Author: Fair
Date: 05-08-07 16:13
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Keeping in mind this is IMDB, and I have yet to verify this information about Haley's attachment to the film from any other sources.... so still just a rumour at this point.
But anyway.... according to IMDB Haley is set to play the lead character in another Nazi Germany period film, "Truth & Treason the Helmuth HüBener story".
Haley is listed to play the title character "Helmut", and this is a brief summary of the story...
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Based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, the 16 year-old leader of an anti-Hitler group in Nazi Germany, Truth and Treason explores the complex bond that forms between the brilliant young resistance fighter and Erich Müssener, the Gestapo agent intent on hunting him down. Each convinced of the rightness of his cause. Each forced to deal with the consequences of his beliefs. In the vein of The Pianist, this film examines the human struggle for freedom and confirms the impact of one courageous voice.
Still in "pre-production" and will apparently be filmed in Budapest, Hungary... the official site for the film, which includes a very interesting and chilling documentary clip that also helps set up the story, can be found here... Truth & Treason
And finally... here we have the initial concept poster for the film, and you can also check out some initial storyboards of one sequence potentially to be used for the film right here!
So... no idea if this is true or not, but it is set to go into production this year, and this just seems to be exactly the sort of thing Haley would be looking for. We know he loves history, and of course "Edges of the Lord" was a film that really caught his interest, and that description seems to fit so perfectly for him. The listed age is pretty much irrelevant, given the subject matter the film is dealing with.
I for one am hoping this is true, because this sounds like it will be incredible, and the kind of role that Haley can really bring to life, and give so much depth and emotion and intelligence to the character... this is exciting! 
Haley is the best.
Post Edited (05-08-07 16:37)
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