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Jan. 9, 1999: Bill Paxton has just
signed on to star in the WWII film "U-571". It's
about a group of men who go on a search to recover an Enigma machine, which
the Third Reich used to encrypt/decrypt its communications, from a German
U-boat (U-571) during World War II. The film is being directed by Jonathan
Mostow and stars Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, David Keith and Jake
Weber. Jon Bon Jovi is in final negotiations to join the cast. Dino and Martha
DeLaurentiis are producing the pic, which begins production this month in
Rome and Malta. (info from
Variety
Online).
Courtesy of The Unofficial Bill Paxton Home Page.
From the IMBD:
U-571 (1999)
Directed by
Jonathan Mostow
Writing credits
Sam Montgomery
Jonathan Mostow
Cast (in credits
order)
Matthew McConaughey
Bill Paxton
Harvey Keitel
David Keith
Jon Bon Jovi
Rest of cast listed
alphabetically
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Derk Cheetwood
Will Estes
Tom Guiry
Jack Noseworthy
Erik Palladino
Matthew Settle
Jake Weber
Produced
by
Dino De Laurentiis
Hal Lieberman
(executive)
Martha Schumacher
(as Martha De Laurentiis)
Other
crew
Nick Spetsiotis
....
assistant marine co-ordinator
Production
Companies
Universal Pictures [aka MCA/Universal Pictures] [us]
Distributors
Universal Pictures [aka MCA/Universal Pictures] [us]
United International Pictures (UIP) (Germany)
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Budget: $90m (USA)
Filming Locations
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Malta
RussiaGenre: Thriller / Action / Drama
Plot Outline:
World War II action drama about a U.S. Navy submarine captain on a risky mission to swipe a decoding device from a stranded German ship.Status: Filming
Comments:
Micheal Douglas, originally cast as the lead, had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Matthew McConaughey will take Michael Douglas' place as a lead. Film should start filming in mid-January 1999.Shooting started January 25, 1999 in Rome for 8 weeks then moves to Malta for 8 weeks.
Last Updated: 29 January 1999
Note:
Since this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change or could be removed completely.More Coming Soon!
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