Film due out in 2012 - St Nazaire raid

I have just been reading in my local French newspaper that a fictional film about the St Nazaire raid will be released in 2012.
The text reads:
Le cinéaste anglais David Yates, réalisateur des quatre derniers épisodes de Harry Potter, travaille à un film de guerre sur l?Opération Chariot. C?est la toute première fiction tirée de ce raid héroïque des commandos britanniques contre les nazis, le 28 mars 1942. Il avait consisté, pour 611 marins et commandos britanniques, à bord d?une flottille emmenée par le destroyer Campbeltown, à détruire la forme Joubert dans le port de Saint-Nazaire. La sortie du film est prévue en 2012.

The English film maker David Yates, maker of the last 4 Harry Potter films, is working on a war film about Operation Chariot. It will be the first fictional film made based on the heroic action carried out by British Commandos against the nazis on 28 March 1942. It consisted of 611 British sailors and Commandos in a small flottila lead by the destroyer Campbeltown, to destroy the Joubert dock situated in the port at St Nazaire. The film is due to be released in 2012.

http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuDet_-Le-realisateur-d-Harry-Potter-tourne-Saint-Nazaire-_40829-1990532_actu.Htm
:shock:

Not before time!! :D

fictional?

yeah, the commandos will be replaced by American troops!!

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I had heard that there was a fictional film in the pipeline. Still with his success in Harry Potter films I look forward to seeing the Commandos setting off from their training centre in Scotland called Hogworts Castle and capably led on the raid by Lt. Col. Rubeus Hagrid. Air support will be provided by magical owls including Hedwig. :shock:

Fingers crossed for a "less fiction-more action" movie!
Anyway, few more infos here at IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1647670/combined

:)

Belly wrote:yeah, the commandos will be replaced by American troops!!

It wont be the first time, the EA Games series of 1st person computer shoot em ups "Medal of Honor" had an American leading the assault on St Nazaire followed by British Commandos. Now that was fiction !