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Be the First to Experience Brad Pitt Aging Backward in a Second Language
Posted by Defamer Hollywood at 4:25 AM on May 24, 2008
What's the only thing that could top a movie trailer featuring Brad Pitt aging backward? How about that same trailer featuring Pitt aging backward — en español? A sharp-eyed tipster today sends us our first glimpse of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the David Fincher-directed, Fitzgerald-inspired adaptation starring Pitt as a man whose life enters a complicated succession of romantic and historical phases when he ages in reverse. The English-language trailer is presently screening in advance of Indiana Jones 4, with an online launch expected in the weeks ahead; meanwhile, we'll take our grainy, "proximamente" Oscar bait where we can get it. [YouTube]
What's the only thing that could top a movie trailer featuring
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Benovite
Posted 3:18 AM 28/5/08
Looks like a Buick commercial.
Benovite
majikthise
Posted 1:53 AM 28/5/08
Brad in bed = me in audience!
majikthise
Snarky1
Posted 4:10 AM 25/5/08
Oh, William Bradley Pitt.
Even in the old man makeup and costume, I'd still hit it.
Snarky1
MessyMortal
Posted 1:51 PM 24/5/08
Between 10 and 30 secs, the music reminds me overwhelmingly of Edward Scissorhands while he shaves the ice into snow.
MessyMortal
Saxon 212
Posted 9:21 AM 24/5/08
Is it something about olds?
Saxon 212
KMorgan
Posted 8:40 AM 24/5/08
So...a 90 year old man sleeping with a 20 year old who thinks he's 30 [because of the way he looks]??? Hmm..."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button a/k/a A day in the life of a Hollywood Movie Studio Executive"
KMorgan
gwendemarco
Posted 8:33 AM 24/5/08
Does Brad talk in this? I'm so Team Brad before and after he opens his mouth. When he speaks, not so much.
gwendemarco
Saxon 212
Posted 8:30 AM 24/5/08
It's way too complicated for me to comment on.
Saxon 212
hummingpenguin Also, no poodles
Posted 8:25 AM 24/5/08
Fincher + Tilda Swinton = I'm there.
hummingpenguin Also, no poodles
mockingbird
Posted 7:45 AM 24/5/08
@pureblarney: Trouble with the effects maybe? They look pretty extensive yet subtle and stylized, so they might have had trouble getting the look they wanted.
mockingbird
DeadWriter
Posted 6:58 AM 24/5/08
The text is in the public domain and is contained in the compilation Tales of the Jazz Age and can be found here [www.gutenberg.org] as well as in book stores. Or listen to it for free From ThoughtAudio [thoughtaudio.com] .
I am a big believer in reading a story before experiencing it as a movie. Particularly when it's a short story, because all too often it is decided to add plot lines that have nothing to do with the core of the short story.
DeadWriter
MCU
Posted 6:35 AM 24/5/08
I read this script a while back and...sorta liked it. I mean, it's written by Eric Roth, and reads suspiciously like Forrest Gump: i.e., an epic tour of history blanket with wall-to-wall voiceover.
That said, I had and still have unwavering faith and/or interest in what Fincher's made of it.
(Or maybe in the end I'm just a little bitter that I can't get paid twice for the same script.)
MCU
Jaguares
Posted 5:39 AM 24/5/08
Fincher kicks major ass. Cannot come soon enough.
Jaguares
Douglas Reinhardt
Posted 5:08 AM 24/5/08
It was the highlight of seeing the new Indiana Jones movie. It actually ruined Indiana Jones.
Douglas Reinhardt
TheStarterWife
Posted 5:04 AM 24/5/08
@kookla: The script is absolutely lovely.
Cannot wait...
TheStarterWife
mattymcd
Posted 5:01 AM 24/5/08
I love Fincher. I love Fitzgerald.
mattymcd
Old No.7
Posted 4:54 AM 24/5/08
Bet that after six kids, Brad would really like to turn back the clock.
Old No.7
pureblarney
Posted 4:52 AM 24/5/08
Why do they keep pushing back the release date? Oscars or general badness? Looks compelling enough to me.
pureblarney
RocketRockit
Posted 4:51 AM 24/5/08
@NoWireHangers: I was going to say the same thing.
I don't feel that seeing the movie is necessary after seeing the trailer.
RocketRockit
belltolls
Posted 4:50 AM 24/5/08
Can't recall a movie based on Fitzgerald that was really good. Last Tycoon was not horrible, but not great. Could this be great? If so, I want Fincher to do Gatsby because on the two attempts at it I have seen, movies don't even get close to the power of the book.
belltolls
kookla
Posted 4:45 AM 24/5/08
Holy Colostomy Bag! I thought this was the stupidest concept, but the trailer totally changed my mind. And I don't even speak Espagnol.
kookla
Calraigh
Posted 4:38 AM 24/5/08
Wow.I think I might even like it better en espagnol.Looks absolutely gorgeous.
Say it with me now, ''Proxiamente''...
Rawr.
Calraigh
NoWireHangers
Posted 4:37 AM 24/5/08
They showed this trailer before Indiana Jones last night. Kinda creepy.
NoWireHangers
bess marvin, girl detective
Posted 4:31 AM 24/5/08
i don't quite know what's going, but the cinematography is excellent. i shall buy the bootleg when it comes out.
bess marvin, girl detective