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December 3, 2021 09:46 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/3/22815541/netflix-thanksgiving-mom-viral-twitter-thread-feature-film
Netflix is turning viral Thanksgiving Mom tweet into a movie
Five years after Jamal Hinton secured himself a seat at Wanda Dench’s thanksgiving dinner thanks to a wrong number, their story is being turned into a Netflix feature film, the streaming giant has announced. The Thanksgiving Text will be written by Abdul Williams (The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story), but Variety notes that a cast or director are yet to be announced.
The Thanksgiving Text is the latest example of a film drawing inspiration from viral online content. Perhaps most notably, Zola turned viral Twitter thread #TheStory into a surprisingly good feature-length movie. This 2015 article from Gizmodo has plenty of other examples, including Bad Ass, a film loosely based on the viral video “AC Transit Bus Fight,” and the...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/3/22815541/netflix-thanksgiving-mom-viral-twitter-thread-feature-film
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