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TOM CRUISE MELTS DOWN IN VALKYRIE May 11, 2008

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Yesterday, the troubled Tom Cruise/Nazi vehicle Valkyrie got pushed back — for a second time — from October to February 2009. MGM is painting the film’s new release date as a golden holiday-weekend opportunity for the $90-million-plus historical drama, but it goes without saying this is beyond bullshit; no amount of spin from any of MGM boss Mary Parent’s necktied monkeys can reclaim whatever traction Valkyrie might have had once upon a time.

Its Cruise/Bryan Singer pedigree took its first hit when it was pushed back from summer ‘08 to fall (”Better Oscar chances!” we were told as Singer’s reshoots pushed his budget and his star past their respective limits), and it now threatens to overtake Charlton Heston as this week’s highest-profile celebrity casualty. “Valkyrie is dead,” wrote David Poland at The Hot Blog. “There is no such thing as a good movie that gets moved from summer to fall to spring.” LINK

EDITOR’S NOTES: The silly eyepatch and his botched Kraut accent are being blamed. Maybe he should try acting???  All is not lost, though, he could always remake “The Producers”, or redux “Hogan’s Hero’s” Colonel Klink.  Al Czervic.

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