Thu 10 Nov 2011
‘Red Tails’ Movie Trailer: Tristan Wilds, Ne-Yo, Michael B. Jordan Play Tuskegee Airmen
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Red Tails is a new movie that takes on the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African-American combat pilots to fight in World War II. The screenplay is a collaboration between John Ridley (who wrote Barbershop), and George Lucas….wait, George Lucas? Yes. As in Star Wars. Somehow that bizarro combination makes me wary, but the cast includes Michael B. Jordan, who I loved as Vince on the tv series Friday Night Lights, as well as Tristan Wilds, who I loved as Michael on The Wire. Fulfilling the unspoken singer/rapper quota is Ne-Yo and Method Man. And then there’s Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle (talk about range!).
But you know what would probably make this movie better?
97% less Terrence Howard.
And 100% fewer lines like “How ya like dat, Mr. Hitler?”
Anyways, didn’t the 1995 HBO movie about the same unit, Tuskegee Airmen do a solid job of covering this story too?
Wait….Cuba Gooding Jr. was in Tuskegee Airmen AND Red Tails? *rubs eyes*
Compare the old trailer after the jump
Larry Fishburne! Allen Payne! Andre Braugher! Avirex!
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November 10th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
I’m happy to see Miss Info having this post on her site. There is a lot of controversy behind this film. Rumor has it that George Lucas went into his own pocket for funding for this film due to the majority of the leads are black. Supposedly the heads in Hollywood feel that because of the mostly black cast, this film will flop in box offices nationally and internationally. As an African American actress, it is important to me that this film gets the support its needed.
November 11th, 2011 at 12:11 am
I think the George Lucas involvement makes it more of an attraction cinematically. Just imagine the x-wing fighters vs. the TIE fighters but with combat fighters against the Nazis,in the air, not in space. It’s essentially the same story…lol!! And the combat scenes are gonna look crazy!!
November 11th, 2011 at 12:59 am
Like tristan wilds.
But 100% skeptical of a movie involving cuba gooding jr.
November 11th, 2011 at 6:01 am
so sick of the uplifting “race genre”, this seems kinda cheesy, should have filmed it in the same format as letters from iwo jima. and why does terrance howard and cuba gooding jr get put in all of these movies smh
November 11th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
i can’t watch a movie with Cuba AND Terrence.
and George Lucas really isn’t a positive thing anymore either.
where’s Don Cheadle when you need him? Denzel? Chiwetel Ejiofor? the black brit guy from The Wire? then I would watch this movie.
as is.. Miss Info is right.. “things that I ehhh…”
November 11th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
I’m gonna post some movie trailers that have me actually hype tho…
November 11th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Cosign edris alba would have made this movie more worth watching cuba gooding has been a thirst bucket terrence howard is fucking annoying..shit they aproached edris alba to play 007 after daniel craig finish this movie up.also george lucas announced hes doing another star wars set after luke skywalker so this movie here is just the pr he needs
November 11th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I know one of the trailers are the immortals because if she buats out twilight im using the ed lover voice an sain come on son!
November 11th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
I LOVE #5 from Friday Night Lights
I like Terrance as a actor he doesn’t annoy me
November 12th, 2011 at 2:03 am
vince from Fri Night Lights consistently made me cry!
November 12th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
With ILM behind the helm on the FX this is gonna look sick.
Lucas doesn’t do character development well but his action sequences are to be learned from.
this is Right up Lucas alley..his first star wars films Xwing fighter footage was taken/ inspired from on board air cameras taking combat footage.
he owns ILM. it’s not a surprise he bank rolls his pet projects and uses @0th century as the distributor.
November 13th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
To be honest, Info, Howard looks and sounds like a man that most likely would have been put in command during that era. Let’s not forget how ill he’s been in stuff like Crash, Dead Presidents, The Best Man, etc.
And for all the folks talking about having him & Cuba in the flick, bringing up the other two most active brothers in Hollywood – Denzel & Don Cheadle – doesn’t exactly help the argument that these dudes are always in this type of movie haha.
November 13th, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Howard and Cuba seem like clowns. Denzel is too comfortable. Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeffrey Wright are challenging and electric onscreen. Michael K. Williams is doing well this season on Boardwalk. Seems like all Afr-Amer actors (actually all actors) take it to another level on David Simon productions (The Wire, The Corner, Homicide).