"So we have two sets of envelopes for each side, and Mr. Beatty accidentally got the Best Visual Effects one," the producer explained as we all stood backstage.
The Oscars had ended. And what an ending it was.
The Thing got announced as the winner. Then we were told that it was not, and that it was Birdman. Honestly, it would have been a very embarrassing night for me if it had not been Birdman. But it was, and well, I guess it worked out even better for me.
Warren said, as he heard the explanation, "You see? Not my fault."
Edward Norton raised an eyebrow. "You didn't see 'Best Visual Effects' on it?"
Warren shrugged. "Yes… you know… I was confused."
Margot and others spoke up. "He did pause for a moment," she said, and everyone agreed.
"And I showed Faye, like, 'Isn't this wrong?' and she—"
Faye laughed. "I just read it out. I saw The Thing, okay? Why aren't you announcing the winner? I thought he froze."
"Okay, I'll admit it. I did it," Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the show, spoke up as he walked over, earning some laughs.
"Well, two Best Picture wins. How about that?" I said, holding up the Oscar. "I will be needing one more of this."
One of the producers cleared his throat. "Mr. Adler, you do know—"
"Two wins!" I said, cutting him off and raising the Oscar higher as everyone cheered. Julian, along with Wyatt Russell and the other cast members for The Thing, were here as well.
The press conference began shortly after. For Best Picture, it was me and Alejandro sitting side by side at a long table, Oscars placed in front of us. Camera flashes went off like strobes.
A reporter from Variety stood up. "Mr. Adler, Director Alejandro, congratulations. It was quite an unexpected ending to the show, but I have to ask, what was going through your mind when The Thing was announced?"
I leaned into the microphone. "Honestly? I thought, 'Wow, the Academy really liked my horror movie.' And then I thought, 'Wait, they never like these kinds of movies.' So that should have been my first clue."
Laughter rippled through the room.
Alejandro smiled. "I was very happy. I loved The Thing. I think I saw that Daniel was more surprised it won. He looked at me with an expression like, 'Why is it not Birdman?'"
More laughter followed.
More questions came about the movie, and soon the conversation was brought back to the incident.
Another reporter stood. "Do you think this incident overshadows the win?"
"Not at all," I said. "If anything, it makes tonight more memorable. People are going to talk about this for years. Like, 'Hey, remember that time when two movies won Best Picture, both produced by Daniel Adler?'"
Laughter followed as the press conference ended after a few more questions.
After I found myself with Margot at the Governors Ball, as soon as we got there, we were surrounded by the A-listers of Hollywood, all wanting to know what had happened from the source of the issue.
The Rock, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viggo Mortensen, Meryl Streep, and Scarlett were all there, forming a loose circle around us.
"So I was about to give the speech, already surprised this movie won. I don't think anyone expected that…"
"On that, I agree," said Matt Damon.
"And then I saw the producer walking toward me. As soon as he said they made a mistake, I don't know, it's not a feeling I want to feel again."
Scarlett leaned in. "Can you imagine how much more awkward it could have been if it wasn't Birdman? Like, if it was La La Land or something?"
"Yeah, yeah," I said quickly. "At least it was still my movie."
The Rock chimed in, shaking his head. "I was ready to come on stage. I thought something fishy was going on. I was gonna come on stage and punch somebody."
I nodded along, thinking he probably would have done it. I remembered how he looked when it was all going down.
"Well, it certainly was memorable," admitted Meryl Streep.
Not as memorable as the slap that would happen in the future, I thought.
The ball continued on, and after some time I stood with Margot and Scarlett, planning our exit to another after-party.
Margot sighed. "Well, there goes my dream of winning it together."
Scarlett raised an eyebrow. "That's some dream."
"I mean, we have time," I said, turning to Margot. "Could still do it. I have some ideas."
Margot smiled and kissed me on the cheek. "I'll hold you to that."
Scarlett looked at me expectantly. "What, nothing for your best friend? No helping old Scarlett out?"
"I'm sure you'll figure something out," I said, grinning.
