Someone’s Pretending that Fanboys Is Actually Going to Be Released
But I don’t believe it for a second. Fanboys has been in release schedule hell for years, thanks to the Weinstein Company’s interference, and has had what seems like at least a dozen release dates so far. The new one in February 6th, 2009, but I’ll believe it only after I’ve sat my ass down in a theater and seen it. Minus a few tired bits, the trailer looks pretty good?holding a sign that says “Flash if you love Wookies” is about as aggressively nerdy as it gets?but wasn’t Kristen Bell a star of this movie? Why is she only in the trailer for 1/2 a second, and not listed in the roster of stars? I have a bad feeling about this indeed.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.