Here’s something you don’t see everyday in Hollywood: Luc Besson is opening up an opportunity for the public to help produce his next film, says THR.com. French indie studio EuropaCorp. is putting production of
its next movie into the hands of French cinephiles with new website
weareproducteurs.com
in partnership with France Telecom subsidiary Orange, both groups
announced Friday. As of the launch of the site on Friday, web users can participate
in all aspects of production from script to screen through an
interactive community website.
Via the website, users will be involved in everything from the casting, to picking the script, director and music. They’ll even have the opportunity to contribute to the financing and get a piece of the gross. EuropaCorp is looking to release the film in the fall of 2011. So why is Besson opening up his process like this? Piracy: “Because of piracy issues, we as producers have
this image of being the ‘bad guys’ among Internet users. It’s time
to revive the dialogue between us,” Besson said at the press
conference. He added: “It’s our way of telling web users: Don’t
wage war with us. Learn how to make a movie with us, and then
you’ll understand what’s at stake when you illegally download
films.”
No word yet on how the casting couch is going to be handled.
11 comments
ok so now we are gonna have to blame Besson's crap on 'french cinephiles'?
Casting = Hot, Script = Wall to Wall Lesbian Sex Scenes.
I blame french cenobites, personally.
Luc Besson, and Kevin Smith exist in the same body.
I bet they both have superman stories too.
well, I think this time we blame ourselves.
Sh*t talk this all you want, let's not lose sight of the ground being broken here if this idea works. I'm sure if this was Fincher instead of Besson, it would be portrayed on here as the greatest thing ever.
yeah, because the first persons masterpieces i want to pirate are luc bessons. he's still 1 for 19 in my book.
I'm sure even France has lots of spergin' internet nerds to ruin an idea like this. More or less Snakes on a Plane, but set up for a bigger fall.
A Mathilda film could be awesome! I was watching The Professional the other week and that very thought popped into my head.
La femme nikita – good
The Professional – great
the fifth element – ok fun
I am from Vienna and sadly my city is famous for people complaining about everything all the time. Reading the comments here on the site makes me almost feel at home – nagging and complaining and badmouthing other people all the time. Even if you don´t like Besson's movies, at least admit that this sounds like a cool idea for 21st century filmmaking.
Thought this article was gonna be a bout Elton John hitting skid row.
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