19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad. First Trailer for Ang Lee's 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' Debuts Online. Plot Summary: Three-time Academy Award They are larger than life, immortalized on the Jumbotron, bathed in glory. Pompom- waving cheerleaders celebrate their triumphs. Spectators thrill to the sight of their heroics on the field. Strangers want a piece of them, but access is limited. Still, Billy Lynn, the favorite, finds himself getting . Billy Lynn`s Long Halftime Walk Trailer
So is another pro football team; after all, this is the Cowboys. They are just completing a two- week Victory Tour of the homeland. Nobody wants to mention that they are hours away from being sent back to war. And nobody wants to think too hard about what kind of American heroes they really are. Mr. Fountain, whose only previous book was the short- story collection . Though it covers only a few hours, the book is a gripping, eloquent provocation. Class, privilege, power, politics, sex, commerce and the life- or- death dynamics of battle all figure in Billy Lynn. Outside the vehicle are beautiful, excited women looking for somebody famous to shriek about. Inside: Billy and the other baffled men of Bravo, who have not quite processed their fame. They get a dose of reality once the windows roll down, . Those questions arise over and over, from the way a Hollywood producer tries to sell their story . Tongue- tied spectators want to thank the Bravos for their service, stammer opinions about the war, talk about the enemy in words that barely make sense to Billy (he keeps hearing 9/1. Fountain makes Billy na. But now, at the end of their home tour, the Bravos are on the march, . To Billy, the fans are . When the movie prospects falter, Billy astutely hears . Fountain is at his least subtle with this crowd. These very wealthy friends of the Bush family, one even nicknamed . One stunner is set in the Cowboys? The Bravos marvel at the Cowboys. Like most of the thoughts that sear Bravo brains during the course of this story, it makes no sense to them at all. The book. Although some aspects of that game day are clearly fictitious, Mr. Fountain describes the erotic fireworks of a Destiny. Real American soldiers did march through this 2. Cowboys. Fountain has said that his idea for this book came from contemplating the wild incongruities he saw on television that day. The stimulation of these extremely mixed signals simply explodes in Billy Lynn. He has a nagging awareness that he will never be able to sustain such a high- maintenance woman. He has come close enough to Beyonc. And he has nowhere to go but back to battle. The halftime of the title isn. The Cast Of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Is Overflowing With Fame And Talent. Given that Ang Lee has won two Academy Awards for Best Director, it’s not exactly a shock that the guy has the ability to bring together a talented ensemble. Still, it’s pretty fascinating to watch the eclectic cast of his latest project, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, grow. Obviously we can expect Alwyn to shoulder a lot of the dramatic weight in the movie, but the filmmakers attached to the project have also surrounded him with an impressive line- up of supporting players – two of whom just signed on today. Let’s take a closer look at this cast, shall we? Well, one of them is none other than Vin Diesel, who is just coming off the massive first- weekend success of James Wan’s Furious 7. Deadline first reported his agreement to sign on to the project, though they don’t appear to have any information about the character that he will be playing in the movie. The simple fact that Tucker has signed on to this project is interesting, simply because the guy doesn’t take on that many projects. His last role was in David O. Russell’s 2. 01. 2 movie Silver Linings Playbook, and before that was Brett Ratner’s 2. Rush Hour 3. It hasn't been confirmed, though it has been rumored that the actor will be playing the role of Albert - a film producer who wishes to make a film based on the titular Billy Lynn's time while serving in Iraq. She will have strong familial ties to Joe Alwyn in the film, as she will be playing the titular character’s older sister in the story. In Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, he will be playing Sgt. Dime, the incredibly intense leader of Billy Lynn’s platoon, Bravo Company. Still, this is already an impressive group that Ang Lee has put together, and it will be interesting to see what the results are.
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