Congrats to Armie for turning 24 today! On behalf of myself, and I’m sure all Armie fans out there – I wish him a fantastic birthday! Here’s hoping for an upcoming year of happiness, tremendous success and many more great roles!

Happy Birthday Armie! And thank you all for visiting Armie Hammer Online and supporting his career!

GREENWICH, Conn. —
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are no strangers to the spotlight.

After waging a closely watched legal battle with Facebook Inc., the Greenwich natives and Olympic rowers know all too well what it’s like to be scrutinized in newspapers, blogs and books.

Now they’re preparing to see their story told once again — this time, on the big screen.

The upcoming David Fincher film “The Social Network” depicts the Winklevosses’ four-year legal dispute with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a former Harvard University classmate who they say stole their idea for the popular social networking site.

The Winklevoss brothers sued Zuckerberg in 2004, saying he agreed to finish the computer code for their site, ConnectU, but repeatedly stalled and eventually created Facebook using their ideas. The lawsuit began to draw widespread media attention after Facebook was valued at $1 billion in a 2006 bid by Yahoo Inc. The legal dispute was settled in 2008 for $65 million in cash and Facebook shares, according to published reports.

That the controversial origins of Facebook, which is reported to have more than 500 million active users, would become the focus of a big-budget movie comes as little surprise to the twins.

“The whole controversy with Facebook has taken a life of its own,” Tyler
Winklevoss said in a recent phone interview in July from England, where the brothers are continuing their studies. “It almost seems like a logical progression. … We didn’t go from zero to 200 miles per hour overnight.”

The film, from a screenplay based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich, stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who turned 29 on Saturday, are played by male model Josh Pence and actor Armie Hammer, respectively, with Hammer’s face superimposed on Pence’s body using CGI technology.

The movie will be released in theaters on Oct. 1.

The twin brothers say they have not seen the film yet, but have viewed the trailers and read the screenplay, which is heavily based on news articles, interviews and other public documents.

“I thought the trailer captured the controversy quite well,” Tyler said. “It’s obviously a dramatization to some extent. (But) the movie appears to be up to date with the journalistic record.”

Tyler said it was not until the filmmakers had finished shooting most of the scenes for “The Social Network” that he and his brother actually got to meet the actors who portrayed them.

The brothers, both Brunswick and Greenwich Country Day school graduates, who have been rowing since they were 15 years old, were U.S. national pairs champions in 2005 and 2007. They finished sixth in the men’s pairs final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Whether the film, as a whole, is faithful to the brothers’ real-life story remains an open question.

The brothers say they have learned firsthand that there are often widely varying degrees of accuracy in the way print and online media outlets present their stories to audiences.

Hollywood is no exception.

“There’s obviously the reality, and there’s what people write and perceive,
and what their opinions are, and often there’s a gap there,” Tyler said. “We are used to that gap being big and small.”

Cameron hopes the movie accurately reflects a broader social dynamic between its characters — those who are guided by principle and integrity, versus those who view life as a zero-sum game, he said.

“If the movie is looking to reflect reality, then you have to ask yourself: How did I live my life?” Cameron said.

As long as the film is accurate, “I don’t think we have too much to be worried about.”

Either way, the brothers said they aren’t getting too hung up about the film.
This fall, they plan to finish a one-year MBA program at Christ Church college in Oxford, England. After that, they plan to continue training in the states for rowing competitions, in hopes of returning to London for the 2012 Olympics. They said their longer-term futures likely involve business.

“There are so many things I want to do right now, it would be foolish to confuse a movie as something more,” Tyler said. “Some parts are going to be true, others are going to be less true.

“At the end of the day, it’s a movie.”

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The first review for The Social Network is in. It’s a great read! Big thanks to Sofia for sending this in!

The misanthropic soul at the heart of The Social Network, David Fincher’s 21st-century moral tale

It was E.M. Forster, of course, who scripted that immortal, oft-abbreviated imperative: “Only connect, and the beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life to either, will die.” But had Forster lived to see the advent of something like the Internet, would he have been so quick to admonish the life bestial or monastic? As I write this, I am not nor have I ever been a member of those ubiquitous online communities known as Facebook and Twitter, which have separately and together transformed millions of us into the stars of our own reality shows, complete with “friends” and “followers” tuned into our every banal thought or change of mood, and where human popularity is tabulated in numbers as readily as the weekly box-office returns. Read More…

A massive, massive, MASSIVE thank you to the wonderfully awesome Michele I have added 400+ caps of Armie in Double Exposure. And his entire segment of the show has been uploaded to the media, which can be viewed here. Armie looks amazing, so be sure to check out the caps/clip!

Double Exposure: Episode Two

Jay Baruchel who had also been cast alongside Armie in the Batman: Justice League movie that never happened discusses the movie in a new interview. He shares info about the movie and what it would have been like, had it gone ahead with filming. Click here to read the interview.

I’ve added a HQ version of Armie with his father and brother at the Hammer Museum Gala in the Garden 2009. last year. Enjoy!

A big thank you to the wonderful Enyel from Chace Crawford Online for the outtake!

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The first theatrical trailer for the movie has (finally!) been released. Check it out guys!

Finally, some pictures of Armie filming The Social Network! These pictures come from the London location of the movie’s shoot. Which took place just last weekend. To see more pictures of the cast from that day of filming and info on the London shoot. Head over to Guest of a Guest. Stay tuned, I’ll be adding more pictures very soon! Enjoy!

The Social Network film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin finished off the last scenes of shooting this weekend at the Henley Royal Regatta (all regatta pictures are HERE). The Regatta, one of the three Royal British sporting events of the year (others include Wimbledon and Ascot) features crews from all over the world and spectators whose drink of choice are Pimm’s cups. Actors Armie Hammer and Josh Pence, who play the twin American rowers and entreprenuers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were on site to film rowing scenes from the film

On Set of The Social Network at the Henley Royal Regatta +14

EDIT: As promised earlier – I’ve added 15 additional photos to the album!

The second trailer looks really great! And this time, we can actually see Armie! (even if it’s just for a second, lol). Also, check out this article by CNET which offers a lot of information on the movie.

Sony Pictures announced over on Twitter that David Fincher’s THE SOCIAL NETWORK has been selected as the Opening Night film for the upcoming 48th Annual New York Film Festival on September 24th. The festival runs from September 24th through October 10th, 2010. Richard Pena, Selection Committee Chair & Program Director from The Film Society of Lincoln Center said,

“It’s exceptionally rare to discover a film that so powerfully captures the spirit of its time; The Social Network is such a film. David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin are a director/writer team, like Lumet and Chayefsky before them, that make this movie not only of the moment, but reflective of larger cultural issues as well, and confirm their position at forefront of contemporary cinema.”

From director David Fincher (ZODIAC, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON) and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin comes THE SOCIAL NETWORK, a film that proves you don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, and Ceán Chaffin and based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich.
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Brenda Song, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara and Armie Hammer, THE SOCIAL NETWORK will be released by Sony Pictures Entertainment on October 1, 2010.

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