Talk about a very peculiar tuation. Your not gonna believe what's being reported by Deadline - According to the online te, a bootlegged copy of the JJ Abrams-directed Super 8 has shown up on various content-thieving webtes - and someone on the Howard Stern Show may be the blame.
Apparently it's not uncommon for rius XM's morning man Howard Stern, to receive advance screeners like Super 8 so he can talk aptly about the upcoming films that he likes on air. The print that was given to Stern was said to be watermarked with the Paramount Pictures logo, and "H Stern" in the right hand corner - which is common practice for film companies and networks like HBO to routinely personalize these advance screeners in order to protect themselves against piracy.
Paramount admitted to presng a screener for the Stern Show, however upon investigating there have been no indication that anyone from Stern's show was involved, but still the question remains - How did Super 8 make it into the hands of pirates? The task to find the culprit remains a difficult one, because the movie was sent out almost 2 month ago. However it's believed that one of the staff members may have gotten their hands on it and posted the copy despite the fact that it had the watermark with Stern's name on it.
Super 8 has grossed over $185 million worldwide thus far, but now that a copy has leaked online, it's posble that a nice little dent might be put into the film's ancillary fortunes.
If you take a look on Stern Fan Network.com you'll see that there's already an "who done it" poll being conducted on the te to determine if someone on the Stern Show got a nice chunk of change for posting the Abrams film. What's your thought? Who do you think did it? Ralph, Robin, Gary or any of the other lackies? Let us know in the comments section below.
Source:Deadline