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Title: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: simonk83 on October 16, 2013, 11:57:44 PM Cross posting from the news section. Figured it's worth a thread in here as well :)
Quote 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment have set best-selling author Dennis Lehane to script Silk Road, a fact-based tale taken from an article that Joshua Davis is writing for the Epic website, which is devoted to film-friendly longform journalism. It’s the true story of a young kid who was arrested for putting out a hit on the clients of the Silk Road, the illegal online bazaar he created where one could buy illegal goods including drugs or services like contract killings. Lehane wrote Shutter Island, Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone and Live By Night, which is Ben Affleck’s next directing effort at Warner Bros. Lehane also scripted Animal Rescue, the Chernin-produced Michael R. Roskam-directed drama for Fox Searchlight that stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini. Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping will produce along with Davis and Joshuah Bearman. Davis and Bearman are journalists who partnered in Epic, the company that formed a first-look Fox deal to produce films based on magazine articles hatched by them and other journalists. Bearman wrote the article that served as the jumping off point for Best Picture Oscar winner Argo. There was a stampede for the movie rights to this story, and Chernin’s Kerry Foster was integral in making this happen. Amy Schiffman from Intellectual Property Group and attorney Jason Hendler of Hanson Jacobson brokered the deal for Lehane. This is an exciting form of movie making because the story is still developing, as are some of the other movie projects set up by those journos. It also gives Fox a high-profile project after making that deal to try and do things outside the box, and getting A-level talent to develop it. Bearman is repped by UTA, David by Resolution and both are managed by Circle Of Confusion’s Rick Jacobs. http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/fox-sets-dennis-lehane-to-adapt-silk-road/#more-613293 Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: bitcon on October 17, 2013, 12:02:32 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: alfredo on October 17, 2013, 01:05:44 AM nice 8)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: waqas on October 17, 2013, 01:08:28 AM nice 8) its could be full action movie and some very good stuff to watch :D Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: notme on October 17, 2013, 01:54:38 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Good luck there. The official narrative will be what "everybody" remembers. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: moni3z on October 17, 2013, 01:58:24 AM Will be a boring story. A guy who never spends any coins who sits in front of a laptop at the library making stupid decisions all day like using CIs and LE to order hits.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: tysat on October 17, 2013, 02:04:44 AM It’s the true story of a young kid who was arrested for putting out a hit on the clients of the Silk Road, the illegal online bazaar he created where one could buy illegal goods including drugs or services like contract killings. Yea... couldn't buy contract killings on SR, though I'm sure it'll be portrayed that way. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: cactus-pits on October 17, 2013, 03:02:03 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. no fucking shit man...^^^^ That was fast...how long did it take for the FB movie to get made?? and...just another audience to witness the beauty of the BTC....:-) Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: mccorvic on October 17, 2013, 03:56:09 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. It won't get the story "straight" no matter what. Not because of any government conspiracy or whatever, but rather just because real life is reaaaaaaaaaaaally boring compared to movies. I'm sorry kids, but that's just the way it is. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: smoothie on October 17, 2013, 04:50:34 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Hollywood isn't about getting the story right its about entertainment. Sad, but true. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: wachtwoord on October 17, 2013, 04:52:45 AM But attention for Bitcoin in a Hollywood movie :)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on October 17, 2013, 04:55:35 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Hollywood isn't about getting the story right its about entertainment. Sad, but true. It'll be entertaining only if they come to BitcoinTalk for inspiration. Besides myself, Bruce, Matthew, Atlas, Dank, Finn, to name a few, come to mind. And that's before you hit any mining concerns. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: LoudPacKK on October 17, 2013, 04:57:38 AM Sweet
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: buysellbitcoin on October 17, 2013, 04:58:57 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Hollywood isn't about getting the story right its about entertainment. Sad, but true. It'll be entertaining only if they come to BitcoinTalk for inspiration. Besides myself, Bruce, Matthew, Atlas, Dank, Finn, to name a few, come to mind. And that's before you hit any mining concerns. Well you obviously forgot Astana and sakaru :D Cheers Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: tripppn on October 17, 2013, 05:54:43 AM I'd download the torrent... ;)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on October 17, 2013, 05:55:31 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Hollywood isn't about getting the story right its about entertainment. Sad, but true. It'll be entertaining only if they come to BitcoinTalk for inspiration. Besides myself, Bruce, Matthew, Atlas, Dank, Finn, to name a few, come to mind. And that's before you hit any mining concerns. Well you obviously forgot Astana and sakaru :D Cheers ...and Pinkie Pie and Rassah. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: MAbtc on October 17, 2013, 06:08:56 AM Is this for real? I remember seeing jokes about this. I can't imagine this would make for the most interesting move, but hey, maybe I'm wrong. I'm sure it will create a somewhat distorted picture.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: cryptasm on October 17, 2013, 10:03:32 AM "services like contract killings" ::)
Had the potential to be a decent film but I'm pretty sure this will be an FBI funded propaganda piece like Reefer Madness: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/ReeferMadnessPoster.jpg Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: franky1 on October 17, 2013, 10:50:41 AM a movie about a guy that goes to a cybercafe, logs in checks his private messages and bug reports for a website... well thats 40 minutes of a movie wasted.
