$300 Sci-Fi YouTube Video Lands $30m Movie Deal 315
krou writes "A producer from Uruguay who made a short science fiction film and uploaded it to YouTube has landed a film deal with Sam Raimi's Ghost House worth $300 million. The film, which shows spaceships and giant robots attacking Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, was made by Fede Alvarez for around $30. 'I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios,' he said. Alvarez is to develop and direct a film based on one of his ideas, but there is no word yet on the writer."
Re:About time (Score:3, Funny)
I hate it when robots attack Montevideo. Especially during soccer season.
Re:About time (Score:3, Funny)
I call shenanigans
I uploaded several adult vids and I have yet to hear from the pr0n industry
Not a new idea (Score:5, Funny)
Further proof that Hollywood is running out of good ideas, and must turn to new sources.
It's not even new - it's "War of the Worlds" and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" mixed together.
The guy did a great job with the special effects, but story wise - meh.
Golloywierd will throw in some hot chick in short shorts and lots of cleavage and it'll make a few hundred million.
Sam Raimi (Score:5, Funny)
Here's the video (Score:5, Funny)
Here's the link to the original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPvmIxu-LSA [youtube.com]
(NFSW language. If you work in a lame place. My co-workers laughed their asses off.)
Re:Putting the "Fiction" back in Science Fiction (Score:5, Funny)
Ohhh! *That* Montevideo! (Score:1, Funny)
'Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay'
Thanks for clarifying that.
Does the article submitter work in movie post-production by any chance?
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Nice try Slashdot... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Putting the "Fiction" back in Science Fiction (Score:5, Funny)
No offense intended to the great nation of Uruguay, but why would giant robotic aliens give a rat's ass about Montevideo of all places?
They've been intercepting our interwebs for some time now and as such they've been watching porn from 8thstreetlatinas.net. Like most gigantic robotic overlords they require fresh, nimble, "barely legal" workers for their Energon mines in order to continue to function properly and thus continue to watch even more porn as well as do all those other things that overlords do. Pass pointless laws, monitor the pleebs, protect the children, make deals with other alien overlords, etc.
I know this because I too am a slave of the robotic overlords however, I work in accounting...
Re:About time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What did Raimi see in this guy? (Score:5, Funny)
Even there, anyone can see that if you used the proper accounting methods, the budget was probaly way more than $300.
That's your answer right there. You can't swing a dead cat* in Hollywood without hitting a dozen writers. Mr. Raimi doesn't need any more writers, but creative accountants are gold.
*No actual cats were harmed during this post.
Re:Nice try Slashdot... (Score:1, Funny)
Nope, it's not Rick Roll. Go ahead, watch it, click on the link, I swear it's not a Rick Roll!
*snigger*
Re:About time (Score:4, Funny)
Re:About time (Score:4, Funny)
So what's the script for the other 21.3 seconds?
Re:About time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Putting the "Fiction" back in Science Fiction (Score:4, Funny)
Dear Sir,
I'm Mr. Finkelstein of Megalith Studios, and we've decided that you're the perfect person to write a script for our new bajillion dollar robot invasion film. This job pays roughly $8/hr.
Re:About time (Score:4, Funny)
Re:About time (Score:2, Funny)
I don't think I want to watch if he thanks anybody in his immediate family except maybe his sister, and then only if she's hot...
Re:What about Shane Carruth? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:$30 million (Score:3, Funny)
Re:About time (Score:1, Funny)
Mom, for example.
Re:Not a new idea (Score:2, Funny)
Wait, when did we start talking about George Lucas?
Re:What about Shane Carruth? (Score:3, Funny)
I've watched Primer three times. It's great, but I was wondering if you can PM me and tell me what it's about...