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Did Web Fail 'Snakes on a Plane'?; Bulking Up the Virgin Way

Snakes on a Plane generated more online attention than any movie since The Blair Witch Project . So why didn't that translate into huge box office? Then, actors dramatically gaining weight--or losing it--for a part: how dangerous is it?

By Claude Brodesser-Akner • Sep 3, 2006 • 30m Listen

Snakes on a Plane generated more online attention than any movie since The Blair Witch Project. So why didn't that translate into huge box office? Then, actors dramatically gaining weight--or losing it--for a part: how dangerous is it?

Claude Brodesser-Akner
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Did Web Fail 'Snakes on a Plane'?; Bulking Up the Virgin Way

Snakes on a Plane generated more online attention than any movie since The Blair Witch Project . So why didn't that translate into huge box office? Then, actors dramatically gaining weight--or losing it--for a part: how dangerous is it?

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Did Web Fail 'Snakes on a Plane'?; Bulking Up the Virgin Way

Snakes on a Plane generated more online attention than any movie since The Blair Witch Project . So why didn't that translate into huge box office? Then, actors dramatically gaining weight--or losing it--for a part: how dangerous is it?

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