This could very much be the new Titanic of Hollywood. I am looking forward to it and so do probably millions around the globe.

I don't know man... I think it's still too early to make this film. Give it another 5-10 years I think.

I agree, it's too early to make a film like this. It hasn't even been four years sinc 9/11. But it also depends on the overall storyline they decide on.

What is deemed as too early and why?

The reason I think it's too early is that many American citizens are still in a phase of say.. I can't think of the right word so I'll describe what that word would be. A kind of sense of weakness in the fact that Americans still get very worked up on the subject.

So to make a movie on this subject, depending on the movie's context, will work up people as well. If it is just a narrative, telling the point of view of the police/ and or firefighters, I don't think the American public would get worked up.

But opinions are so strong on this subject that if it in any way decides to provide 'social commentry' on the subject. People will disagree and BAM arguments, arguments, arguments.

And Oliver Stone isn't too popular with the 'media' as well so this despite it's viewpoint will probably get panned. Considering his recent 'drug related arrest' (alledgedly), Alexander's 'gay love', among his war movies.

But I may be wrong. It depends on the context instead of the content in this case. I would wait at least ten years before a movie, but then again, it wasn't even ten years after Vietnam when Apocalypse Now was released and that's considered by many as the greatest Vietnam film of all time.

I'm not so sure. I really believe we should be addressing such events well before they've been dealt with and passed into history. I believe we need to understand them and recount them to many more people who weren't there to witness and understand them, and ensure that new generations can learn from them as soon as possible.

Moving to the side for a moment, I'm reading Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda - Roméo Dallaire, and this shows quite clearly that waiting and forgetting leads to repetition of events. We had Somalia, then Bosnia, then Rwanda, then Dafur...and Dallaire says himself he's waited too long to write what he has, he waited until he thought he could. A time when many of the original sources have passed on, disappeared and memories have faded. Even during the writing of the book one of his researchers died from the after effects of the crisis. The point is it will never fade away, and consigning it to history is a necessary act to broadcast the message to others who otherwise may never hear it.

So there never will be a right time, and when there is it will perhaps be too late.

Saying that though, you do touch on a good point. If the movie is over dramatised then it will present either mis information or the information in the wrong way and the message will be lost. However, in Stone's case, think of the power of the JFK movie (forgetting inaccuracies for the moment!) and apply that here. Then imagine that the writers can get the actual story and the correct events in there.

That will be one powerful message for history, and one that will carry further and to more people than any other medium.

If they do things right this could hit home really hard. But this is not good for a movie. Like with the Titanic, someone who expierenced the horror of 9/11 would discuss to someone their memories and feelings. Hollywood would fill the picture making it enjoyable for the most part, but at the same time fill people with pain and anguish over the picture because of Hollywood's sugar coating and adding of studio conducted drama to a mix that would make a cake suitable for people who just don't care and James Cameron fans.

I agree with everyone on here about the time factor, I can see all views very clearly because all of it just makes so much sense. I strongly agree with Richard the most especially with, "So there never be a right time, and when it is perhaps it will be too late."

I already had a movie put into my head from the strongest comic I have ever read in my life. It was Spider-Man a 9/11 edition, and it struck me hard. Fire fighters, policemen, Spider-Man,Captain America, The Fantastic Four, soem of the X-Men, and many others, tried their hardest working together with police and firemen to save as many lives as possible when the towers were hit. I got lost into the realism and forgot it was a comic book with super heroes. People in the streets were yelling at Spider-Man asking how he could let this happen.

And this is why reality sucks, and it's why we enjoy literature and art (my favorites being comicbooks and movies). It lets you escape from the severly corrupt and evil reality we live in. It would be nice to have problems solved in the end in reality, but it just doesn't happen, no end will be a good end.

So if you all want a good read, Check out the Spider-Man or Captain America 9/11 edition books. Well thats my long rant and you all can view sample pages of Spider-Man 9/11 at

http://www.authentichistory.com/images/attackonamerica/comics/911comics_01.html

More books can be found on the site and and online stores.

I think HBO should do a 9/11 movie. To do a 9/11 theatrical release justice it'd have to be done with the honesty (telling all points of view of the whys and hows) and perhaps very disturbing manner in the vein that say "Deer Hunter" and movies of that ilk. Can't see it that happening. But HBO has been stellar at retelling real-life events in a gripping manner.

No chance of 9/11 being "forgotten" since Americans won't allow THAT to happen but I don't think they're ready to witness a 9/11 account accept that of a "rescue" story and that may reduce the many aspects of the event to just entertainment fodder.

