A film a couple years in the making has finally made a breakthrough in a somewhat arduous ordeal. The movie Fanboys, set in the year 1998, follows a group of friends who want to break into the Skywalker Ranch and steal Episode 1: The Phantom Menace before it releases in theaters due to the fact that one of them has cancer and may not live to see the then highly desired prequel. When press was released of this Star Wars fans from all around were excited in anticipation of the film, even Lucas himself gave his approval and helped with the movie. Then came the monkey wrench in the project. News broke that The Weinstein Company, who was producing the film, was planning on editing the film by cutting out the cancer aspect because they believed it made the film too depressing. Those in the media who saw both early cuts of the film with and without the cancer plot lines felt that the cancer-free film did not have the heart of the original cut and also portrayed geeks across the world in a bad light. Geek rage grew over the web and there were talks of boycotting the film and The Weinstein Company. Upon the release of the Weinstein's film Superhero Movie, fans attempted to boycott the film and there were even planned protests at theaters around the country. With all of this drama and upheaval over the film it was announced yesterday that the original cancer plot will indeed be shown in the theatrical release, appeasing the masses of geeks around the world. I'm definitely excited about this film, I do not believe there is an official release date as of yet, but I'd say it'll be out within the next year or so. Here's the teaser trailer that has been lingering for awhile:
A film a couple years in the making has finally made a breakthrough in a somewhat arduous ordeal. The movie Fanboys, set in the year 1998, follows a group of friends who want to break into the Skywalker Ranch and steal Episode 1: The Phantom Menace before it releases in theaters due to the fact that one of them has cancer and may not live to see the then highly desired prequel. When press was released of this Star Wars fans from all around were excited in anticipation of the film, even Lucas himself gave his approval and helped with the movie. Then came the monkey wrench in the project. News broke that The Weinstein Company, who was producing the film, was planning on editing the film by cutting out the cancer aspect because they believed it made the film too depressing. Those in the media who saw both early cuts of the film with and without the cancer plot lines felt that the cancer-free film did not have the heart of the or
iginal cut and also portrayed geeks across the world in a bad light. Geek rage grew over the web and there were talks of boycotting the film and The Weinstein Company. Upon the release of the Weinstein's film Superhero Movie, fans attempted to boycott the film and there were even planned protests at theaters around the country. With all of this drama and upheaval over the film it was announced yesterday that the original cancer plot will indeed be shown in the theatrical release, appeasing the masses of geeks around the world. I'm definitely excited about this film, I do not believe there is an official release date as of yet, but I'd say it'll be out within the next year or so. Here's the teaser trailer that has been lingering for awhile:
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