the movie then shows him in a chatroom typing away having an arguement and he flips open his tor browser to hire a hitman. thats the 10 minute build up to the action part of the movie. and the last 40 minutes of a 90 minute movie is him sitting at home and the cops knocking at his door, getting arrested,,, ... definetly not a die hard action movie.. and less of a storyline then that facebook movie... id think they may make a documentary channel episode about it one day, but not worthy of going to the cinema for Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: b!z on October 17, 2013, 02:34:44 PM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: RoadToHell on October 17, 2013, 02:45:15 PM SPOILER ALERT!!!
a movie about a guy that goes to a cybercafe, logs in checks his private messages and bug reports for a website... well thats 40 minutes of a movie wasted. the movie then shows him in a chatroom typing away having an arguement and he flips open his tor browser to hire a hitman. thats the 10 minute build up to the action part of the movie. and the last 40 minutes of a 90 minute movie is him sitting at home and the cops knocking at his door, getting arrested,,, ... definetly not a die hard action movie.. and less of a storyline then that facebook movie... id think they may make a documentary channel episode about it one day, but not worthy of going to the cinema for Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: howzar on October 17, 2013, 02:57:20 PM Silk Road The Movie? it will be a stinky one,What's so exciting about a guy sitting in a basement and surfing the web and in the end getting arrested? even with drugs and hitman's stuff it's still a go-to-sleep story and maybe don't-sell-drugs one. Either they add some exciting conspiracy/mafia like "modifications" to the real thing or it will be a big fail.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Tirapon on October 17, 2013, 02:59:22 PM This would make such an epic plot for a movie. And yeah, of course they'll exaggerate things and change it a bit....
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: wachtwoord on October 17, 2013, 03:18:08 PM Come on guys have some imagination. Of course he meets with all the drug lords in person. Get's roughed up a couple of times. Goes to Colombia and spits in the face of one of the great Kingpin's there, makes fund of their computer illiteracy etcetera etcetera. I'm beginning to see why the script writers get paid so much. To me, these crappy plots which the general public seems to love, write themselves.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: RodeoX on October 17, 2013, 03:21:09 PM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Hollywood isn't about getting the story right its about entertainment. Sad, but true. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Tirapon on October 17, 2013, 03:33:33 PM I hope they sell tickets for Bitcoin. :)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: RodeoX on October 17, 2013, 04:27:07 PM I hope they sell tickets for Bitcoin. :) That's bad ass! Who among us owns a movie theater? I know they are struggling, perhaps this could generate some sales?Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: MAbtc on October 17, 2013, 06:03:35 PM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested. Yeah, that was my point. I just really don't understand how they could somehow stretch this story out into a 90 or 120 minute movie. I just don't see that happening, and the movie actually being interesting, all at once.Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: tinus42 on October 17, 2013, 07:35:20 PM But attention for Bitcoin in a Hollywood movie :) Yes, remember there is no such a thing as bad news, the only thing people will remember is the name. I think Henry Ford said that. :) Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on October 17, 2013, 08:20:50 PM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested. http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/the-fifth-estate-movie-review/2013/10/16/6efa43d4-35a0-11e3-80c6-7e6dd8d22d8f_story.html To paraphrase a quote gleaned from the above: Quote As with “The Fifth Estate,” the challenge of “Silk Road” is to inject visual interest in a story that’s essentially a guy looking at computer screen — a challenge that Lehane wrestles with uneven success. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: DobZombie on October 18, 2013, 12:20:42 AM They should probably wait for the guy to actually be found guilty?
