"Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness."Ah yes, the famous opening lines of "Star Wars: A New Hope." Too bad they apply to today's blogpost topic.
According to IFC.com, the latest film from Kyle Newman, "Fanboys," may never see the light of day again. This comedic film highlights a group of "Star Wars" fans who journey across the country to George Lucas' "Skywalker Ranch" to steal a copy of "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" before it has been released.
The film casts Sam Huntington ("Detroit Rock City"), Chris Marquette ("Alpha Dog") and Dan Fogler ("Balls of Fury") among a long list of others. George Lucas even gave his "seal of approval (wikipedia.org)" and donated original sound effects from the Star Wars films to its cause.
According to the posting, the film was set to release in August of 2007 and was pushed back until January of 2008. Apparently, the film was granted a larger budget after it was completed and new scenes were shot by a different director - Steven Brill. In addition, the original film included a cancer driven story plot that was being removed and re-edited with more "raunchy humor" to appeal to a younger audience, says wikipedia and IFC.
Funny enough, there are still two existing versions of the film and currently there is no release date attached to either of them.
At present, there is an internet movement entitled "Stop Darth Weinstein" calling Star Wars fans to boycott the newly edited version of the film. The film's production company "The Weinstein Company" has begun to recognize the movement.
According to a press release by The Weinstein Company, "it plans to jointly release two versions of its highly anticipated film, 'Fanboys,' on home video, with the Company exploring options for its theatrical release."
Check back often for updates on "Fanboys," and look for it in theaters this summer (cross your fingers).
(Photo taken from www.weinsteinco.com)
2 comments:
That makes me a little sad that they're cutting out something like the cancer aspect to replace it with raunchy-ness. Obviously movies in this day in age are all about making money and not about topics that matter. Still, I hope to see this movie.
Wait, so. Lemme see if I understand this: there are two versions of the movie, one of which will clearly sell more than the other despite being artistically suspect, and another which is the original cut? And they're both being released?
Has this happened before?
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