The promo machine for Metallica's upcoming 20 million dollar 3D movie is about to hit full force. The movie, titled Through The Never is due out in August. The band recently revealed plot details and it won't just be a typical concert film. There are actors and a narrative.
One of the actors in the movie, Dane DeHaan, was interviewed by Collider recently and had some very positive things to say about the movie:
"It's, in a way, like a 3D concert movie but there's also this narrative that ties together all the footage. It's gonna be, first of all, really rock and roll and really 'Metallica,' for lack of a better word; they don't hold back at all. But during the concert, I basically go on this trip as a roadie for the band and I pretty much literally have to go through hell and back to take it back to them, and all of this is going on during the concert, so it all ties together really kind of beautifully and uniquely. It's unlike anything that I've ever seen before; it's almost like a concert movie meets 'The Wall' meets Metallica… We filmed it last August."
So Lars compared the movie to the Led Zeppelin film, The Song Remains The Same and this guy is saying it's "The Wall."
I'm already over the hype, but I'll save my reservations for when I actually see the movie. I will say though that going into this, I was not at all interested, but now, even if it's a complete trainwreck, I have to see what the band tried to attempt here. Frontman James Hetfield has been adament that the band always follow through on their vision and don't really care what people want, so I'm interested to see their vision shine through.
