Today in "falsehoods that will not die": This @movieweb.bsky.social article reprints the incorrect rumor that Steven Spielberg is attached to direct Old Man's War as a movie, which, trust me, alas, was never actually accurate. I wish it were! But it is not. movieweb.com/great-sci-fi...
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The problem is if you type "'Old Man's War' Scalzi Movie" into Google what pops up are initial articles establishing the rumor (which were incorrect at the time) plus an "AI Overview" repeating them because the "AI Overview" doesn't know anything. Whereas me debunking the rumor shows up not at all.
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So I don't particularly blame this writer for being taken in by this rumor. But the rumor is not true and never was. Old Man's War may yet make it to a screen somewhere, some time. But Spielberg is not and has never been attached. Source: Me, I'm the author and can read my own options and contracts.
Heh. It's neat you can trace it to a particular individual. Rumors are usually treated like bastards by their father aren't they? I wonder at the this weird media universe that has such quirks. that'll kick this can repeatedly back into current conversation. Must be guys would pay to do it on demand