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Published on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 4:05am |
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FANBOYS gets two versions... but what about a theatrical release?
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I have to imagine it's a point of pride with the Weinsteins now... I can't believe they'd really struggle so hard for so long with this movie. I had occasion to talk to one of the producers of this movie a little while back. Apparently, the producers are unified behind the regular, cancer version of the movie, Kevin Spacey included. Apparently, the test screening scores for the two versions are only 2 points apart, so it's not a strong point there...
The movie could not work. That's possible. They might not know what to do with it... but I think if they're that unsure, why go against the producers, director, screenwriter and fans and keep this debate going?
In what would look like a white flag move, The Weinsteins announced (after a fan boycott of SUPERHERO movie this weekend) that both versions will be out on DVD. There's a rumor out there that they're also exploring two possible theatrical cuts (although they still haven't figured out when they're going to release it). Why? Won't that be confusing? Unless they do some sort of R-Rated and PG-13 rated release.. which I like the premise of, but if the real difference really is just a sub-plot about a character that has cancer, then it'll be a cop-out if that's how they advertise it.
Listen guys. It's not hard. This isn't something you developed in-house. You found it, picked it up. Trust in that initial gut reaction. Market the hell out of Kristen Bell and Seth Rogen. Placate the fans and release the version they're dedicated to seeing. If you want your other cut out there, package it with the cut everyone wants to see. Hell, if it's a success, you can even double-dip. You like doing that, right?
You keep dicking with it the fans will just lose interest or get pissed off. You're cutting your nose off to spite your face here, I think.
Seriously, it isn't that hard. This couldn't have cost that much to make. Pick a release date, put some dough pushing the big comedic names you already have, slap their faces on all the posters and billboards and cut a funny trailer. Easy money. Why's this so difficult?
Read more about it in Hollywood Reporter's story today!
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Reader Talkback
Yeah quit fiddle fucking
around by DOGSOUP | Mar 25th, 2008 05:13:31 AM | First by XXVIII | Mar 25th, 2008 05:14:11 AM | Please! by krodnoc | Mar 25th, 2008 05:14:13 AM | Is there a trailer for this
yet? by ELGordo | Mar 25th, 2008 05:25:39 AM | I want MAN-BEAR-PIG: THE MOVIE by random dude | Mar 25th, 2008 05:28:26 AM | Harvey and the other fat
Wienstein brother by Xiphos | Mar 25th, 2008 05:31:28 AM | Quint givng the marketeers a
crash course by Windowlicker74 | Mar 25th, 2008 05:47:00 AM | Doesn't seem so hard does
it... its hardly by Seph_J | Mar 25th, 2008 06:06:08 AM | They CANT cut the cancer angle by Rocklover79 | Mar 25th, 2008 06:27:07 AM | this movie by Gungan Slayer | Mar 25th, 2008 06:43:13 AM | What the Hell?? by Protowerks | Mar 25th, 2008 06:44:37 AM | Is it too late to cut Dan
Fogler? by Garbageman33 | Mar 25th, 2008 07:06:42 AM | Maybe they can't make up their
minds... by Knuckleduster | Mar 25th, 2008 07:29:38 AM | Quint speaketh the truth. by Pennsy | Mar 25th, 2008 07:35:18 AM | Call Kevin Smith! by bravado | Mar 25th, 2008 07:45:30 AM | Trust me on this one, the jew
will have the final word by ricarleite | Mar 25th, 2008 07:53:41 AM | Wasn't this movie made 3-4
years ago? by teethgnasher | Mar 25th, 2008 07:55:44 AM | I don't understand how
something like this by Series7 | Mar 25th, 2008 08:10:46 AM | Anf if there's a huge boycott
of Superhero Movie by Havok2000 | Mar 25th, 2008 08:24:04 AM | Lose interest...? That
happened years ago by Lone_Wolf_McQuaalude | Mar 25th, 2008 08:40:47 AM | what's this boycott of
superhero movie? by Gungan Slayer | Mar 25th, 2008 08:52:23 AM | its easy/lazy to boycott a
lousy movie by ArcadianDS | Mar 25th, 2008 09:00:57 AM | Just release it. Heaps of
shitty movies make money cos
of ads by messi | Mar 25th, 2008 09:02:18 AM | crap releases, and boycotts by critch | Mar 25th, 2008 09:09:51 AM | Weinsteins by imascooby1985 | Mar 25th, 2008 09:58:43 AM | ArcadianDS by ricarleite | Mar 25th, 2008 10:13:08 AM | superhero movie by imascooby1985 | Mar 25th, 2008 10:15:08 AM | the weiners are fucking
retarded by SpazmoCalrissian | Mar 25th, 2008 11:14:17 AM | Fracking A, Quint! by Archive | Mar 25th, 2008 12:09:33 PM | Where is this boycotting of
Superhero Movie coming from? by Series7 | Mar 25th, 2008 12:14:21 PM | How many years has this been
held from release? by Stereotypical Evil Archer | Mar 25th, 2008 04:43:22 PM | The dithering explained by Runs with a Gut | Mar 25th, 2008 04:48:21 PM | Isn't this movie... by Jack Colby | Mar 25th, 2008 05:31:15 PM | Reeks of Vince McMahon... by neal2zod | Mar 25th, 2008 05:39:54 PM | Leslie Neilsen.... by 23GreatWoundsAllGotInBattle | Mar 25th, 2008 09:29:38 PM | Yeah...the Weinsteins will
figure this out right after by Master Bruce | Mar 25th, 2008 10:52:39 PM | LOST fucking intrest by dynamicb | Mar 25th, 2008 11:42:53 PM | CUT THE CANCER. THIS ISN"T
STEEL MAGNOLIAS. by leobloom | Mar 26th, 2008 12:55:12 AM | The Reaction Is Amusing,
Almost As If The Weinsteins
Had Never D by Harry Weinstein | Mar 26th, 2008 01:31:30 AM | "Had Never Done This Before",
it was supposed to read... by Harry Weinstein | Mar 26th, 2008 01:33:22 AM | The weinsteins deserve all the
failure they've had. by knowthyself | Mar 26th, 2008 07:34:10 AM | Harry Weinstein by Series7 | Mar 26th, 2008 08:05:50 AM | SHAOLIN SOCCER vs Miramax by Harry Weinstein | Mar 26th, 2008 03:45:29 PM |
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