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The 25 Most Exciting Movies Of 2008: Valkyrie

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Interview with scripter Christopher McQuarrie and Kenneth Branagh

Pedigree: Singer, Cruise - plus the actorly likes of Branagh and Terrence Stamp. Estimated budget: $80 million. Predicted box office: $90 million (US gross), $280 million (worldwide).

Staggeringly, this extraordinary piece of World War II history had never been made into a movie before Bryan Singer's interest was piqued. It tells the story of Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), who plotted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

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Like All The President's Men, Thirteen Days and Day Of The Jackal, Singer, re-united with Usual Suspects scripter Christopher McQuarrie, is looking to create a mesmerising thriller. Helpfully, the tale comes ready-wrapped in paranoia, as the conspirators debate about who they can and can't trust. "The first half of the film explains who these guys were and what they'd have to go through to assassinate Hitler," explains McQuarrie. "The second half concerns the day of the assassination itself."

"Singer is dedicated to making it as real and unclichéd as possible," says Kenneth Branagh (who plays conspirator Henning von Tresckow). "It is also full of action."

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The 25 Most Exciting Movies Of 2008
The 25 Most Exciting Films Of 2008
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Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hancock
Wanted
Iron Man
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
Blindness
Son Of Rambow
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Jumper
Get Smart
Frost / Nixon
The Incredible Hulk
Burn After Reading
The Dark Knight
Speed Racer
Pineapple Express
The Happening
Valkyrie
Wall-E
Sex And The City: The Movie
Quantum Of Solace
Star Trek
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Where The Wild Things Are

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