Germany bans Valkyrie filming due to Scientology

by Matt Holmes

Valkyrie from filming because of star Tom Cruise's religious beliefs.

" will not be allowed to film at German military sites if Count Stauffenberg is played by Tom Cruise, who has publicly professed to being a member of the Scientology cult," Kammerbauer said. "In general, the Bundeswehr (German military) has a special interest in the serious and authentic portrayal of the events of July 20, 1944 and Stauffenberg's person."
Ridiculous. How the hell is Tom Cruise's PERSONAL beliefs going to effect a Bryan Singer ensemble movie into blurring the reality of what really happened on July 20 1944? The answer is it won't and you really have to wonder if there is a hidden agenda here from the Defense Ministry, because it really seems like they are clutching at straws on this one. Is it not more likely that the Adolf Hitler assassination plot and the way Germany will be depicted is more troubling to him? Are they just trying to find a way out here with the movie to stop them filming in their homeland? Tom Cruise's producing partner and CEO of United Artists Paula Wagner responded to the German Ministry's comments...
"Aside from his obvious admiration of the man he is portraying, Mr. Cruise's personal beliefs have absolutely no bearing on the movie's plot, themes, or content. And even though we could shoot the movie anywhere in the world, we believe Germany is the only place we can truly do the story justice."
Seriously I report on some crap for this site sometimes, but this is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard and just goes to show what ignorance still exists in the world. I mean has any Scientologist ever bombed anywhere or committed a terrorist act? I mean they are pretty harmless apart from the abduction of Katie Holmes. Hate to say it but this is the type of thing the Nazi's would have done. source - coming soon

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.