10 Ridiculous Film Stories Everyone Believed (But Were Actually April Fool's)
Happy April Fool's Day! It's the one day of the year that can be especially annoying if you're actually trying to get anything productive done, given the wealth of misinformation that is fielded out in just about every corner of the web, from Facebook to Twitter and even news websites. I've already fallen for a few pranks today, and here at What Culture, we're going to run down 10 of the most ridiculous pieces of film news announced on April Fool's Day. What these "news" pieces did was to blur the line; these stories were believed by a large amount of those who read them (in many cases, myself included), only for the "victims" to naturally feel pretty stupid in retrospect. Whether it's unsavoury flavours of the moment getting coveted roles, ridiculous movie merchandise or things we can only wish were true, here are 10 ridiculous film stories everyone believed (but were actually April Fool's).