Cam Gigandet will star in the role of Fred Widmer in “Pinkville,” a Vietnam war movie directed by Oliver Stone.
Synopsis
Army general William R. Peers (Bruce Willis) investigates the My Lai Massacre, an event in which several hundred Vietnamese civilians were killed by U.S. soldiers…
Fred Widmer
Cam Gigandet is cast as guilt-ridden soldier Fred Widmer who was a radio-operator for Captain Ernest Medina (Michael Peña). He served under Lt. William Calley (Michael Pitt) and he witnessed the My Lai Massacre.
Wikipedia Trivia
The massacre is also known as the Sơn Mỹ Massacre or sometimes as the Song My Massacre. The U.S. military codeword for the hamlet was Pinkville, another name by which the massacre is known.
Cast
Pinkville has an impressive cast including Bruce Willis as William R. Peers, Channing Tatum as Hugh Thompson, Michael Pitt as Lt. William Calley, Jason Behr as Lt. Stephen Brooks, Michael Peña as Captain Ernest Medina and, some other great actors!
Announced but…
Pinkville has been announced for a long time (almost one year!) but United Artists halted its December 2007 production start due to the writers’ strike. This project is currently categorized as being ‘announced / in pre-production’ but no information on production start date for the film has been announced.
Trivia Information
→ Genre › Drama / Horror
→ Miko Alanne wrote the script.
→ Filming locations › I’ve heard the movie will be filmed in Thailand!
→ Cast & Credits › IMDB
