


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.

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Bane5000
Sounds interesting, Balrog vs Nazis, now thats something new and fresh, i like it
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TheMime
Nothing much to say but "A.G"..(Awesomeness Guaranteed)
2 years agoby @themimeFlag
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
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
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
Shadow Of The Day
Looks Great.
2 years agoby @asifFlag
RojoDiablo
Very Sweet!!
2 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag
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
skywise
very intruiging. I cant wait to see and hear more of this.
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DoubleR0522
Concept Art looks amazing
2 years agoby @doubler0522Flag
The Soylent Green Monkey
Wha'? Who now?
2 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag
thedude-abides
The concept art and story look and sound amazing.
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amano
Sounds sweet
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