Saturday, January 21, 2012

Red Tails, the Tuskegee Airmen

I just heard about the Movie "Red Tails" that depicts the challenges and heroism of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII, it looks promising. I am an ex Army pilot, still love the thrill and glory of aircraft and the company of fellow soldiers.

The movie is a high-flying air combat action war film inspired by the heroic exploits of Tuskegee Airmen created by Lucasfilm. It is a 2012 action drama film directed by Anthony Hemingway, from a screenplay by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder. The story, written by Ridley, is inspired by true events.

George Lucas serves as the executive producer for the project. It is based on the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American servicemen during World War II, and is the first Lucasfilm production since Radioland Murders (1994).

It is not associated with the Indiana Jones or Star Wars franchises. This movie stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. (who previously starred in The Tuskegee Airmen, an HBO made-for-television film about the same group of pilots) in his first theatrical film in five years, and Terrence Howard (who portrayed a Tuskegee pilot in Hart's War).

The scheduled release date is January 20.

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