TRUTH IN JOURNALISM short film brings a fan-favorite Marvel character to life.

TRUTH IN JOURNALISM short film brings a fan-favorite Marvel character to life.

Much like Thomas Jane’s DIRTY LAUNDRY short film which bypassed the big studios to bring a Marvel character to life, TRUTH IN JOURNALISM from director Joe Lynch (WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END) and producer Adi Shankar (DREDD producer as well as the producer for DIRTY LAUNDRY) brings to life a character, much like DIRTY LAUNDRY, that we have already seen on the screen, but in a more faithful adaptation.

Truth In Journalism - Poster - 001

Before we really discuss the film, take about 18 minutes and watch the short film here as too much discussion prior will spoil the film.  Make sure you watch all the way to the end because Ryan Kwanten (TRUE BLOOD) is not playing the only Marvel character in this one.

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Pretty cool stuff right there.  Collider has posted an interview with producer Adi Shankar in which he discusses the film:

Collider: How did this new short come together?  Who came up with the idea?

ADI SHANKAR: It’s based on an idea I had 5 years ago for a Duke Nukem movie and/or an even less commercial Judge Dredd movie. You take Man Bites Dog and mash it up with a well-known anti-hero.  It’s a concept where you take a character that’s inherently over the top and you drop him in an overly realistic grounded reality and have everyone around him scratching their heads as to why this individual is behaving like a cartoon character.  It works with characters who are really menacing, but to some degree self-aware, and are themselves parodies. I gave the idea to my friend Joe Lynch and he ran with it.  Joe is a talent.  I can’t compliment him enough.  When I met Joe I was immediately impressed by his encyclopedic knowledge of international cinema and deep-rooted love of it. 

There is much more to the interview over at Collider which you can access at the link below.  So, give us your thoughts.  What did you think of this short film and short independent films like this overall?  Would you like to see more of these?  If so, who do you want to see?

TRUTH IN JOURNALISM
Starring:
Ryan Kwanten
Written By: Joe Lynch
Directed By: Joe Lynch
Produced By: Adi Shankar & Sam Balcomb
Official YouTube

The film in question that this short film takes inspiration from is MAN BITES DOG which you can see the trailer for here.

A big thanks to Collider and /Film for bringing this one to our attention.

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Jim is an avid movie enthusiast, representing the general movie going audience, looking at movies for their entertainment value as opposed to their critical weight. He enjoys the escapism that movies provide. He is a fan of all genre's of movies, but gravitates toward comic-based movies, summer "popcorn" flicks and over-the-top comedies as his preference.