Panzer 88 Monster and Tank Concept Art!

Last month, we reported on Peter Briggs's upcoming supernatural World War II thriller Panzer 88, which revolves around a lone Nazi tank crew confronting a giant Balrog monster in the snow, along with some concept art from the project. io9 recently caught up with Peter Briggs, who gave more in-depth details on the movie's plotline, along with a look at some new concept art. You can check out the new images below, followed by some of the information that Peter Briggs had to offer on the upcoming Panzer 88:

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io9 has a pretty extensive interview with Peter Briggs that you can read in its entirety on their site. About the mixing of the monster and war genres, the director offered up this bit of insight:

"For the WW2 armor nuts, they're hopefully going to be very happy with this movie. We're showcasing all kinds of esoteric German machinery, all real, never seen on the screen before. We've two tank battle scenes that are fairly adrenalin-fuelled, that haven't really been done in this specific way. It stands on its own feet within the admittedly-slim tank genre. And the monster guys are going to be exceptionally happy, also. there's gore in this movie. No getting around that. In Panzer 88, the lead characters who meet their doom all do so solely at the hands of the creature regardless of how graphic it ultimately is, and I think the audience is going to respond accordingly."


About the actual storyline, Peter Briggs went onto say this:

"The backdrop is set against the German Army retreat through Russia. There's no Nazi occult stuff in this movie. This is about real soldiering. In this movie, the Reich's portrayed with absolute realism. There's one line, about a Special Order coming down from on-high in Berlin, but it's not elaborated on. This is grittier. There's no slapstick. It's the real deal."


The director also went onto describe the Balrog monster that the Nazis encounter in the movie in greater detail by saying:

"People who have seen the creature assume it's based somehow based on a Golem, but it's not specifically. There's a little Jewish mythology in our creation, but it's not grounded in any one actual story. One of the German characters refers to it as a Golem at one point, but he's just taking a shot in the dark. Let's just say it hails from a missing chapter of a story from a small Russian province. Initially, (the Nazis) don't quite know why this thing is obsessing on them, but it's all they can do to roll with the punches and survive as it comes after them, time and again. At the same moment, you sympathize with the creature, and completely understand its aims. If there's ever a videogame of this, you'll be able to play both sides without fearing your morality is being compromised!"


Panzer 88 comes to theaters in 2013. The film is directed by Peter Briggs.


Sources: io9

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  1. Bane5000

    Sounds interesting, Balrog vs Nazis, now thats something new and fresh, i like it

    2 years agoby @bane5000Flag

  2. TheMime

    Nothing much to say but "A.G"..(Awesomeness Guaranteed)

    2 years agoby @themimeFlag

  3. Major Tom

    Sounds like quite the interesting story line. For now, I'll remain skeptical, but at the same time, retain high hopes for this movies success.

    2 years agoby @movie-nutFlag

  4. Goodbye

    All I have to is this.Good.They did their research.Maybe now that they've done that this movie will be f-ing amazing.

    2 years agoby @drifter49Flag

  5. The Narrator: The Better Man

    I am really hoping this film pulls through. It sounds very inspired and chaotic, and I hope that this gets the proper treatment that the creative minds behind it had wanted. Fingers crossed.

    2 years agoby @narratorFlag

  6. Shadow Of The Day

    Looks Great.

    2 years agoby @asifFlag

  7. RojoDiablo

    Very Sweet!!

    2 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag

  8. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    THIS LOOKS very interesting....although every time i see the name panzer here, i think immediately of zoids :p

    2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  9. skywise

    very intruiging. I cant wait to see and hear more of this.

    2 years agoby @skywiseFlag

  10. DoubleR0522

    Concept Art looks amazing

    2 years agoby @doubler0522Flag

  11. The Soylent Green Monkey

    Wha'? Who now?

    2 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag

  12. thedude-abides

    The concept art and story look and sound amazing.

    2 years agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  13. amano

    Sounds sweet

    2 years agoby @amanoFlag

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