It’s officially April 1st, the day every year when the world’s journalists unite to pretend they’re writing for The Onion. It’s a fantasy we all, even those of us who are only marginally journalists, share. Celebrating April Fools day, for entertainment reporters anyway, means lying to your readers, and normally otherwise honest and responsible journalists sink their teeth into fibbing with vigor and vim. Those who find they like it too much will eventually give up being responsible reporters and become irresponsible bloggers, for whom today is just a normal Tuesday.
So all day and for the rest of the day, expect the internet to be filled with fake-outs, pranks, and flat out falsehoods. I’ll be here maintaining my traditional boycott of all holidays, though you never know when some of the other CB staff might decide to participate in the April Fools merrymaking.
Instead of inventing my own pranks, I’m going to do my best to provide all of you with a public service, and help you sort through the April Fools foolishness being told around the web. Below is a listing of all the April 1st stories which we’ve confirmed to be April Fools prankery. If you’re wondering if that story you just read about Harrison Ford playing Plastic Man is real or not, check here and see if we have it on the naughty list. I’ll keep updating this page with pranks as we find them.
April Fooled! A Full List Of Fake Holiday Reporting:
Harrison Ford to return as Han Solo! - Our buds over at Moviehole seem to be having more fun with this holiday than anyone else. This is just one of their many April Fools fake stories, so be wary of anything you read over there. It’s also the one I most wish was true. But it’s not. Sorry Peter Mayhew, put away that Chewie costume.
Christian Bale and Brandon Routh Sign For Justice League! - Even if it wasn’t April Fools there’s a good chance this story would be fake. We’ve all been fed so many false JLA stories (no that Hayden one we ran was not an early April Fools joke) that nobody really believes anything about it anymore. Well make it a point not to believe this one. The boys at Cinematical are just messing with you.
Gyllenhaal is Spidey! - In 2005 CB’s own Rafe Telsch ran a similar story as his April Fool’s joke. That was before Spider-Man 3, and in his gag report he claimed Topher Grace was taking over as the webhead. People seemed to get excited and believe it when Rafe did it, so I suspect JoBlo is soon to be deluged by comments from heartbroken Tobey Maguire fans littering their comments section with homophobic Brokeback Mountain jokes. Sucks to be them.
Jason Biggs Cast as Spider-Man - Another in the ever popular, Spider-Man nightmare casting series. This one from Moviehole’s Ramius, where, as I mentioned further up, they’re loving the hell out of this holiday. This one’s really the most horrifying of the bunch. At least Gyllenhaal might be good. Now I’m stuck with the mental image of Spider-Man humping a pie crust. Thanks for the nightmares Ramius.
Colin Farrell in Once remake - Another one from Moviehole, and another one I’m delighted isn’t at all true. Side note, is anyone else starting to get the feeling that Falling Slowly is being over played in the bathrooms of movie theaters? I love the song, but I don’t need hear it every time I empty my bladder AMC. Change it up a little bit. Give me some Yanni. I hear he’s good for the urinary tract.
Rogen is Rowlf in new Muppet movie - Hello again Moviehole. This one is actually fairly plausible. After all, Jason Segel is writing the script and the Frat Pack tends to stick together. The character’s voice was originally performed by Jim Henson, so it wouldn’t be sacrilege to bring someone else in to take over the part either. Heck, Rogen’s voice even sort of resembles Rowlf’s. The story's a joke, but it’s actually not a bad idea.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/April-Fool-Your-Guide-To-Holiday-Lies-8362.html
