...let it begin. With the October 1st release date just over three months away (man, is it really almost July?) the marketing campaign for Sony's Oscar hope "The Social Network" has kicked off with a pretty impressive, simple yet effective poster for the film. It's a clever take on the "big head" poster with a slogan that distills the sturm und drang that will unspool in David Fincher's tale about the founding of Facebook.
Yeah, we were initially kind of cold on the film and we never really got through Aaron Sorkin's lengthy script, but Sony is apparently quite happy the results and boasting a cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg (pictured), Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer and Max Minghella we would be lying if we said we weren't somewhat excited. It is Fincher after all, and while "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" was definitely the director at his most pedestrian, we hope he's back to fighting form here.
Oh yeah, the official website has also launched and aside from the poster, it's pretty empty right now except for a link to the film's Facebook page. Naturally.
6/19/2010
We Click "Like": 'The Social Network' Poster Unveiled
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clever poster but a "facebook" movie?
I wish people would get over the fact that it's a "facebook" movie. Was "All the President's Men" just a "newspaper movie?" Or any of the other hundreds of examples I could site.
this movie will alienate david fincher fans. it can be citizen kane 2 but at its core its a movie about one of the dumbest (and most sad) fads in the history of humankind. not to mention the fact that he is going to be adapting a studio trilogy for the next ten years. here's to the old days...
yes. all the presidents men was just a newspaper movie. but newspapers arent fucking stupid.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001EP8EL2/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=130&s=dvd
1) Like Anon 1 said, it's not a 'Facebook movie,' it's a movie set against the founding of Facebook.
2) Even if you do think that Facebook is stupid, it's had such an impact on culture & society that it's surely worth discussing in some way?
3) It's a great writer (and indeed, great script), great cast and great director, and if the concept of them tackling anything doesn't excite you, I'm not sure what will
When you, Playlist, read some of the script, was it rather R-rated? [This film is not yet rated.]
Justin Timberlake will snort coke off of an erect penis in the movie, so Rated R is a good guess...
Great poster.
I think oil is fucking stupid, and yet - miraculously - I thought There Will Be Blood was brilliant. How is that even possible given anon 12:03/12:04's logic?
I'll agree with one point that buddy made, it'll probably alienate some of Fincher's dipshit fans who won't accept his making a movie that doesn't include a serial killer.
That's it.
Yeah, as much as I hate the idea of a facebook movie and was not really a fan of the script, it's a tale of betrayal, hubris and what happens to friendships when money is involved.
It's also a bit of a tale of a nerd turning into a bit of a conniving monster. Will be nice to see Eisenberg stretch himself.
And yeah, Fincher's audience is a dipshit one that would rather him do serial killer films for the rest of his life. They were all pretty much bummed with Ben Button though they didn't realy want to admit it.
Neil Kellerhouse designed the poster...Fincher sought him out and hired over the protests of Sony Marketing...love his work. (and no I'm not HIM)
Is this a real movie? Let me get this straight. This is about a movie about a website that is a waste of time. Has the world just given up now?
I can't wait for the MySpace movie. Maybe next year we'll get a Twitter movie too.
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