Scarlett gasped, putting a hand to her chest in mock offense. "Wow. Wow. So that's how it is."
"You're doing fine without me," I said.
"Uh-huh," she said, smirking. "Just remember this when I win my Oscar before you and missus win your next one."
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@jiminycricket
This year's Oscars summed up.
[Image: Spider-Man pointing at each other meme]
Left Spider-Man labeled: THE THING
Right Spider-Man labeled: BIRDMAN
Caption: Best Picture Winners 2017
@Osmanthegreat
[Image: Warren Beatty staring at the envelope with a confused expression]
New meme alert
@Masonaves
[Image: Captain America: Civil War poster edited]
Team Birdman vs Team The Thing
Daniel Adler's face photoshopped over both
Caption: Whose side are you on?
@Anusnair
[Image: Fallout: New Vegas meme "The truth is, the game was rigged from the start"]
Benny's face replaced with Daniel Adler holding both envelopes
@Hirnkuil
[Image: Drake meme]
Top (Daniel's face, dismissive): Winning Best Picture
Bottom (Daniel approving): Winning Best Picture twice in one night
@Lejonthegreat (35k likes)
[Image: Ancient Aliens guy]
"I'm not saying Daniel Adler planned the envelope mix-up…but Daniel Adler planned the envelope mix-up."
@Movienight
Warren Beatty: reads the wrong envelope
Daniel Adler: "I'm the only producer to win two Best Pictures in one night"
5D chess
@Opheliasmith
Justice for Warren Beatty. The man was handed the wrong envelope. He paused. He looked confused. He tried to figure it out.
Faye just went for it.
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r/AdlerSnark
Posted by u/ragged_delirium
Of COURSE this happened. Of COURSE.
So let me get this straight.
Warren Beatty just "accidentally" gets handed the wrong envelope. And coincidentally, it is for the EXACT category where Daniel Adler has TWO movies nominated. And then Daniel gets to go up on stage, make jokes, be the center of attention, and walk away looking like the hero who "handled it well."
Yeah. Right.
This was 100 percent engineered by Adler to make it all about him. You are telling me the Academy, which has run the Oscars for NINETY YEARS, just happens to screw up the BIGGEST award of the night?
Come on. COME ON.
They handed him the wrong envelope ON PURPOSE so Daniel could have his "viral moment." So he could make his cute little joke about "winning two Best Pictures in one night."
And everyone just ate it up. The media, Twitter, everyone. "Oh Daniel is so funny." "He handled it well."
NO. HE'S NOT.
He's a narcissist who can't stand not being the center of attention. He always finds a way to make it about HIM.
And you know what pisses me off the most? People are going to remember THIS instead of Birdman actually winning. They are going to remember "the year Daniel Adler won twice." It's disgusting.
Mark my words. This was planned. The envelope "mistake" was intentional. And Daniel Adler is behind it.
Comments:
u/UnwelcomeDiver
THANK YOU. I've been saying this since it happened. There is NO WAY this was an accident. Adler has his hands in everything. He probably paid people off to make this happen.
u/ragged_delirium replying:
EXACTLY. He has enough money to make this happen. And the Academy loves him because he makes them money. Of course they would play along.
u/RewardingPounding
Warren Beatty is a LEGEND. He would never make a mistake like this. Watch the footage again. He KNEW something was wrong. He tried to show Faye. But she just read it anyway because that is what she was told to do. Notice how all the blame is on Warren.This whole thing stinks.
u/ragged_delirium replying:
Yeah, and notice how Daniel didn't even look surprised? He just went with it. Because he KNEW.
u/rebelcustard472
The Adler cult is out of control. People act like he can do no wrong. He's a billionaire who will soon control all of the entertainment industry.
u/themonstrousnetworking
The fact that people are defending him in the comments proves my point. The Adler cult is REAL. You can't criticize him without his fans swarming you.
u/fussy_corpus
You're all just jealous that Daniel Adler is living the life you wish you had. Cry more.
u/themonstrousnetworking replying:
Found the cult member.
u/fussy_corpus replying:
Proud of it.
u/utopiancontents582
Notice how all the pro-Adler comments have tons of upvotes and all the critical ones get downvoted into oblivion? Yeah. His PR team is definitely here.
u/FondlyDamaged replying:
Or maybe people just think you're wrong?
u/utopiancontents582 replying:
Nice try, Midas intern.
u/ragged_delirium
Alejandro Iñárritu is the real winner and the real story here. But no one's talking about him.
