BRAD PITT BOUGHT RIGHTS TO ANONYMOUS VS. STEUBENVILLE - Going to make a movie

RavenEyes · Apr 2, 2014

Yeah, baby. Brad Pitt. Mmmhmm. Poor Steubenville. They thought this was just gonna go away...

Plan B secured the rights to “Anonymous vs. Steubenville,” a Rolling Stone article by David Kushner that follows the fight and plight of Deric Lostutter, an online vigilante with the hacker collective Anonymous. Lostutter was instrumental in exposing a town-wide coverup of a 16-year-old’s rape by two high school football players, but in the end, he would face up to 10 years in prison for his actions, while the rapists were sentenced to just one.
With Lostutter as a protagonist, the film (to be co-produced by New Regency) will no doubt focus on the ethos of Anonymous, as well as the strange legal standards that have landed so many hackers behind bars while violent sex criminals walk free time and again. Best case scenario, such a work could highlight systemic injustice and force a change—if not in the spirit of the law, then perhaps for Lostutter himself. The Thin Blue Line, an Errol Morris documentary, famously helped to secure release for a man wrongly convicted of murder.

There can be little debate, fact-wise, about the so-called invasions of privacy of which Lostutter stands accused—he obtained evidence of the assault in the form of tweets and Instagram photos, eventually leaking a damning video produced by the teen rapists—but the movie should provide a sorely needed analysis of an evolving moral spectrum and the extrajudicial possibilities presented by the Internet. Ultimately, it may come down to which culture we fear more: that of illegal spycraft, or sexual abuse and enforced silence.
Update: For anyone worried about an especially odd April Fools’ prank, Deric Lostutter has now confirmed the film. “All I can say until further notice from my agent and lawyer is it's real, it's been in the works for a while now, and no further comment,” he said.
H/T The Tracking Board | Photo Pirátská strana/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/brad-pitt-film-right-anonymous-steubenville/

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/brad-pitt-steubenville-rape-case-movie

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/02/brad-pitt-anonymous-steubenville_n_5077102.html

Disambiguation · Apr 2, 2014

Im glad to see this and I hope KYAnonymous makes some $ and his case is reviewed. He did good work and deserves thanks.

RightOn · Apr 2, 2014

nice all around.
And I will temporarily ignore that Pitt is married to Jolee

edited: Sorry Brad, not everyone can like everyone. But I have enjoyed lots of your movies and kudos to you for buying the rights to this.

Disambiguation · Apr 2, 2014

They are not married.

RavenEyes · Apr 2, 2014

Love the byline:

Brad Pitt will bring 'Anonymous vs. Steubenville' to the big screen

Looks like Hollywood is on Deric Lostutter's side.

The Anonymous Cat · Apr 2, 2014

Somebody had better send Brad a link to WWP, so he can do some research. A big call on his part.
Because he wouldn't want to fuck things up .. Now would he.

Cancer pants · Apr 4, 2014

The Anonymous Cat said: ↑

Somebody had better send Brad a link to WWP, so he can do some research. A big call on his part.
Because he wouldn't want to fuck things up .. Now would he.

Indeed.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/201...mpany-buys-rights-to-anonymous-v-steubenville
Ps
Bump.

dongcopter fruitcake · Apr 4, 2014

The Anonymous Cat said: ↑

Somebody had better send Brad a link to WWP, so he can do some research. A big call on his part.
Because he wouldn't want to fuck things up .. Now would he.

Yeah come to think of it, those threads with KYanon are now historical primary source material. They would be remiss not to come here.

Random guy · Apr 4, 2014

He'll send some goons to do it, Pitt has the money, he'll pay someone to brave the ridicule and bad jokes they'll suffer here.

RightOn · Apr 4, 2014

Wonder what Juliet Lewis will think of this?
She supposedly dated Brad for a while and he dabbled in Scientology for a tiny bit.

Oh well COS, you had a small minnow on your fishing hook for a short time, who turned into a HUGE Whale AND married a huge whale. Ther'ye so rich, even their thetan's thetans are loaded.
But thankfully he got away.

DM: "WHAT? NOW WHO FUKCED THIS UP? IN MY OFFICE NOW!"

amaX · Apr 4, 2014

KY Anonymous knows about us here on wwp. Perhaps he'll tell Mr. Pitt all about us.

Paroxetine Samurai · Apr 5, 2014

I have to wonder what the title of the movie will be? "Steuben-Pwned"? "KY Jelly needed in Steubenville"?

Still, this would be just more salt in their wounds. To which I am happy to see happen.

Disambiguation · Apr 6, 2014

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto...anonymous_vs_steubenville_a_male_centric.html

You can see the appeal of this story from a Hollywood perspective: Young men go up against a football town to rescue a female rape victim. [/quote}

Rape is traditionally considered a "women's issue," but really it's more of a men's issue. Men commit nearly all rapes, even rapes of other men and boys. The phrase "rape culture" that feminists kick around describes, above all else, the way that sexual predators move about freely because other men don't stand up to them (or, in some cases, actively support them, as we see in the newest reports about the latest charges against Jameis Winston's teammates). Women can oppose rape until we're blue in the face, but as long as rapists can look at other men and see indifference or active support,they're going to remain emboldened.

Disambiguation · Apr 6, 2014

The girl, who has never spoken publicly about her ordeal at the hands of High School football stars, Ma’lik Richmond and Trent Mays, has asked for ‘input’ into the movie which will chronicle the crime and the role played by Anonymous hacker, Deric Lotstutter in exposing it and the cover up that followed.
Oscar winning Pitt's production company Plan B is to base the movie on a Rolling Stones profile of Lostutter, ‘Anonymous vs Steubenville,’ by journalist David Kushner.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Lostutter said: ‘Who better to tell her story than her? If her lawyer approves it we’re going to make Jane Doe a consultant to the movie.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2596371/EXCLUSIVE-Steubenville-rape-victim-asks-input-Brad-Pitts-movie-ordeal-Anonymous-hacker-inspired-film-breaks-silence.html#ixzz2yAjxRGCq

Random guy · Apr 7, 2014

Disambiguation said: ↑

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto...anonymous_vs_steubenville_a_male_centric.html

Good commentary.

Ms.Virgil Antee · May 28, 2014

http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2014/04/03/3422492/brad-pitt-steubenville-movie/

Disambiguation · May 28, 2014

Yeah yeah yeah Pitt is doin it wrong. Except he's not. Someone else can make a movie from the victims perspective. This movie is about Anonymous' part.

A.n.o.n.y.m.o.u.s · May 28, 2014

I'm pretty sure that Brad & Ange Pitt are not fucking stupid, and will produce a stunning recount of past events, with truth and total honesty. A tough mission to take on for sure. The very best of luck to them both.

Plan b · May 31, 2014

A.n.o.n.y.m.o.u.s · May 31, 2014

From the November 27, 2013 Rolling Stone article - By David Kushner

As the cops turned the house upside down looking for what they called "anti-American" contraband

Lostutter said they spent hours smashing through his property, busting out the windows of his RV looking for evidence. He also claims they told him never to tell anyone of this raid or he would face additional charges for destroying and tampering with evidence.

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/anonymous-vs-steubenville-20131127#ixzz33Ljqb0Rnk

Who can spot the "Anti Americans?"

I have complete faith in Dede Gardner. Shes smart. End of.

Enturbulette · May 31, 2014

Well now we know for sure that one celeb, maybe two, reads the interwebz.

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