For fans of the book by Michael Morpurgo and the play adapted by Nick Stafford, the synopsis of WAR HORSE may not come as a shocker, but regardless, Dreamworks thought it was high time to let people know the story.
Starring David Thewlis, Emily Watson and Jeremy Irvine, the movie was first set to be released on the 10th of August 2011, but the date was then knocked back to the more awards-friendly position of December 29th.
Here’s the official word:
From director Steven Spielberg comes WAR HORSE, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, WAR HORSE begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land.
The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. WAR HORSE is one of the great stories of friendship and war—a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
Reads like it could be tear-jerker material, why not make sure you have a hanky ready 12 months in advance?
Anonymous
Apr 13, 2011 at 2:39 am
this is really a much awaited movie for the horse fanatics:)