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Wolverine Film Leaked a Month Before Release

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the second-the-director-yelled-sniiikt dept.

hansamurai writes "The FBI are investigating the leak of an almost finished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine a month before the film's cinema release. The movie was reported to have been downloaded several hundred thousand times and has since been 'removed.' Viewers have called the movie incomplete, missing some special effects and music. Fox and the MPAA are still upset, though, but say the copy is forensically marked and can be traced to the leak. The film is due out May 1st in the United States, and the leaked copy is marked March 2nd."

12 of 464 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I missed it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep, you missed it.

    For the first and only time, something that has "leaked" to the internet has been completely and utterly removed from it. You need to be quicker next time.

  2. thanks for letting everyone know by skydude_20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    my torrent download is screaming fast now

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  3. Re:I loved the BBC article by GrayCalx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hehe, I like to think it went down like this...

    MPAA: THE NEW WOLVERINE FILM HAS BEEN LEAKED!!!

    FBI: Okay. [Frank, turn that off] We've made a note of it. [seriously... no they're on the phone. yes the mpaa. What? No, they're on the phone right now!] Just one second. [Damn did you see him just rip that guy open... no, no let it play a bit now] Ahem, yes so we're on the case! [I can't wait to see what the effects are going to look like] We will umm, let you know when we find something.

  4. Re:I suspect this has to do with being under paid. by Jackie_Chan_Fan · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is right, paying workers a fair wage is communist!

  5. DON"T READ THIS COMMENT by fulldecent · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate to ruin it for you, but he dies in the end.

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    1. Re:DON"T READ THIS COMMENT by charlieman · · Score: 4, Funny

      Damn! now I have to see the movie to know who is this "he" you are talking about...

  6. Re:I missed it? by simonbas · · Score: 5, Funny

    We should all go see it in theaters so we would have proof that piracy encourages revenue.

  7. Re:Removed? by Whorhay · · Score: 4, Funny

    I never understood the phrase to begin with. It's not like once the cat is out of the bag you can't put it back in.

    My wife has two cats that I routinely track down and punish when they've scratched on something they shouldn't or whatever. Cats are not some ephmereal animaal that's impossible to catch or something. It might mean moving furniture or burning down a stand of vegetation, but they are catchable and it's often entertaining to do so.

  8. Re:I missed it? by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    If she isn't naked and petrified with a bowl of hot grits, Slashdotters are by and large not interested.

  9. Re:I missed it? by MobiusPoint · · Score: 5, Funny

    The MPAA downloaded a copy, thereby reducing the number of copies available.

  10. Re:I missed it? by Cajun+Hell · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's stealing!

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  11. Re:I missed it? by DreamsAreOkToo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ha ha ha ha ha!
    It is the top movie on The "Bay's" top 100 list, with over 20,000 seeders

    Achievement Unlocked: "Whoosh"