According to UA executives, Valkyrie's delays — first from its planned opening in June, then again from a release in October during Oscar season — were simply a strategic move to maximize profits (it's currently due next February, a month in which $100 million dramas about infighting among Nazis are known to perform well), and the much-discussed reshoots were necessary only after a film reel got damaged in a lab accident, something we're sure probably happens all the time. The Times goes on to compare Valkyrie to other movies which triumphed over negative buzz, namely Titanic and Bram Stoker's Dracula (neither featured a Nazi as its protagonist, but still). So, really, you probably shouldn't be surprised when United Artists rolls out plans for a sequel.

The Nazi Plot That's Haunting Tom Cruise and United Artists [NYT]

Earlier: Hold Those Oscars! Tom Cruise's Nazi Movie Delayed Till February