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and it's not even in the theater yet - but the trailer is.

If you've seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in theaters this weekend, then I'm certain you've seen the first trailer for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. You might remember seeing a rather weird trailer with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and no dialogue but with beautifully melancholic music - that was the Benjamin Button trailer. Remarkably it's not online yet, so I can't exactly show it to everyone, but I can say that is absolutely phenomenal. I was not expecting it when I went in to midnight showing of Crystal Skull a few nights ago, but I was astounded at what I saw. I've got to start talking about this now, I can't constrain myself, because this trailer looked downright amazing, so much so, that I'm already claiming this is next year's Best Picture.
- FirstShowing.net

It's not often that a movie that's neither a remake nor a sequel creates such a staggering worldwide buzz within days of the appearance of its trailer (and only in theaters!  Except for a Spanish bootleg, there's still nothing online).  But just as I'd said weeks ago when I first saw the edit (when there was still bluescreen and placeholders for some scenes and we were watching versions of it with various pieces of temp music): the freakin' *trailer* gave me a lump in my throat.

Apparently it's not just because I was emotionally connected to it.  I've seen several bloggers say that they've gone back to their local theater 4-5 times SINCE THURSDAY NIGHT just to see this trailer again.  With words like "phenomenal", "masterpiece", "extraordinary" and people already insisting this will be the next year's shoo-in for the "Best Picture" Oscar, and finding that others have commented months back that just reading the script made them cry, I think I'm working on a great, great film.

DD's work looks great (I've seen a good bit more than is visible on the trailer, now, and I'll leave it to the future to reveal exactly what they're doing on it since I have yet to see any mention of it in the press) and I'm proud as hell of what we've been doing at Asylum.

It was good to come home today after a really long day  (I was on set for something else today from 7am to 10pm) and check the internet for the trailer and comments which I'd heard were appearing.  When you're doing something you love, have the respect of your peers, and get to work around people you actually look up to: it's a pretty nice way to live your life.  If I ever start aging backwards, like our dear friend Mr. Button, remind me to start doing this sooner.

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