Sunday, February 16, 2014


NBC, which is airing the Sochi Olympics, and Universal, the studio behind Unbroken, are part of the same conglomerate.  Hence this perfectly timed and placed sneak peak with what sounds like a Tom Brokaw voice-over.  Angelina and her visual effects and editing teams must have worked overtime to get this out.



Unbroken
The will to push through any obstacle, the drive to not give into defeat. These are the virtues that define the Olympic spirit. Watch the first look of former Olympian Louis Zamperini's miraculous journey of resilience in one of the most inspirational stories ever known. Unbroken – in theaters this Christmas. ‪#‎UnbrokenMovie‬





Universal Pictures aired the first preview for director Angelina Jolie's Unbroken during the Olympics today and you can now watch the 3-minute preview using the player below.












awardsdaily
By :
Angelina Jolie directs it. Roger Deakins shoots it. The Olympics promote it. Universal releases it. At Christmas. ’nuff said.



 firstshowing
 by
 "To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in..." This actually looks damn good. In connection with the ongoing Winter Olympics, Universal (part of NBC) has debuted an extended 3-minute "preview" for the new Angelina Jolie-directed movie Unbroken. The story is actually about an Olympian, one Louis "Louie" Zamperini, played in this (once he's older) by Jack O'Connell, who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. This trailer plays like a full TV promo, with voiceover and the real Zamperini making an appearance, but it's effective. I'm hooked, I want to see it











By Sean O'Connell
Tom Brokaw narrates the first clip from Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, a prestigious biopic of former Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamerpini (played by Jack O’Connell). The clip aired during NBC’s telecast of the Winter Olympics from Sochi on Sunday evening.

O’Connell stars as Zamperini, a one-time Olympic athlete who – along with two other soldiers – survived on a life raft for 47 days following a brutal plane crash during World War II. As if that wasn’t bad enough, when Zamperini and his castaways were picked up, they ended up being caught by the Japanese Navy and shipped to a prisoner-of-war camp. Chances are they don’t discover Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) at the bottom of a pit.

The clip, teased above (via Universal’s YouTube page), mixes footage from Jolie’s movie with photos and interviews with Zamperini, now 97 and looking like he could compete in this year’s Games. The studio teased images of Jolie posing with Zamperini, and a shot of the director in action on a water-bound set. We saw them a while ago, but are happy to share them agin, in case you missed them.




Posted by at
Labels: ,