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12-04-2008, 07:02 PM
Filmmaker James Gunn (“Slither,” “Dawn of the Dead”) said in an interview that Microsoft did "meddle a little bit" with the "Horror Meets Comedy Xbox Original Short Film's" that he was involved in. They became available for download on the Xbox 360 over the Thanksgiving weekend, free to all members around the world. Gunn says that Microsoft weren't very happy about a scene in one movie that featured a dog humping a man against his will. <i>To be completely honest, they did meddle a little bit, so it's not completely the easiest thing in the world. Some of our stuff was a little harsher [than they expected]. Although it's comedy, it's black comedy. Like James Wan's "Doggie Heaven" [short]. It's the story of a guy who is killed and goes to heaven, but he accidentally ends up in doggie heaven. And, um, he has sort of a dog that humps him and has, um, relations with him -- against his will. And that scene in particular was something that I don't think the Microsoft Corporation was extremely happy with. </i>
M&V: You really think this little box is going to change show business?
Mr. Gunn: I have no doubt right now that it is going to change the way things are distributed and monetized in this industry. And it's going to change the form in which people watch their entertainment. Already, 25% of Americans watch a video every day, and for young males it's most often a short-form comedy. People have shorter attention spans, and part of what we're doing is catering to that. And for me, frankly, it's more fun: I am so excited about doing this stuff in new media that that's all I want to do right now. I'm spending 100% of my time creating content for gaming platforms and mobile. It feels like being Milton Berle on TV in 1949: We're creating what this format is, and that's endlessly exciting to me.
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M&V: You really think this little box is going to change show business?
Mr. Gunn: I have no doubt right now that it is going to change the way things are distributed and monetized in this industry. And it's going to change the form in which people watch their entertainment. Already, 25% of Americans watch a video every day, and for young males it's most often a short-form comedy. People have shorter attention spans, and part of what we're doing is catering to that. And for me, frankly, it's more fun: I am so excited about doing this stuff in new media that that's all I want to do right now. I'm spending 100% of my time creating content for gaming platforms and mobile. It feels like being Milton Berle on TV in 1949: We're creating what this format is, and that's endlessly exciting to me.
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