IMAX 65 mm and 65 mm large format. In the course of shooting, Dunkirk operated under the code name “Bodega Bay”.
Catch the action on screen on July 21
Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, and Mark Rylance were in talks to join the ensemble as supporting characters in late 2015. Fionn Whitehead was cast as the lead in March 2016, and Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard and Harry Styles have added to the list shortly after. The most eye-catching casting decision comes in the form of One Direction singer Harry Styles.
Nolan is known for going beyond the extra mile to use practical effects for his films because the real thing isn’t the same as cooking up the same thing with 1s and 0s in a computer. In order to avoid the use of computer generated imagery, the production had cardboard cut-out props of soldiers and military vehicles placed in the far background of shots to create the illusion of a large army.
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan took to the stage this week to introduce clips from his upcoming World War II drama, Dunkirk. The footage showed three shots running concurrently set in three different locations – on land, sea and in the air. The hype around Harry Styles’ acting debut, alongside Tom Hardy and Mark Rylance, has been heightened once more after exhibitors at CinemaCon give a clip from the movie a standing ovation.
The film, a riveting account of the defense and evacuation of British
and Allied forces on the shores of Dunkirk, France during the Second
World War, might well be Nolan’s masterpiece. At a swift 106 minutes,
it’s his leanest, most driven film to date, as well as the strongest
case he’s made yet for utilizing the Imax format. But, as a trio of
stories taking place within separate timelines that cascade together in a
feat of structural bravado few would even conceive for a film like
this, let alone attempt, “Dunkirk” also stands as one of the director’s
most fascinating experiments with time so far.
Cast :
Tom Hardy as Farrier
Harry Styles as Tommy
Jack Lowden as Alex
Aneurin Barnard as Gibson
Fionn Whitehead as Collins
Crew :
Director : Christopher Nolan
Producer : Emma Thomas
Executive Producer : Jake Myers
Cinematographer : Hoyte Van Hoytema