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: havecoch on October 18, 2013, 12:54:00 AM I hope they sell tickets for Bitcoin. :) bitcoin movie bitcoin ticket + bitcoin popcorn ! Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: DobZombie on October 18, 2013, 05:10:38 AM I hope they sell tickets for Bitcoin. :) bitcoin movie bitcoin ticket + bitcoin popcorn ! A digital key I Inside every kernel? Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: pyra-proxy on October 18, 2013, 05:14:39 AM i hope they get the story straight and show how the FBI framed him for those hits that never happened. Framed?... Scammed him maybe but not Framed... I for one, thankful he was scammed on those and I imagine the intended targets are very thankful... Framed implies you don't even think the murders for hire jobs were real? Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Gordonium on October 18, 2013, 05:38:31 AM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested. "I don't think that anybody is going to watch a tv show about some chemistry teacher who make illegal chemicals" By the way, the movie could be called Breaking Bit ;D Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: wachtwoord on October 18, 2013, 05:40:51 AM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested. "I don't think that anybody is going to watch a tv show about some chemistry teacher who make illegal chemicals" By the way, the movie could be called Breaking Bit ;D Bitting Break FYW! Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: cbeast on October 18, 2013, 05:46:26 AM Dread Pirate Roberts and Pirateat40 star in "Yeah Bitch, Cryptography!"
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: surebet on October 18, 2013, 05:47:57 AM You guys realise that "adapted" means they will keep the drugs-over-the-internet bit and do whatever the fuck with the rest, right?
I'd die laughing if bitcoins aren't mentioned. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: wachtwoord on October 18, 2013, 05:48:49 AM You guys realise that "adapted" means they will keep the drugs-over-the-internet bit and do whatever the fuck with the rest, right? I'd die laughing if bitcoins aren't mentioned. But the drugs over the internet bit is so 1995. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: dank on October 18, 2013, 03:20:13 PM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested. I will!The thing is, they ought to include some of my adventures as to keep it interesting. They can give several different perspectives. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: franky1 on October 19, 2013, 04:30:37 AM I hope they sell tickets for Bitcoin. :) did thy sell tickets for 'the social network' for facebook credits?? nope..... that was such a missed opportunity for zuckerburg Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Zaih on October 19, 2013, 05:42:59 AM Everyone seems to be pretty negative about this, I honestly think it'll make a very interesting movie; can't wait! Hopefully it goes through.
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Wilikon on October 19, 2013, 06:06:03 AM Don't forget I came up first with the idea on the society and Po section :)
Silk Road - The End? The sad thing is this story belongs in part to the bitcointalk community. This movie should be made by artists and talents supporting bitcoin, payed in bitcoins. No need for exclusive rights, make it open and worldwide for its financial capital. Make the whole movie open source. Make it suspenseful and fun and tragic and sad. Who remember War games? That movie was about a computer playing game.. what a stupid idea. But this movie is a classic. It did not cost millions and millions and now we have access to amazing tools a fraction of the price it uses to cost. I like the part about the exclusive rights for the silk road story.. Wow! Exclusive right to make a movie about a story directly linked with bitcoin. I know it will not happen : a movie payed in bitcoin and open source like what the blender foundation does with their movie is too crazy of an idea for this community. I just wish this would be our baby and not another Hollywood's unloved tax write off bastard. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: bitcon on October 19, 2013, 05:58:14 PM i have a perfect ending for the movie: It ends with the original DPR still sitting in the Caribbean somewhere with a laptop sipping on some cocktails setting up the new SR 2.0
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: surebet on October 19, 2013, 08:58:59 PM i have a perfect ending for the movie: It ends with the original DPR still sitting in the Caribbean somewhere with a laptop sipping on some cocktails setting up the new SR 2.0 Then the dream sequence fades away and we're brought back to reality, where he's currently getting raped. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: freethink2013 on October 19, 2013, 09:06:55 PM they'll make out he hired lots of hitmen and had very poor personal hygiene/morals
