Viral Video Round Up: Nic Cage, Wilhelm Scream, Captain America, Star Wars Porn, Fast Five, & More! Dan Koelsch, April 26, 2011 The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere inbetween. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break. Actor Christoph Waltz starred in a skit for Jimmy Kiimmel Live, where we see him as one of the original judges for this season of American Idol. I somehow missed this parody of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” music video among the thousands of other ones, but I’m glad I found it. Made by Teddie Films, it’s the first Star Wars parody of the song I’ve seen, and it’s fantastic. Upon news of the Terror Alert System being changed, Conan O’Brien let’s us know how instead of colors, we use Nicolas Cage performances to warn the country. DeStorm is one of my favorite YouTube personalities, and he brings his creative genius again in a music video that has him going through nine famous movies in one take. Cinexcellence.com brings us almost every Wilhelm scream in film history. [via /Film] Indy Mogul has created a Backyard FX test film that features Captain America in a WWII scene. In Star Wars: Return of the Porn, three young men go on an epic quest through the galaxy to find the greatest porno ever created. The screenplays for the Fast and Furious series aren’t exactly Shakespeare, but the Onion News Network rips the newest film Fast Five by doing a skit in which the writer of the film is five years old.Today Now! Interviews The 5-Year-Old Screenwriter Of “Fast Five” What if Bruce Wayne was just a nut job and Batman was all in his head? YouTuber themanbatman visualizes just that with a trailer for “The Batman Complex”, splicing together video and audio from several Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan films. That’s it for this edition of Viral Video Round Up. Let us know in the comments below what videos we should feature next time! Fan Made Work Viral Marketing Viral News Viral Videos Americal IdolBatmanCaptain AmericaChristoph WaltzConanConan O'BrienFast FiveNicolas CageRebecca BlackStar WarsViral videoViral Video Round Up
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