They're talking about Daniel Adler.
Mission accomplished, I guess.
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r/Invincible
Posted by u/SweetlyEntertaining
DISCUSSION: Issue #110 [SPOILER THREAD]
Top Comments:
u/proud_closenes
WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST READ
u/TranquilWithholding
I'm sorry, but FUCK Anissa.
u/FranklyHospitable replying:
Yeah, Mark just did.
u/TranquilWithholding replying:
Gross, man. That is just gross.
u/smilingobscenity_613
Yes, and in tonight's writers' barely disguised fetish. Damn, I hope they don't play it off as a joke or something.
u/mundane_cilantro
This is exactly the kind of storytelling that makes Invincible great. It's uncomfortable. It's brutal. It's real.
u/curiouslordship415 replying:
There's a difference between dark storytelling and sexual assault for shock value.
u/mundane_cilantro replying:
It's not for shock value. It's character development. Mark is going to have to deal with this.
u/curiouslordship415 replying:
It better be. Otherwise, this is just trauma porn.
u/WarmlyPlausible
Twitter is already calling for Adler to be canceled. This is going to be a shitstorm.
u/oppositeyoungster865
The Viltrumites are supposed to be the bad guys. This issue reminded me of that in the worst way possible
u/FirmFriendliness
I hate that I know Rule 34 artists are already working on this.
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I looked at the post and shook my head. Issue #110 of Invincible had come out today, and well, the reactions were mixed.
This was the issue where Anissa forced herself on Mark, and people were reacting.
This was something I had to handle well. It was something from the comic that I felt had been handled poorly before. The way Anissa was treated afterward was, frankly, far too forgiving. With this incident happening, I had plans to deal with the aftermath much better than I think my old world ever did.
I got texts from Matt, whose art was exemplary in this issue.
One text said: I don't think people like this, man.
Another said: It's over.
One more said: Oh fuck, I think we're cancelled.
Matt was a worrier, but nothing was going to happen. At least, I hoped it wouldn't. Otherwise, I was sure Lucy and Raj would be ringing my phone nonstop.
I walked through my home with coffee in hand. The Oscars were a week ago, and it looked like my name would be in the headlines again this week due to the new issue of Invincible.
Walking into my office, I sat down and started looking through emails.
Some were from Victor.
I saw that he had finally green-lit Batman Beyond, and this email was asking me to be part of the panel to review the eventually finished script, which he said would be done by September.
I checked another email from him, which listed animated movies planned for Netflix.
Wonder Woman: The Animated Movie, which Victor had made and released in 2015, was now streaming on Netflix. The movie was good and was getting strong reactions from viewers.
The next movies were all Elseworlds projects.
First would be Superman: Red Son.
Then a medieval fantasy version of DC, which I would be writing, still unnamed.
Then Batman: Gotham by Gaslight.
Then a Wonder Woman-focused Elseworld.
Then the big one: Kingdom Come.
I had told Victor to hold off on Kingdom Come until around 2023, since it would be better to release it when the DCU shifted toward more multiversal stories. Victor was very hesitant. He wanted it to be his magnum opus, so getting him to change his mind was going to be a struggle.
There were also plans for a Justice Society movie and even an Injustice one.
There was going to be a lot of DC content on Netflix soon. That, along with the series starting with Constantine.
Well, actually, no. Not Constantine. The Gotham Underworld special would be first, but it wasn't really a series, just a single-episode special, so it might not count.
Gotham Underworld had finished shooting four months ago. It followed a low-level henchman in Gotham, showing his life of crime and expanding on how the city's seedy underbelly worked, all while he was hunted by Batman and Robin.
