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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Trailer

June 18th, 2008 by Andy
 

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I wanted to post this a few weeks ago when the bootlegs hit YouTube, but I couldn’t stand how dark they all were. The film that shall appear very soon on my IMDB profile finally got a trailer released on the web in HD. It ran in front of Indy 4; for the unlucky many who got suckered into that suckfest, hopefully this trailer was a highlight of your time spent that night in the theater. This has been a huge part of why there has been little visible production so far in 2008 from the AV Club- I’ve been living in a dark room filled with computers and fellow VFX nerds making some seriously awesome effects for this film. Here is the description of the film, taken from the Apple site:

“I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: A man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, “Benjamin Button,” is a grand tale of a not so ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

As usual I won’t do any kind of behind the scenes look at this film, I’ll leave that to the people whose job it is to do such things, but I can say that when all is said and done, I am extremely proud of the work I and my co-workers have done for this film. Working on a David Fincher film is an amazing experience on every level; I only hope that there are more opportunities in the future to do so again. Once I wrap on this project, expect more new videos from the AV Club!

UPDATE: The LA Times just did a glowing review of this trailer, go read it if this film interests you at all!

  
 

4 Responses to “The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Trailer”

  1. Internet Gaming: Holy S##t It Got Good! | Transbuddha     Says:
    June 20th, 2008 at 7:01 am

    [...] I have not been posting much here or on my site, due to having a ton of work finishing up on a film and attempting to do some of my own. That does not mean that the fact that gaming on the web has [...]

  2. Katie     Says:
    June 23rd, 2008 at 12:52 am

    well, i am presonally a HUGE fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald(beyond the Great Gatsby, thank you very much) and am much delighted to know you were involved on this project, because i will definitely be seeing it. And I enjoyed Indy 4, thank you very much.

  3. Andy     Says:
    June 23rd, 2008 at 11:46 am

    Well, Ben Button doesn’t come out until Christmas ‘08, so don’t get too excited yet or you’ll wear yourself out! As for Indy 4, my feelings about it are extremely well addressed in this abridged script that The Editing Room posted. It is a fun film, but required more suspension of utter disappointment than I was able to muster, but many of my friends and several AV Club members enjoyed it too, so I don’t judge anyone who did like it :)

  4. 4 Week “Staycation” For Andy | The AV Club Blog     Says:
    July 7th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    [...] have extended my contract at work through December, but I requested a month off after Benjamin Button, and I got it, so July is a No Work Zone for me.  So what the heck will I be doing with 4 whole [...]

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