20th Century Fox removes film script from internet

mr ploppy · 06-03-2010, 10:30 AM

http://www.ideasandminds.com/archive...ephants-script

I know they are within their rights to do this, but can anyone tell me what they have to gain by doing it, or what they would have to lose if they didn't? The film is based on a book, so it can't be just to keep the plot secret.

rogue_librarian · 06-03-2010, 11:03 AM

It's just that: technically within their rights, practically = dick move. Happens all the time.

AnemicOak · 06-03-2010, 11:08 AM

It's within their rights and I suppose get's the movie some press to make a big deal about it, but all the hoopla will just increase the number of downloads and now that it's out there it's not going to all of the sudden disappear from the net.

FizzyWater · 06-03-2010, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr ploppy

The film is based on a book, so it can't be just to keep the plot secret.

This is not a comment on the value of what they've done, but how many movies that were based on books have you seen that were faithful to the book?

More of them seem to butcher the story, rather than use what they were so willing to pay for!

PKFFW · 06-03-2010, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

This is not a comment on the value of what they've done, but how many movies that were based on books have you seen that were faithful to the book?

More of them seem to butcher the story, rather than use what they were so willing to pay for!

Exactly.

It is probably nothing more than a desire to keep the specifics of the movie under wraps as much as possible.

dmaul1114 · 06-04-2010, 12:39 AM

Yeah, just a way to keep it under wraps and avoid people reading it, not liking the script and deciding not to go see it.

I do think it's a misnomer that all movies butcher the books though--but I will admit as I say that as a huge movie buff and a very casual reader.

But there are plenty of movies that I've enjoyed just as much as the book (Fight Club, High Fidelity come to mind there) and some that I think the movie was a big improvement over a mediocre book (The Godfather comes to mind).

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06-03-2010, 11:03 AM	#2
rogue_librarian Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 4269175 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Europe Device: Pocketbook Basic 613	It's just that: technically within their rights, practically = dick move. Happens all the time.

06-03-2010, 11:08 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	It's within their rights and I suppose get's the movie some press to make a big deal about it, but all the hoopla will just increase the number of downloads and now that it's out there it's not going to all of the sudden disappear from the net.

06-04-2010, 12:39 AM	#6
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Yeah, just a way to keep it under wraps and avoid people reading it, not liking the script and deciding not to go see it. I do think it's a misnomer that all movies butcher the books though--but I will admit as I say that as a huge movie buff and a very casual reader. But there are plenty of movies that I've enjoyed just as much as the book (Fight Club, High Fidelity come to mind there) and some that I think the movie was a big improvement over a mediocre book (The Godfather comes to mind).

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