So far, it had gotten terrific reactions from test audiences, and I was really looking forward to its release.
Maybe it could become a proper series, I thought as ideas swarmed into my mind.
Could be.
Yes, very well could be.
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THE GREEN LANTERNS : HAL JORDAN TRAILER
[Upbeat, heroic music begins]
FADE IN:
INT. COCKPIT – F-35 FIGHTER JET – DAY
HAL JORDAN, wearing aviator sunglasses and a cocky grin, pulls a barrel roll.
HAL (V.O.)
Alright, let me catch you up real quick.
CUT TO:
EXT. FERRIS AIRCRAFT HANGAR – DAY
Hal walks out wearing a leather jacket, wind in his hair. He gives a two-finger salute to someone off-screen.
HAL (V.O.)
My name is Hal Jordan. I'm a test pilot from Coast City.
QUICK MONTAGE:
Hal flying jets.
Pushing limits.
Laughing in the cockpit.
Living life.
HAL (V.O.)
And for the last ten years—
Hal in the classic Green Lantern suit, flying through space, a blazing green trail behind him, a BIG GRIN on his face.
HAL (V.O.)
I've been the one and only Green Lantern of Sector 2814.
CUT TO: FLASHBACK
EXT. DESERT CRASH SITE – NIGHT
A younger Hal, early 20s, kneels beside a dying ABIN SUR. His crashed ship smolders behind them. A green ring floats between them.
ABIN SUR (weakly)
The ring… chose you.
The ring slides onto Hal's finger. Green energy EXPLODES around him. His eyes go wide.
HAL (V.O.)
The ring chose me after the previous owner passed. To be a Green Lantern.
CUT BACK TO PRESENT:
Hal flies through space, glowing bright green against the stars.
HAL (V.O.)
And I'm damn good at it.
MONTAGE. HEROIC MUSIC SWELLS:
Hal creates a massive green construct, a GIANT FIST, catching a falling spacecraft.
Hal hovers in space, gives a thumbs-up, grinning.
EXT. OA – DAY
The Green Lantern homeworld. Hundreds of Green Lanterns cheer as KILOWOG slaps Hal on the back.
KILOWOG
You're a natural, poozer!
EXT. FERRIS AIRCRAFT RUNWAY – SUNSET
Hal and CAROL FERRIS kiss, romantic and perfect.
HAL (V.O.)
Life was good. I was a hero. I got the girl.
INT. OAN CHAMBER – DAY
The GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE stand before Hal, ancient and imposing.
GUARDIAN
Hal Jordan of Earth, you have brought honor to the Corps.
Hal salutes, that cocky smile still plastered on his face.
HAL (V.O.)
Yeah. Life was good.
[Music shifts. More intense, action-heavy beats.]
MONTAGE: Hal absolutely DOMINATING threats across the galaxy
Hal creates a MASSIVE green hammer construct, smashing an alien warship to pieces.
He does a barrel roll mid-flight, dodging energy blasts and LAUGHING.
HAL
Is that all you got?!
Entire alien civilizations are saved. Crowds of different species cheer his name.
[Music darkens.]
HAL (V.O.)
But things haven't always been so perfect.
SINESTRO, former Green Lantern, now clad in YELLOW, stands over a fallen figure. Yellow energy crackles around his fist.
SINESTRO
Fear is the true power, Jordan.
Sinestro MURDERS someone with yellow energy. Brutal. Merciless.
HAL (V.O.)
My mentor went rogue.
Battle sequence. Hal vs. Sinestro. Explosive, desperate, brutal. Green and yellow energy tear through space.
Hal pins Sinestro with massive green chains. Both are bloodied and exhausted.
HAL (V.O.)
I beat him. Barely.
[Music shifts. Sadder. Slower. More emotional.]
HAL (V.O.)
Lost a few friends…And I lost my girl, too.
CAROL FERRIS screams in pain as VIOLET ENERGY consumes her, transforming her into STAR SAPPHIRE.
Hal desperately tries to break through the violet energy and is blasted backward.
Star Sapphire flies away into space.