HBO would do a good job, it's everything television should be and so much more, it's a great movie channel in my opinon. Want to watch a good movie? Don't even have to look at the TV guide, just flip over to HBO and soemthing good or new or interesting will be on. Cool Fortress is on, wow Honey I Shrunk the Kids is next! Chris Rock is on tonight cool, haven't seen that one since 1999!

I agree with Crystal, HBO could do this movie very well!

i think it is way to early to do a movie of this kind. it's too early b/c i don't think america or the world has fully grasped how this event has changed the times we're living in. and how can we? for the past four years we've been bombarded by color coded alerts, wmd's and men with machine guns standing on subway platforms. it's hard to comprehend that america will never be the same or how it's changing.

people nonchalantly refer to 9/11 as the new pearl harbor, but four years after pearl harbor the world was defeating the enemy that attacked us. ten years from now, 9/11 will have a completely different meaning than it does right now. we could be reveling in the tanacity of americans to overcome such unspeakable tragedy or we could be continuing to suffer losses from an ongoing war.

and i think that the combo of stone and cage is a ridiculous one. i'd like to throw them both a bone but let's look at the track record. do we need any of stone's paranoia or cage's overacting? this event is not something to be trivialized by a man whose recent performances include Con-Air and National Treasure. i don't even take him seriously anymore. who made that horrible casting decision?

i think it is way to early to do a movie of this kind. it's too early b/c i don't think america or the world has fully grasped how this event has changed the times we're living in. and how can we? for the past four years we've been bombarded by color coded alerts, wmd's and men with machine guns standing on subway platforms. it's hard to comprehend that america will never be the same or how it's changing.

people nonchalantly refer to 9/11 as the new pearl harbor, but four years after pearl harbor the world was defeating the enemy that attacked us. ten years from now, 9/11 will have a completely different meaning than it does right now. we could be reveling in the tanacity of americans to overcome such unspeakable tragedy or we could be continuing to suffer losses from an ongoing war.

and i think that the combo of stone and cage is a ridiculous one. i'd like to throw them both a bone but let's look at the track record. do we need any of stone's paranoia or cage's overacting? this event is not something to be trivialized by a man whose recent performances include Con-Air and National Treasure. i don't even take him seriously anymore. who made that horrible casting decision?

in my mind..Stone has lost that little reputation he once had, Alexander was a poor poor movie that i was looking forward to, but it was just badly made, It should have been given to a better director suited for the role.....and for the role of a historic event in world history, dont waste millions of dollars on Oliver Stone. Nicholas Cage maybe not either...two pretty poor names in the film industry at the moment.....give the director role to Jerry Bruckheimer

How would I contact Oliver Stone or his screenwriter for this 9/11 film?

I collected thousands of pieces of 9/11 related paper ephemera (flyers, posters, cards, letters, event programs, press releases, lesser known publications -- but no missing posters) throughout NYC in the aftermath of that horrendous day and would like them to know about them.

Maybe they'd like to look my materials over for possible use in the film.

I'd at least like to let them know about my collection.

Michael Ragsdale
New York City

uh...I think it would be better if oliver stone did a film about how the terrorist attacks were done by the govt and then blamed on dune ppl to go to war. screw the delicate sensabilities of those who think its too soon. art isnt about pleasing the audience. its about pleasing the artist. and thats what mr. stone is. an artist. im going to go poop now.

jerry bruckheimer's last film was total ass chunks. national treasury! was pure crap. he picked the most ridiculous of very viable conspiracy theories and turned it into disney so as to once again make the u.s. of a look so tuff and trustworthy(the gov. that is) at the expenditure of releasing a film with real research put into it. he totally misrepresented the facts about the illuminati and the nights templar and the original force behind the freemasons and turned it into something everyone would take for a joke. only re inforcing the attitude that those who have "real" thought provoking ideas about these occultic groups are just flaky conspiracy theorist. of course its obvious when one researches just who jerry gets his funding and backing from. the fascist right. anywho... if you want to know some real facts about the illuminati and not jerrys B.S. you should read up on them, start with a novel by dan brown. anywho, oliver stone is great. and the reason why you probably thought alexander sucked, is because it was very authentic and educational to those who know nothing about history and would prefer big explosions and glitter at the expenditure of an authentically done story. GO Oliver. you rule! p.s. president bush is a chode.

Why does Nicolas Cage keep getting offers to make movies? His vapid expression, his drowsy, garbled speach... and his awful, awful acting. "The dollar bill is..... trying..... to...............tell me.................................something........" People enjoy this?