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Germany Accepts Tom Cruise after Reconsideration
The German government has reversed their decision to ban actor Tom Cruise and the makers of his new movie from shooting scenes at a World War II memorial site.
In the movie Valkyrie, produced by Bryan Singer, Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who was executed for plotting to kill Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in 1944.
After a request to film at the memorial site of Hitler’s execution was initially rejected due to
Production staff said that the movie would convey that "barbarism did not win, but rather a democratic
The building site, known as the Bendler Block, now serves as a memorial for Third Reich resistance fighters, which is why the government is protective in an effort to preserve its remembrance.
Film company United Artists has expressed sincere thanks and appreciation for allowing the German government to film. They pledged to "take special care to respect its dignity and keep our activities there within the guidelines laid down by the government."
Valkyrie, the upcoming motion picture, is named after Operation Valkyrie, which served as the codename of the failed plot to kill Hitler.
Leading star is Tom Cruise, who also starred in the triple threat saga ‘Mission Impossible’, thriller action ‘Collateral’ with co-star Jamie Foxx and comedy ‘Jerry Maguire’ along side Cuba Gooding Jr. Valkyrie will also co-star British actor Kenneth Branagh.
Valkyrie is due in theaters June 27, 2008.
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