Hal floats alone in the void, hand still outstretched, completely defeated.
MONTAGE speeds up, but it is lonelier now
Hal saves Earth from a massive alien fleet. Completely alone.
People on Earth go about their normal lives. Coffee shops. Traffic. Work. Completely unaware.
Hal lands invisibly on Earth, walking through crowded streets like a ghost.
Hal floats in deep space, surrounded by stars, utterly alone.
HAL (V.O.)
Saved Earth forty-seven times. Give or take.
Hal watches Earth from orbit. Small. Blue. Beautiful.
HAL (V.O.)
From threats nobody down there even knows existed.
Hal walks invisibly past people on Earth. They do not see him. They do not acknowledge him.
HAL (V.O.)
They don't know I exist.
Hal looks at graffiti of BATMAN on a wall.
A news broadcast plays on a screen. SUPERMAN saving people. WONDER WOMAN stopping a disaster.
Hal watches, expressionless.
HAL (V.O.)
I'm so good at what I do… even my bosses don't trust me.
Guardian council chamber. Stern-faced Guardians stare down at Hal.
Hal sits alone in an alien bar. Neon lights. Strange creatures around him. He twirls his ring absently.
HAL (V.O.)
So yeah… ten years of this.
Hal stands and downs his drink in one gulp. The ring glows bright green.
HAL (V.O.)
I'm the best there is at what I do.
Hal slips the ring back on with a grin, but it does not reach his eyes.
HAL (V.O.)
The problem is… it's not fun anymore.
FLASH: Hal flying through space at incredible speed. Green trails blaze behind him. Completely alone in the vastness.
Beat. Music fades. Silence.
HAL (V.O.)
And when I stop moving…
Hal floats motionless in the void of space, tiny against the infinite cosmos.
HAL (V.O.)
When it's quiet…
Close-up on Hal's face. The mask fades away. For the first time, we see real loneliness in his eyes.
SMASH CUT TO BLACK
A softer version of the title OST plays.
THE GREEN LANTERNS
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r/DCU
Posted by u/outstandingputting431
THE GREEN LANTERNS Official Hal Jordan Trailer – Discussion Thread
[Link to trailer]
Top Comments:
u/healthily_sturdy_scooter
OK OK, NOW THAT IS INDEED HAL JORDAN
u/placid_chemotherapy
So Hal has been doing basically all the interesting Green Lantern stuff off-screen for ten years?
I mean, I get it narratively, but damn. That's a lot of story we're not seeing.
u/SecretiveDiploma replying:
Yeah, but I WANTED to see the Sinestro fight properly. That looked insane.
u/placid_chemotherapy replying:
Maybe we'll get flashbacks? Or a prequel series on Netflix?
u/EverlastingCaptaincy
HOLY SHIT, THEY ARE GOING TO KILL HAL, AREN'T THEY?
This will be the first and biggest DCU fumble. Mark my words.
u/AxiomaticBuyout replying:
Why do you think they're killing him?
u/EverlastingCaptaincy replying:
The whole loneliness thing, the "nobody's challenging me anymore" line, the tone of this trailer. It screams swan song.
u/AxiomaticBuyout replying:
Adler's not that stupid. Hal is THE Green Lantern. They're not killing him off in his first movie.
u/EverlastingCaptaincy replying:
RemindMe! 1 month
u/phobicnervousness
Very interesting. I am now more into this movie. Before, I wasn't interested because it didn't seem Hal Jordan-focused, but okay, this looks good.
u/CoollyBrawny
The CGI rocks. DC has the best VFX in Hollywood right now.
u/fashionedPerusal
And once again, the DCU will outshine the MCU. Civil War is already overshadowed by this.
u/French_doorstep replying:
Civil War hasn't even come out yet. Chill.
u/fashionedPerusal replying:
Doesn't matter. This trailer alone is better than anything Marvel's dropped.
u/French_doorstep replying:
Why does everything have to be a competition? Both look great.
u/AssortedPrecedence
CAROL AS STAR SAPPHIRE LOOKED AMAZING