For our friends in Japan, “Letters from Iwo Jima”, Eastwood’s companion piece that shows the Japanese viewpoint from the Battle of Iwo Jima, will open in Japan on Dec. 9, 2006. However, the American version (Flags of Our Fathers) will open on October 21, 2006 at the 19th annual Tokyo Film Festival. See our FAQ page for more information on release date.
A few additional behind-the-scenes photos were added to our photo gallery. The pictures show a 1949 Railway Train that was used in “Flags” as well as a nice photo of Rene Gagnon played by Jesse Bradford. Check out our gallery to see them.
Paramount has informed me that the official trailer for “Flags of Our Fathers” will appear exclusively on Military.com starting September 8 and until Monday 11. You can also catch the trailer at the cinema on September 8, but I am not sure which film it would be attached to. I do not know why Paramount chose to release the trailer the week after Labor Day weekend, a time when crowds are at season’s peak.
Since the movie is due to come out in about a month and a half, I figured we’d start getting ready to talk about it. One of the problems I’ve had in the past was keeping this site updated. The type of website we had at the time was a burden to update and therefore we needed a system that could make it easier for us to post news updates, trailer links, etc.
