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A Note to the IMDB Apr. 4, 2006
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by: JoBlo

Don't get me wrong here, other than my own site, the IMDB is probably the site I visit the most on the Web (other than my myriad of porn bookmarks, of course), but when a site as big and respected as they are f*cks up so badly...we just need to report it!! As most of you already know, over this past weekend, on April 1st specifically, JoBlo.com "reported" that Kate Beckinsale had been cast as Wonder Woman. Anyone with half a brain who read past the article's first 2-3 paragraphs would have noted that it was an April Fool's joke, particularly in the story's last paragraph in which...we basically tell you that it's an April Fool's joke! Cut to the IMDB's "news stories" today, and here's what they wrote up:

Kate Beckinsale has reportedly joined the race to play Wonder Woman in Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon's upcoming comic book movie. The British actress is in negotiations with Whedon, according to movie gossip website joblo.com. Insiders claim Whedon is "very happy" with Beckinsale and confirmed last week that production on his highly anticipated movie adaptation of the popular comic book series will begin filming in early September. Buffy stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Charisma Carpenter, and teen queen Lindsay Lohan have been linked to the coveted role - which was played on TV by Lynda Carter. Former hot favorite Carpenter even remarked she was putting off having a second baby in the hope of landing the dream role. She recently told a reporter, "I'd like to (have another baby) eventually, but I want Wonder Woman right now. I'm not holding my breath, but I'm crossing my fingers and toes and praying."

There are many things wrong with their piece, but allow me to focus on the main three below.

1) JoBlo.com is not, has never been and will never be...a "gossip site". We've been a "movie news" site for about 8 years now and anyone who knows anything about movies on the Net should know that by now. 98% of our stories are based in fact, and we make sure to separate the "rumored" stories as such.

2) Even if these people read our article completely -- which they obviously didn't -- where in our piece do we say that Kate Beckinsale "has joined the race to play Wonder Woman"? The article is titled "Wonder Woman cast!" To me that says...well, she IS Wonder Woman....she isn't "being considered" at all. So on top of NOT recognizing the April Foolishness of the article, they even get the basic idea behind it wrong.

3) Finally, I just want to point out some of the stuff mentioned in our article that apparently wasn't read or reported on by the IMDB article. The part about Whedon hoping to "bang" Beckinsale. The part about Whedon admitting that many other actresses wanted to "blow him" for the part. The part about Whedon admitting that Jessica Simpson had the "tits for the part", but was as "dumb as they come". The part about Whedon asking Beckinsale to get a breast job for the part and Beckinsale's publicist...seeming okay with that! I could go on, folks.

Oh, and on a technical note, anybody on the Internet knows that it's only common courtesy to LINK to another site when you mention them in your write-up. In this case, JoBlo.com is NOT linked in the IMDB story, hence the readers aren't able to check our site immediately, in order to confirm (or in this case, deny) the story. BTW, I'm not really pissed at the IMDB about this, in fact, I dig the free publicity, but I do think it's pretty shoddy reporting. I also realize that they have a 3rd party generating their news for them...but still! It's on your site, you should double-check that shit! Oh, and in case people are STILL in the dark about this...

IT WAS AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE!!!!!!!!!!! DUUUUUHHH!!

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brentage5000
6:47PM on 04/05/2006
IMDB really stands for I'M a Dumb Shit...although when I first started reading that article, I will admit that I was all "PRAISE GOD!!!"

And AxeGrinder, I think we've been doomed to stupidity ever since...
IMDB really stands for I'M a Dumb Shit...although when I first started reading that article, I will admit that I was all "PRAISE GOD!!!"

And AxeGrinder, I think we've been doomed to stupidity ever since Dubya got back in the White House at the latest, or since we invented national secretary's day at the earliest.
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The Way of The World
DaveRodreguez
5:08AM on 04/05/2006
You always wonder when them celebrities are always complaining about the tabloids reporting stories that apparently dont have evena smidgen of fact in them - I tend to thinkno smoke without fire etc. But this kind of ...
You always wonder when them celebrities are always complaining about the tabloids reporting stories that apparently dont have evena smidgen of fact in them - I tend to thinkno smoke without fire etc. But this kind of thing just goes to show how quickly 3 hand news develops into a complete lie! Someone will probably report the IMDB/WENN news piece and the original April Fool will be lost. The story will be fact, and Joss Weldon forever labelled as some director that only works for sexual favours.

