It was well over a year ago we talked about the Amelia Earhart biopic finally hiring a director in The Namesake’s Mira Nair. Hilary Swank has been on board, so to speak, for well over two years now and after the announcement of the director I have to admit that I sort of forgot all about this project. Until today.
Apparently post is complete and the film is slated to be released on October 23rd this year. Which means it will be in contention with several other big “Oscar bait” types of movies that strain the capacity of theaters that time of year. With a cast that includes Richard Gere, Virginia Madsen, Jon Anderson and Ewan McGregor, I guess I’m not surprised. Well, that and this thing looks really nice.
Several sites today were pretty giddy about the look of the new trailer. And I gotta say, putting my crush on Swank bias aside, I’m inclined to agree on the excitement. It may be just a standard biopic, but it also may be something kind of exciting to boot. Check out the trailer in HD below…
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Anything with Ewan McGregor has my money. Plus, parts of it were shot in Toronto. I believe one scene was done in or around the big abandoned warehouse right next door to my apartment. I hope they capture the essence of taking off in an airplane. I’ve never piloted, but even as a passenger it’s one of the best feelings in the world.
It does look lovely and Nair has a great eye, but I have to say the script is not sounding promising –> “Why do you want to fly?” “To be free.”
Ugh. And I admit that Swank is not my cup of tea as an actress. Also, I’d rather keep my thought of Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart – “Night At The Museum – Battle Of The Smithsonian” wasn’t a great movie, but she added a great deal of fun to it. She looked damn good in that pilot suit too.
Not to get incredibly shallow, but if Hillary Swank wins a third Oscar for this (before Streep even wins a third), I will flip. I think she’s fairly overrated.