WAR PIGS (Ryan Little, 2015)

[Jox]

French cover:

[savagesketch]

I like this second trailer better : shorter, more pace (too much spoiler though). sStil, it looks like it has good production value. It can be a good surprise.

My quetion was more oriented to production value as a period piece movie, but it's enjoyable to see my name lined to Mr Lundgren.

Judging from the latest trailer, I guess we can assume Chuck Liddell's character dies fairly early on in the film.

[Jox]

Work in progress...



UK trailer

[Jox]

IMDB write-up from producer/writer/actor Steven Luke:

War Pigs Producer Perspective
26 July 2015

Written and made in the same vein as famous WWII movies like Kelly's Heroes and The Dirty Dozen, War Pigs, is a movie for fun WWII action movie lovers!

War Pigs is a WWII based action adventure film much like the WWII movies of old– like Kelly's Heroes and The Dirty Dozen. The script had a lot of those same fun gritty elements from all those war movies I watched growing up as a kid. I suppose the idea for War Pigs, this rag tag group of misfits that go behind enemy lines, really stemmed from those old WWII movies and the fun adventures the men would go on to bring down the evil Nazi war machine.

Saving Private--this movie is not, and if you are expecting that type of WWII movie, you will be disappointed. But if you are a fan of Kelly's Heroes, then you have found the right movie.

War Pigs is a fun action adventure movie set in WWII. It follows the story of disgraced former Captain Jack Wosick, who is tasked to lead a rag tag unit of misfits behind enemy lines to destroy one of Hitler's last ditch wonder weapons. Some of the major influences on the story are my love for history and the WWII time period in general. WWII was such a black and white war; there was good and bad, and it is always fun as a story teller to be able to tell those kinds of tales. Plus it is always fun to kill Nazis, which seems to be a common cinema theme.

War Pigs is a fun watch. Dolph Ludgren and Luke Goss give amazing performances as French Foreign Legionnaire Peter Picault and Captain Jack Wosick.

You are gonna enjoy this movie!

http://www.imdb.com/user/ur23725557/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3779300/reviews

[Jox]

WAR PIGS, arriving in theaters in 10 markets, Digital HD and Video on Demand September 18 from Cinedigm.

http://redcarpetcrash.com/war-pigs-trai ... -lundgren/

[Jox]

Finland BD/DVD release: September 14

Sweden: October 26
http://www.studiosentertainment.se/war-pigs-blu-ray/

[Jox]

German back cover

[Dida]

In Holland this one will be release as:

Saints and Soldiers 4 - War Pigs

http://www.eci.nl/film/saints-and-soldi ... 2012166646

[Jox]

In Holland this one will be release as:

Saints and Soldiers 4 - War Pigs

http://www.eci.nl/film/saints-and-soldi ... 2012166646

US trailer on iTunes
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/warpigs/

[Jox]

This seems to be the final US theatrical poster


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Finnish back cover below:

[Jox]

German giveaway:
http://www.actionfreunde.de/gewinnt-den ... -war-pigs/

[Jox]

Just received and watched the German Blu-ray: WAR PIGS shows, even though the film has no reason to be, you can make a very low budget (almost amateur if it didn't get stars attached) film with a cast made of mostly unknown actors who are actually good and kind of charismatic (unlike the Serafini films), especially Noah Segan (who could have been a supporting secondary role in a big budget war flick directed by Spielberg or somebody of that caliber.

Since it's mostly made of ensemble dialogue scenes, it's very well shot, the sound design tries to capture the ambiance, and the score by Alex Kharlamov (who works on big movies as programmer or music designer), emulating old war film music, is very good.

Ryan Little seems to have been a gun-for-hire on this one (spawned by young writer, producer, actor Steven Scheultze, aka Steven Luke), but since he knows his craft and have shot his share of succesful low low budget war flicks, he did what he was hired to do: make it work. Even though most of the film doesn't make much sense and it's quite silly, especially if you're looking at it historicaly, there's a sense of authenticity in some scenes where you can feel you're with them, or you can smell the morning cold in the forest...

A masterpiece if you compare it to the Serafini films. That's if you don't expect an action-packed film or a new cult-classic... But it's an interesting film I'd say.

Would have gained to be shown in 2.35:1 ratio.

[dude hallenbeck]

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/war-pigs/dp/6169384

Australian release for November 18th. No Blu Ray though.

[Jox]

According to BoxOfficeMojo, WAR PIGS will play in 10 cities.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/

[Jox]

Apparently there will be a premiere September 8th with Luke Goss, Dolph, Chuck Liddell and even Mickey Rourke attending:

Luke Goss @LukeGoss
Looking forward to seeing the #warpigs again at the premiere Sep 8th @Dolph_Lundgren @ChuckLiddell @MIckeyRourkeFP

https://twitter.com/LukeGoss/status/636620817405636608

WAR PIGS Set for LA Theatrical Premiere on Sept. 8th!
08/18/2015
Join Action Icon Dolph Lundgren for the premiere of the EXPLOSIVE thriller WAR PIGS!

Luke Goss and Chuck Liddell to also appear at LA premiere on Sept. 8th.

Film arrives in select theaters, On Demand and Digital HD September 18th from Cinedigm and VMI.

Join dynamic cast members of WAR PIGS, as they come together on the red carpet for the film's star-studded premiere in celebration of the film's release in select theaters, On Demand and Digital HD from Cinedigm.

http://vmiworldwide.com/News.aspx?artic ... e3810bed39