With the movement of the “Valkyrie” release date from the back burner date of February 23rd to the prime-time slot of December 26th, it seems as though studio execs believe in Tom Cruise once again. Was it the successful parody of Hollywood excess in Ben Stiller’s comedy, “Tropic Thunder?” (that hasn’t even been successfully tested by the pubic yet) Will the pleebs forget the whole bat-shit crazy thing and embrace him as a leading man again?… Or is it maybe just that director Bryan Singer is just done with the film ahead of schedule now that summer reshoots are over?
Either way, “Valkyrie” is now officially part of the Oscar race and the film co-stars Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel and Terence Stamp (all playing Germans who speak English in the film of course, blech).
Down one day, up the next. Never count someone totally out in Hollywood until that fat lady sings. Keep in mind though, this is the fourth release date change for “Valkyrie.”