Tag: Platoon
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‘Terminator’ Producer Says James Cameron Cut Key Scene After Financiers Forced Him to Cast Their Friends in It: That ‘Ruined It for Us’
“The Terminator” producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed on X/Twitter that James Cameron removed a crucial scene from the 1984 action movie after financiers forced him to use their friends in it. The scene in question provided important context about how Cyberdyne Systems, the tech corporation responsible for the creation of Skynet, came into possession of…
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Johnny Depp’s Directorial Debut Is a Film You Can’t See in the US
The late 80s to early 90s were a great time for Johnny Depp. After fantastic performances in films such as Platoon, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, and Ed Wood to name a few, it was only natural for him to explore other aspects of the movies where he could shine. He tried his hand in filmmaking…
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Oliver Stone Turned Down an Oppenheimer Movie, Calls Christopher Nolan’s Film a ‘Classic’ He ‘Never Believed Could Be Made in This Climate’
Many reviews for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” noted that the film felt like the director’s own version of Oliver Stone’s sprawling historical epic “JFK,” and now Stone himself has weighed in on Nolan’s latest achievement. The “Platoon” Oscar winner took to social media to deem Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” a new film classic, while also revealing he flirted…
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Keanu Reeves Turned Down The Lead Role In Platoon Because He Didn’t Want To ‘Do Violence’
The question “What if?” can lead you down some interesting rabbit holes if you’re interested in Hollywood history. For example, what if Michael J. Fox didn’t play Marty McFly in the “Back to the Future” movies? Or what if Robert Downey Jr. didn’t get the role of Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? And…
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Oliver Stone’s Tough Platoon Shoot Almost Made Charlie Sheen Walk Away
Chances are if you’ve seen an American war film in the last 30 years, the name Dale Dye might ring a bell. Dye is a former Marine captain whose brief cameos and appearances are peppered throughout action films like “Under Siege,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Starship Troopers,” and “Saving Private Ryan.” After his first onscreen appearance in…
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Prepping For Platoon Was Especially Punishing For Forest Whitaker And Willem Dafoe
It’s not uncommon to hear of actors being put through boot camp to prepare for war movie roles, but when Oliver Stone made his long-gestating, Academy Award-winning Vietnam film “Platoon,” he had his actors undergo training in the real jungle. “Platoon” was inspired by Stone’s true-life experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army during…
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Why Two Earlier Versions Of Oliver Stone’s Platoon Fell Through
Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” had a long road to the screen, and when it finally got made, it was only after a couple of false starts. Stone began writing about his experiences in the United States Army as soon as he came back from Vietnam in 1968, but his initial attempt at channeling them into a…
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David Brenner, Editor on ‘Justice League,’ ‘Independence Day’ and More, Dies at 59
David Brenner, an Oscar-winning film editor who worked on dozens of films like “Justice League,” “Independence Day,” “Born on the Fourth of July” and more, died on Thursday, Variety has confirmed. He was 59.“He was an extraordinary editor and a loving, compassionate family man. In an effort to support David’s family during this terrible time,…
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Oliver Stone Settles the Score with Cannes Debut ‘JFK Revisited,’ Feels Unappreciated at Home
When you think reliable narrator, Oliver Stone doesn’t exactly come to mind. Since his start as a director in the 1970s, the lightning-rod filmmaker, now 74, has leaned into fiction narratives with political points of view, from “Salvador,” “Wall Street,” and “W.” to Best Director Oscar-winners “Platoon” and “Born on the Fourth of July.” His…