or else it won't get made at all. the nsa/cia/fbi will be shown as heroes. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: MAbtc on October 19, 2013, 11:58:08 PM Everyone seems to be pretty negative about this, I honestly think it'll make a very interesting movie; can't wait! Hopefully it goes through. How do you think it will make bitcoin look? (if they don't cut it out entirely, anyway)I actually think it'll make for a terribly uninteresting plot, but I've been wrong about that sort of thing before. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: skull88 on October 20, 2013, 02:28:36 AM Everyone seems to be pretty negative about this, I honestly think it'll make a very interesting movie; can't wait! Hopefully it goes through. A guy behind a computer scripting and messaging, yeah that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: CEG5952 on October 20, 2013, 04:27:42 AM Everyone seems to be pretty negative about this, I honestly think it'll make a very interesting movie; can't wait! Hopefully it goes through. A guy behind a computer scripting and messaging, yeah that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: wachtwoord on October 20, 2013, 04:42:09 AM Everyone seems to be pretty negative about this, I honestly think it'll make a very interesting movie; can't wait! Hopefully it goes through. A guy behind a computer scripting and messaging, yeah that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Come on guys! At least read the thread. Come on guys have some imagination. Of course he meets with all the drug lords in person. Get's roughed up a couple of times. Goes to Colombia and spits in the face of one of the great Kingpin's there, makes fund of their computer illiteracy etcetera etcetera. I'm beginning to see why the script writers get paid so much. To me, these crappy plots which the general public seems to love, write themselves. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: miffman on October 20, 2013, 10:16:50 AM I would watch a movie like this ;D
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: imrer on October 21, 2013, 12:11:40 AM Great! I hope it helps bitcoin. :)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: elektibi75 on October 21, 2013, 08:39:35 AM Well any publicity is a good publicity :D
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: nthoangga on October 21, 2013, 04:05:19 PM I don't think anybody is going to watch a movie about some computer nerd who sets up a website, then gets arrested. There a lot of audience for that market. As Big Bang Theory is a big hit as well. You know how many nerds we have nowadays? :))) Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: Rassah on October 21, 2013, 04:29:37 PM Everyone seems to be pretty negative about this, I honestly think it'll make a very interesting movie; can't wait! Hopefully it goes through. A guy behind a computer scripting and messaging, yeah that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Oh shit! Here comes an IF statement! *POW!* Oh damn! Someone submitted a bug report! *WHAM!* Moving from Texas to California! *UHAUL!* Oh no! Forum drama! *TROLL!* Oh crap! The fuzz! *OPEN DOOR* The tension! They're about to arrest him! *LIBRARYYYYYYY!* -- Shhhhhhh!!!! -- *sorry* Phewh! What a ride! Personally, I fully expect them to totally screw up the whole "how computers and bitcoin works" thing. I doubt it will be as bad as Hackers, or how NCIS does it, but still. Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: MAbtc on October 21, 2013, 05:24:26 PM I'm looking forward to all the scenes of Ross mashing the keyboard in the library: coding, talking on the forums, establishing his DPR persona. What a gold mine, this movie script! ::)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: stash on October 21, 2013, 06:14:14 PM Wish to see some scene related to brainwallet action ;D
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: CEG5952 on October 21, 2013, 06:31:40 PM Wish to see some scene related to brainwallet action ;D can't wait to see him recite his brainwallet pass phrase and then, voila! bitcoins moved. shit is gonna be such a fantastic movie! ::)Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: scarsbergholden on October 21, 2013, 10:36:03 PM maybe they will focus in on the murder-for-hire thing.... that could make for a story. :)
Title: Re: Silk Road Hollywood Movie Post by: BitPappa on October 23, 2013, 10:31:44 PM After the Silk Road bust, I kept telling my cousin that, if they ever made a Silk Road movie, he should play the lead. Not only is he an actor, but he looks a LOT like Ross Ulbricht.
Well, now that a movie is in the works, I'm wondering if there's a chance my cousin might be able to audition for the roll. Not that any of you are the casting agent for the project, but here are a couple of comparison pics (I grabbed the photos from my cousin from his FB page). Do you see the resemblance? http://bkeychain.com/external-photos/ross-vs-my-cousin.jpg |
