Ian Fleming's 30AU - His red indians

[JAMESHOT]

In 1942, Fleming formed an Auxiliary Unit known as 30AU or 30 Assault Unit that he nicknamed his own "Red Indians"; it was specifically trained in lock-picking, safe-cracking, forms of unarmed combat, and other techniques and skills for collecting intelligence. He meticulously planned all their raids, alongside Patrick Dalzel-Job (one of the Inspirations for James Bond), going so far as to memorize aerial photographs so that their missions could be planned in detail; because of their successes in Sicily and Italy, 30AU was greatly enlarged and Fleming's direct control was increased before D-Day.

http://www.30au.co.uk/Ian_Flemings_R...ians/Home.html

[Drax]

Love hearing about Fleming's basis for Bond, like Dalzel-Job (http://www.bondmovies.com/patrick.shtml)

Yet another, great find!!!

[JAMESHOT]

GoldenEye villain to star in film about Ian Fleming's commando unit.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1080082p1.html

March 26, 2010 - ContentFilm International has acquired worldwide rights (excluding the UK and Scandinavia) to the World War II action film, Age of Heroes, which stars Sean Bean (the villainous Agent 006 in GoldenEye), Danny Dyer (Dead Man Running) and Rosie Fellner (The Crew. The film is co-written by Ed Scates and Adrian Vitoria and directed by Adrian Vitoria (Hit Girls). More cast will be announced soon.

The Dirty Dozen meets Tigerland in Age of Heroes, an action film based on the true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando, one of the most respected, secretive and exclusive special forces regiments formed during the Second World War, from which the now legendary SAS was born. (Ian Fleming would later become a novelist and create James Bond.) The film will be shot in Norway and the UK with principal photography starting on April 6, 2010. Age of Heroes is the first in a trilogy of War Films (Age of Honor and Age of Glory make up the trio) that are first out the gate from Lex Lutzus' Neon Park, in collaboration with Nick O'Hagan's Giant Films and Cinedome.

Ambushed deep behind enemy lines in WW2, the young British corporal Rains (Dyer) fearlessly leads his men out of danger. But his rogue attitude costs him, and he's sent to an allied military prison for insubordination. When the highly esteemed Captain Jones (Bean) shows up, Rains's bravado and raw display of fighting skills impress Jones enough to recruit him for his 'Commando' unit.

After weeks of mentally intense and physically grueling training ops where Jones tests his men to their breaking point, they are quickly assigned their first mission; to parachute into occupied Norway and capture a deadly new radar technology from the Germans. But as they get near the drop-zone, the newly formed band of brothers, joined by 'Norwegian yank' Steiner and beautiful blonde spy Jensen, find themselves in the midst of a fierce dogfight, before crash landing in a Norwegian village where Nazis have been mercilessly executing civilians.

In a bloody battle in the mountains of Norway, outnumbered by an enemy as ruthless as it is clinical, the soldiers soon realize it's do-or-die time. And by pushing their innate skills and hardcore training to the nth degree, we see that this is no time for ordinary soldiers… This is the Age of Heroes.

[JAMESHOT]

Trailer is out for the true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit film.....

In 1944 - nine years before he would write Casino Royale - was a British Naval Intelligence Officer handed control of an elite squad known as the 30 Commando Unit. It was Fleming's task to train them to recognize sensitive enemy intelligence materials and plan strikes to obtain them. And Adrian Vitoria's Age Of Heroes is the new film based on that true story.

http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/04/b...-of-heroes.php



World War II. When Corporal Rains decks the captain of a military police squad in order to bring his men home from a long battle in war torn France, he is hailed a hero by his men but is arrested once back in Dover. Demoralised, his chance for glory finally comes when Jack Jones, a Royal Marine, sees his potential and recruits him as a Commando for a covert mission. Rains accepts Jones' offer and receives a pardon. Their mission is to infiltrate a Nazi base in Norway and to steal the latest in radar technology from under the enemy's nose. But Jones and his men get more than they bargained for when they witness a village massacre and feel compelled to stay and help the locals fight the Nazi forces.


Sean Bean and Danny Dyer lead a cast that also includes Aksel Hennie (Uno, Max Manus, Headhunters) and James D'Arcy as James Bond's creator Ian Fleming