European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 19 faces Lee plans movie on Black soldiers who fought in Wii by Marta Falconi the associated press Rome Spike Lee announced plans on tuesday to make a movie about the struggle against nazi occupiers in Italy during world War ii that he Hopes will highlight the contribution of Black american soldiers who fought and died to liberate the film will spotlight the courage of Black soldiers despite suffering discrimination Back offered a contribution that has so far gone largely unnoticed in other Hollywood Lee we have Black people who Are fighting for democracy who at the same time Are classified As second class Citi the 50yearold filmmaker that is Why id like to do a film to show How these Brave Black despite All the hardship they were going still pushed that aside and fought for the greater based on the novel Miracle at Anna by James the movie will Tell the Story of four Black american All members of the army Allback 92nd Buffalo Soldier who Are trapped behind enemy lines in an italian Vil Lage in Tuscany in filming is planned in Rome and the United Lee shooting is expected to Start Early next said producer Roberto Cicutto said the movie will Cost this is a wonderful Story and what makes it even More wonderful is that it is based upon True Lee if you look at the history of the Black soldiers who fought world War ii Are the film will also look at the relationship Between the soldiers and the some of whom Are we had Good relationships with the italian they gave us a lot of recalled 82yearold William Perry at was an infantry Soldier in the Buffalo in not a the heroes Are those buried in the american cemetery in i Hope this movie will put a positive spin on some of our activities Perry William Perry Sandro filmmaker Spike Lee and his son Jack pose for photographers in Lee was in Rome to present a movie project on the struggle against nazi occupiers in Italy that he Hopes will highlight the contributions of Black soldiers fighting in the army during the world War David John shown Here in character on the set of jumped at the Chance to Star in the the actor is a big fan of Stephen the author of the Book for which the film adaption is Cusachs personal Challenge actor finds new identity with 1408 by Terry Lawson Detroit free press John Cusack is not big on genre and the Only bonafide thriller on his resume is 2003s but when Cusack was sent the script for about a debunker of the supernatural who checks into a hotel suite according to no one checks out Cusack had to rethink his natural Bias for two it was based on a Stephen King Short and it offered the ultimate actors Challenge could he hold a screen on his own in a confined space for 94 minutes Are you a Stephen King fan Hes an underrated people get Hung up on the Hor ror science fiction but when you read his Best its All charac that Why so Many Good 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its Chi stuff that added you really do have to work yourself up to it because its a psychological hell this Guy is going and since its a that has to increase in intensity for every its not like a Oneman show where you stroll around the stage telling old its stripping showing whats so you know you could fail and yet you still feel driven to since its primarily just the director Mikael Hafstrom and the were you More personally involved than you might be on a film with a larger cast id be Humble and say i was just trying to help get the filmmakers vision on but this by its real collaboration More like professional Wres trying to pin this thing Down every Day while ramping up the i if we do our jobs we have to scare you and make you think about Why youve been so unhinged about i got involved a lot More than you i am a so i have some i see that you wrote one of the 20 or so movies you have com ing Are you building a new House or something since i do most of the movies i like to do for some thing like i just have to earn enough to pay the the movie i wrote was with Mark who a great used to do a lot of stuff for the new and Jeremy who wrote reds and bul Worth with Warren it is about an Assassin who looking to take out a Middle East Oil but a lot of complications get in the its being called while its being sold to for eign but it will probably have another title before it comes out next its the cast includes my sister Ben Kings Ley and Hilary so that tells you something right John Cusack actor