Facebook Flick

Continuing on my current Facebook train of thought, I had some creative fun with EO over drinks last night, which spun into a breakfast brainstorm session with BL & BDL for a movie idea. The fun, of course, is in spinning stories. But we all think it could be a potential hit assuming it becomes the first Facebook Flic. It's sort of a You've Got Mail tale of seduction (except in this case Facebook gets plugged instead of AOL. Although Facebook might not think it such great PR given its recent troubles over whether it's doing enough to protect underaged teens from online sexual predators) meets Jason Bourne espionage thriller with a bit of Lust, Caution/Eyes Wide Shut thrown in for spice (the creative team was a bit torn on whether the plot line should be a more commercially-viable PG-13 type movie, in which case the last element would have to be dropped).

The original idea started off with BDL's observation that Facebook is a bit like replicating our consciousness online. Using this as a starting point, the film would spin the tale of the perfect seduction set within the context of a high stakes espionage or big money conspiracy thriller, with a bit of Damages type of who's the cat and who's the mouse type of guessing game going on. BDL thinks I'm too mainstream Hollywood and should stick with a more arthouse psychoanalytic flick rather than trying to spin it into a potentially eye candy driven piece of shoot-em-up, car-chase-filled film. BL wants an indie flick with more emphasis on the Lust, Caution/Eyes Wide Shut element.

Just for kicks, I'm going to send this to JW at Jazfilms to get his professional input.