That said Chinese Whispers is a great game.
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TheAxeGrinder
1:14AM on 04/05/2006
Ah yes, the power we schmoes hold. Of course, if this shows up in People magazine, mankind is doomed to stupidity.
Ah yes, the power we schmoes hold. Of course, if this shows up in People magazine, mankind is doomed to stupidity.
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Ki'esha Foxx
10:13PM on 04/04/2006
I think Jon Stewart said it best on his show one time when he was interviewing Adrien Brody before King Kong came out: "When are people gonna learn that we get bad info on April 1st?" This is why I hate April Fool's D...
I think Jon Stewart said it best on his show one time when he was interviewing Adrien Brody before King Kong came out: "When are people gonna learn that we get bad info on April 1st?" This is why I hate April Fool's Day. At first, I thought 'wow! awesome!' But then I kept reading and remembered 'duh! it's April Fool's'. Then, I go to another site and get another joke played on me when I heard that Evanescence had leaked their next album title and song list, and then knew it was fake just by the day. I hate that holiday. It needs to die.

Sorry, what was I talking about?
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Dude, it wasn't IMDB it was WENN
dabrast
6:29PM on 04/04/2006
IMDB's entertainment news comes from http://www.wenn.com/ Wenn are the f*ckups... If you read to the bottom of the Movie and TV news page it sez, "Articles Copyright World Entertainment News Network All Rights Reser...
IMDB's entertainment news comes from http://www.wenn.com/ Wenn are the f*ckups... If you read to the bottom of the Movie and TV news page it sez, "Articles Copyright World Entertainment News Network All Rights Reserved."
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NicktheQuick
5:47PM on 04/04/2006
Even 411mania.com picked up the story. Jeez. Come on.
Even 411mania.com picked up the story. Jeez. Come on.
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all too funny
DanLosMuertos
4:48PM on 04/04/2006
I am gonna laugh my ass off if Kate does end up being WW.
I am gonna laugh my ass off if Kate does end up being WW.
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The Funk Drummer
3:44PM on 04/04/2006
well IMDB has never been a truly credible source for news. they basically run tabloid-caliber gossip. Even so, not even reading the entire article on joblo (or looking at the date) is pretty retarded. who ever wrot...
well IMDB has never been a truly credible source for news. they basically run tabloid-caliber gossip. Even so, not even reading the entire article on joblo (or looking at the date) is pretty retarded. who ever wrote it deserves to get fired and/or shot.


and joblo deserves a round of shots for duping half of the known world (even inadvertantly).
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klagdavid
3:08PM on 04/04/2006
if they screwed this up, then just think about it: how many fake stuff we read on IMBD over the last years? i wonder if WENN will apologize, or just try to hide the piece forever.
if they screwed this up, then just think about it: how many fake stuff we read on IMBD over the last years? i wonder if WENN will apologize, or just try to hide the piece forever.
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Johnny Moreno
2:51PM on 04/04/2006
Doesn't this happen every year with the April Fool's stories? I distinctly remember someone running with the Keanu Reeves/Alan Cummings story.
Doesn't this happen every year with the April Fool's stories? I distinctly remember someone running with the Keanu Reeves/Alan Cummings story.
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Funny
drewsillac
2:13PM on 04/04/2006
She would be a good wonder woman, it would be funny as heck if she did get cast....lol...
She would be a good wonder woman, it would be funny as heck if she did get cast....lol...
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Bwahahaha!!!
Terminal
1:54PM on 04/04/2006
Funny thing is, a few seconds ago I read the news report on IMDB.com!! I came here and voila, here was your report. Fucking hilarious!!
Funny thing is, a few seconds ago I read the news report on IMDB.com!! I came here and voila, here was your report. Fucking hilarious!!
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Way to go!!!!!!
NoRoomNHell
1:43PM on 04/04/2006
Not only was the article a fantastic April Fools joke, but now look at how far it has gotten. I can't quit laughing about how IMDB f*cked up! WTG Joblo!!!!!! This is just one among many reasons why I love this site!!!
Not only was the article a fantastic April Fools joke, but now look at how far it has gotten. I can't quit laughing about how IMDB f*cked up! WTG Joblo!!!!!! This is just one among many reasons why I love this site!!!
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joblo.com
Stormz
1:28PM on 04/04/2006
They didn't link joblo b/c your URL doesn't start with us.imdb.blahblah
Cool that they mentioned joblo.com though. What we could do is tell imdb how lazy WENN is and get someone fired, but is it worth the effo...
They didn't link joblo b/c your URL doesn't start with us.imdb.blahblah
Cool that they mentioned joblo.com though. What we could do is tell imdb how lazy WENN is and get someone fired, but is it worth the effort?? hehe. You just know that CNN will see the news and put it in one of their ShowBiz updates, but screw it up moreso and not mention joblo.com of course.
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I hear ya...
vote4pedro
1:24PM on 04/04/2006
Man, what is going on? A website as big as IMDB as you said should have double checked it before publishing it. I'd like to say that the person mistook the information but i did read that "news" and it did clearly say...
Man, what is going on? A website as big as IMDB as you said should have double checked it before publishing it. I'd like to say that the person mistook the information but i did read that "news" and it did clearly say that it was an april fools joke. Dude/Duddette must've been woozy when reading the piece.
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