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'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' director's cut coming on Friday

Jon M. Chu has included 40 new minutes of footage

By Daniel Fienberg Monday, Feb 21, 2011 11:13 PM

<p>'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'</p>

'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'

Credit: Paramount
Can you ever have too much of a good thing? If that good thing is Justin Bieber, Paramount has decided to never say never.
 
See what we did there?
 
Sigh.
 
The studio announced on Monday (February 21) that "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Director's Fan Cut" will hit theaters on Friday, February 25 for a one-week engagement on RealD and 3D Digital screens. 
 
Presumably calling the rereleased (before it ever ceased to be released) film "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Again" would have caused legal issues.
 
Fans won't be able to accuse Paramount of squeezing extra money out of Bieber Fever without any return. The new cut of "Never Say Never" contains a whopping 40 minutes of new footage, though it somewhat confusingly runs 115 minutes, only 10 minutes longer than the original cut that opened two weeks ago.
 
“"I realized I had an embarrassment of riches when I was in the cutting room,”" states director Jon M. Chu in the Paramount release. "This cut allows me to retain some of the best scenes from the original movie, while incorporating previously unseen footage and new material I shot during our extensive promotional tour on behalf of the movie. Justin’'s dedication to his fan base is unwavering and I was inspired as a filmmaker to attempt to provide them a unique experience that showed even more of his world.”"
 
Since "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" opened on February 11, it has taken in more than $50 million at the domestic box office and even garnered reasonably positive reviews, standing at 68 percent "Fresh" on RottenTomatoes.
 
“"It is a testament to the professionalism and tenacity of Jon and the production team for turning around this new version of “'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Director's Fan Cut' in only a few months, giving fans an even deeper look into Justin’'s life,”" states Adam Goodman, President Paramount Film Group.
 
Tickets for "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Director's Fan Cut" go on sale on Tuesday, February 22 at 8 p.m. ET.
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    Lauren

    I saw the movie yesterday with my BFFs and we all LOVED it!!!!

    February 22, 2011 at 12:50AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Lauren nicole

    I saw the movie yeasterday with my BFFs and we all LOVED it!! Keep up the singing Justin!!

    February 22, 2011 at 12:59AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Bob Beebur

    OK. enough is enough. I saw the first run of the original, and yes i would agree -- positive. But yes folks, sometimes it is better to just say never. Doesn't he have enough money? oh that's right, it's not about him making more money, it's about others using him to make their own. For goodness sakes give it a rest. And yes justin, please no more comments about when it's 'right' for a person to have sex. You don't even have a proper understanding of what love is at your age. If you had any sense, you would have told your adoring fans that it's moral to wait until after you are married. But oh well, I guess we'll have to wait and see if selena takes the bait.

    February 28, 2011 at 6:05PM EST Reply to Comment



  • i love ur songs

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