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[Escape Goat]

Heaven help whoever stole it (if true)! Sam Jackson doesn't suffer thieves and fools.

For a high-profile movie with an ensemble cast, The Avengers has remained surprisingly secretive, with even the inclusion of the villain Loki uncertain until Marvel officially announced it just yesterday. It’s not Dark Knight Rises-secretive, mind you, but the studio has managed to keep a fairly tight lid on leaks.

That is until someone apparently got his hands on a copy of Joss Whedon’s script. And not just any copy — Samuel L. Jackson’s copy.

Obsessed With Film revealed today that it was contacted by an anonymous source looking to “negotiate terms” for a 129-page shooting script — under the production title “Group Hug” — belonging, at least briefly, to Nick Fury himself. Asked for proof, the source offered up photos of some of the pages, all bearing enormous “SAMUEL L. JACKSON” watermarks and offering a glimpse of dialogue between Black Widow, Iron Man and Bruce Banner in a scene presumably set on the damaged S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.

The script certainly looks legitimate. But unless Obsessed With Film, or another website, is willing to cough up some cash and then run the Disney legal gauntlet, we probably won’t know for sure — at least until we hear Scarlett Johansson speak the words “Doctor … Bruce, it’s okay, I’ll get you out of this.”

The Avengers, which opens May 4, 2012, stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, and Samuel L. Jackson, who should probably keep a better eye on his script. It’s shooting now in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

[Atilac]

His own watermark?

 

[T1tan]

His own watermark?

So they know who leaked the script

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

His own watermark?

The scripts are watermarked individually so they know which one got leaked.

 

[Kraftwerk]

 

[Suairyu]

Christ, those watermarks would make the script difficult to read comfortably.

 

[Effect]

Did people forget who bought Marvel? Why would anyone want to screw around with or suffer the wrath of the Disney legal department!?

 

[Satch]

Of all the scripts to leak, why Samuel L. Jackson's? At least with Chris Evans' script, you don't run the risk of getting banned FROM life FOR life.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Well, Jackson's the least likely to notice it's missing among the 600 other scripts he's currently accepted.

 

[Dabanton]

No one whose sane or wants access to future Disney productions will touch this with a barge pole. The best the leaker can do is just put this up on the net.

 

[fanboi]

Oh man, lets waít and see what he says since he is on GAF.

 

[spiderman123]

OOOOO SHIT!!!!

edit: Disney police on their way.

 

[Veidt]

Samuel L. Jackson:

Frequence on codec: 101.00


COLONEL, WHAT'S A RUSSIAN GUNSHIP DOING HERE?!

 

[Ferga]

RIP

 

[Kyaw]

Oh man, lets waít and see what he says since he is on GAF.

He is?!

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

His own watermark?

Reminds me of that episode of Entourage where Ari loses M Night's new script.

"And they'll know it was me because that sick son of a bitch put my name on every god damn page!"

 

[Dreams-Visions]

that really sucks for Sam. protect your shit, homie.

 

[Salsa]

better than a teaser trailer

 

[Blader]

Based on what Ruffalo recently about there being a thing between Banner and Widow, I'd say the script is legit.

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

Well, Jackson's the least likely to notice it's missing among the 600 other scripts he's currently accepted.

Touche.

 

[TheSeks]

Does he script look like a bitch?

No?

Then why do you have to steal his script, bitch?

that really sucks for Sam. protect your shit, homie.

Could've been yoinked during filming. He can't keep an eye on it 24/7, you know?

 

[B-Ri]

link?

 

[fallengorn]

This is really the start of the ARG. Jackson has been replaced by a Skrull and he's trying to sell the script.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Sounds like the plot to a film.

SAMUEL L JACKSON
MICHAEL CERA
SETH ROGEN

RUN SCRIPT

COMING SUMMER 2012

 

[Forkball]

What happened here is a miracle and I want you to fucking acknowledge it!