A new report from Deadline unveils the first look images from Nuremberg, an upcoming World War II movie based on Jack El-Hai’s The Nazi and the Psychiatrist. Starring Russell Crowe as Herman Göring and Rami Malek as Lt. Colonel Douglas Kelley, the movie will explore a military psychiatrist’s story about evaluating the captive Nazi leaders.
The new historical thriller, which is still awaiting a release date, comes from director and writer James Vanderbilt. On the inspiration behind the project, the director told Deadline:
“I learned about the Nuremberg trials in school, so I knew the basic facts. But as soon as I read about the relationship between these two men, I was really attracted to the idea of telling a personal story between them and how they collided at this crossroads in history,” said Vanderbilt.
He added, “I took it all on faith, that of course the Nuremberg trials had happened, that justice was done. Both my grandfathers fought in the war. I had many friends whose grandparents were in the camps. But when I talked to my kids about World War II, it was like talking to them about the American Revolution. It is so much further removed from their generation. It felt like a great opportunity to tell a story that brings these events back to life and says, ‘This wasn’t at all a fait accompli.’”
You can check out the first-look images down below:
What is Nuremberg about?
Nothing much has been revealed yet about the upcoming feature. However, the film will be set at the end of World War II, which is a story explored in El-Hai’s book. The film is expected to chronicle Kelley’s interactions with the Nazis, making it the first to explore the eponymous trials through the military psychiatrist’s lens.
The official synopsis for Nuremberg reads: “American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Göring.”
Other stars joining Crowe and Malek in the upcoming film are Colin Hanks, Mark O’Brien, Michael Shannon, Richard E. Grant, John Slattery, Leo Woodall, and Lydia Peckham. Nuremberg is produced by Richard Saperstein, William Sherak, Brad Fischer, Vanderbilt, Istvan Major, Paul Neinstein, Frank Smith, Benjamin Tappan, and Cher Hawrysh.
