Will Warner Bros. Studios Go After Everyone Offering The Christian Bale Rampage For Piracy?
from the so-says-the-director dept
In case you've been living under a pop-culture rock for the past week or so, you've probably heard the recording of Christian Bale's angry, curse-filled tirade on the set of his most recent movie. Apparently the tape was leaked after film execs sent the tape to the insurance company that had insured the film should Bale have bailed out on the role. That's not all that interesting. However, in an LA Times followup, in which Christian Bale provides his expected heartfelt apologies for going too far, there's a far more interesting quote from the movie's director, McG, concerning the leak of the tape:"It's illegal, and the anti-piracy people at the studio are going to pursue it to the full extent of the law. You have got to have actors feel safe on the set, so they can transcend the things they do in their normal lives."First of all, it's not clear which part he's talking about is illegal -- but it's telling that he thinks the "anti-piracy people" at the studio (in this case, Warner Bros.) who are dealing with this. Will they be going after TMZ for putting the tape online? Against all the other sites that have copied it? Is it "piracy" or is it news?
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What about the re-mixes?
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How is it illegal?
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bla bla
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I was living under a rock!
How is spreading a few taped words 'piracy?' I should go record myself swearing like a sailor at some TV show, submit the recording to a comedy show, and then sue for piracy! Woohoo.
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Does it belong to the insurance company?
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nuff said
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Hype machine in full effect
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Please, people...
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Re: Please, people...
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P-U-B-L-I-C-I-T-Y
STUNT!!!!
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typo
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Makes ya wonder ...
what does this guy do in his "normal life"
Yell ate maid, kick the dog, or throw things at the gardener ?
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As personal as everyone is getting over this mess, even when they weren't even there, or were you, I would hate for someone to pee in your corn flakes, because you would probably catch a charge. People, this happened over 7 months ago to someone we don't even sleep with, don't go home to, and are not responsible for. Bale, the DP and the crew made amends that day and then everyone went home and had a cup of tea. Why the heck are we even getting so wrapped up in this? McG, Bale, and the movie bosses need to air this thing out. Who freaking cares. The issue about his character? Sorry, not that superficial. I need more than one documented incident to make a judgement. Notice I said documented. Not gossip. Sure, Bale had a temper-tantrum, but the public is having one too. But, I guess it's okay for us to do it, because the majority of us don't make millions.
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Take a second look.
That, my friends, is incompetence. And when you're part of a multi-million-dollar project, a fuckup like that can set people on edge. Bale had very legitimate complaints throughout the entire clip I heard--the man was interfering with his job. It's not like Christian goes down to where you guys work to slap the cock out of your mouths or anything...cut him a break. The DP doesn't get a free pass on his fuckup just because the star of the show threw a tantrum.
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