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Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Movie about Theranos

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Re: Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Movie about Theranos

#11
post #3

Too soon

Indeed. It seems like we're waiting less and less time between a news story and a movie about it. I suspect if we waited longer, the tone of the movies would be different, with the additional perspective of anything that has yet to be announced or go public.

I thought this was what The Daily Show pioneered. When reality and current news is a farce, why let it age?

Re: Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Movie about Theranos

#14
post #3

Too soon

Why do you say that? While we may not know the ultimate fate of the Edison machines or the company, there is already a compelling story that can be told, one that most are unaware of the details.

Doing it soon when the company is still in natural news cycles helps build interest for the movie. My only worry with something so soon is real world repercussions if Hollywood decides to play too fast and loose with the facts.

Re: Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Movie about Theranos

#15
post #8

We don't even know how the story ends! How can you write a movie script on this? I guess they want a trilogy?

It depends what you consider the end, in the movie "social network" they managed to make an awesome movie with a young facebook.

Re: Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Movie about Theranos

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post #3

Too soon

Why do you say that? While we may not know the ultimate fate of the Edison machines or the company, there is already a compelling story that can be told, one that most are unaware of the details. Doing it soon when the company is still in natural news cycles helps build interest for the movie. My only worry with something so soon is real world repercussions if Hollywood decides to play too fast and loose with the fac…

It has been a well established medical fact that the blood from a pinpick does not provide a representative blood sample for most medical tests, yet you are worried about Hollywood playing too fast and loose with the facts? Maybe you should be more worried about Silicon Valley selling the hype and ripping off investors.

People who believe in science fiction should be working in Hollywood, not Silicon Valley. The problem is they make more money in SV.

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