$300 Sci-Fi YouTube Video Lands $30m Movie Deal

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 17, 2009 @05:21AM from the that's-a-lotta-cash dept.

krou writes "A producer from Uruguay who made a short science fiction film and uploaded it to YouTube has landed a film deal with Sam Raimi's Ghost House worth $300 million. The film, which shows spaceships and giant robots attacking Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, was made by Fede Alvarez for around $30. 'I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios,' he said. Alvarez is to develop and direct a film based on one of his ideas, but there is no word yet on the writer."

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$30 million by zn0k · 2009-12-17 05:25 · Score: 5, Informative

Both articles mention $30 million, not $300 million.
Re:His original post by aBaldrich · 2009-12-17 05:46 · Score: 5, Informative

I forgot to say, the guy the most well known TV publicity director in Uruguay; this is not just a "youtube video". His official website is http://www.aparato.tv/

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