Editing Born Villain (film)

{{Disambiguation|the film|the album|Born Villain|the song|Born Villain (song)}}

{{Film
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| Role           = by Shia LaBeouf
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| Director       = Shia LaBeouf
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| Writer         = Shia LaBeouf, Marilyn Manson 
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| Starring       = Marilyn Manson
| Music          = [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Chris Vrenna]], [[Twiggy]], [[Fred Sablan]]
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| Released       = August 28, 2011
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| Country        = United States
| Language       = English
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'''''Born Villain''''' is a short film directed by actor Shia LaBeouf in collaboration with [[Marilyn Manson]]. It was released on August 28, 2011, during its inaugural screening, at the L.A. Silent Theater. Produced as an accompaniment to the [[Born Villain (album)|''Born Villain'' album]], the film was intended as the record's promotional "trailer".<ref name="VrennaArmyVillain">{{cite web| last =Suehs| first =Bob| title = Army of the Universe: The Interview| work = Rock N Roll Experience Magazine | publisher= Angelfire | date = 2011-08-20| deadurl = http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/vrenna.html | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20120315014952/http://www.angelfire.com/rock/e4/vrenna.html | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref> The music heard in the video is the song "[[Overneath the Path of Misery]]".

== Background and development ==
:''for a complete overview of the accompanying album see [[Born Villain (album)]].''
{{cquote|"The song has all these references to 'Macbeth' and all this Shakespeare and heavy theology, so we tried to make Manson's 'Un Chien Andalou' macabre 'Macbeth' — that's sort of what that became." |source=—Shia LaBeouf<ref name="MTVShiaVillain"/>}}
The idea for the film originated after Manson and LaBeouf struck up a friendship at a concert of The Kills.<ref name="MTVShiaVillain"/> The actor, who "has always been intrigued" with the singer, then offered to direct his next music video.<ref name="MTVShiaVillain"/> In order to convince him, LaBeouf gave Manson a screening of ''Maniac'' — his directorial collaboration with American rappers Kid Cudi and Cage.<ref name="MTVShiaVillain">{{cite web| last =Warner| first =Kara| title = Shia LaBeouf Calls Marilyn Manson Video 'A Cool Diversion'| work = ''MTV News'' | publisher= MTV Networks (Viacom) | date = 2011-08-31| url =http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670077/shia-labeouf-marilyn-manson-born-villian-video.jhtml| accessdate = 2011-09-01}}</ref> Impressed, Manson commissioned the aspiring director to create a "making-of" video documenting the album's recording and production.<ref>{{cite web| title = Marilyn Manson recruits Shia LaBeouf to document new album| work = Kerrang! | publisher = Bauer Media Group| deadurl = http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/07/marilyn_manson_recruits_shia_l.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130515213452/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/07/marilyn_manson_recruits_shia_l.html|date=2011-07-01 | accessdate = 2011-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Barshad| first = Amos| title = Shia LaBeouf Told Regis and Kelly He's Working With Marilyn Manson| work = Vulture | publisher= ''New York'' magazine| date = 2011-07-01| url = http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/07/shia_labeouf_told_regis_and_ke.html| accessdate = 2011-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title =Transformers star Shia LaBeouf set to shoot new Marilyn Manson documentary| work =NME | publisher=IPC Media | date = 2011-07-01 | deadurl = http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/57704 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20140505170916/http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/57704| accessdate = 2011-07-02}}</ref>

Manson and LaBeouf produced the film throughout July of 2011 under the management of California-based production company Vanderson Inc.<ref name="VrennaArmyVillain"/><ref name="Vandersonprojectresume"/> The film borrows a variety of "very intense, graphic imagery" from an number of sources including Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 film ''The Holy Mountain'', Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel's 1929 short film ''Un Chien Andalou'', Shakespeare and theology.<ref name="MTVShiaVillain"/> LaBeouf explained that "we tried to make Manson's <nowiki>'</nowiki>''Un Chien Andalou''<nowiki>'</nowiki> macabre <nowiki>'</nowiki>''Macbeth''<nowiki>'</nowiki> — that's sort of what that became."<ref name="MTVShiaVillain"/> Manson, for his part, described his intention with the film as "both an homage and a mockery of the history of Cinema."<ref name="mmdotcomofficialalbumtitle">{{cite web|last=Manson |first=Marilyn |deadurl=http://marilynmanson.com/2011/marilyn-manson-announces-album-title-born-villain/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140701062310/http://marilynmanson.com/2011/marilyn-manson-announces-album-title-born-villain/|title=Marilyn Manson Announces Album Title, "Born Villain" |work=Marilynmanson.com Journal |publisher=Marilynmanson.com |date=2011-09-02 |accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref><ref name="NMEofficialalbumtitle">{{cite web|deadurl=http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/58994 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20140413125154/http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/58994|title=Marilyn Manson names eighth studio album as 'Born Villain' |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=2011-09-02 |accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref> On August 17, Sablan leaked the film's official website on his Twitter blog. The website announced the project release date. Drummer [[Chris Vrenna]] has claimed that ''Born Villain'' is not a music video but "a full thing".<ref name="VrennaArmyVillain"/> He also mentioned that the film contain short clips of the album and its own score.<ref name="VrennaArmyVillain"/>

== Campaign ==
: ''Main article: [[Campaign]]''
''Campaign'' is a book by Shia La Beouf (photographer), Karolyn Pho (photographer) and Marilyn Manson released in August of 2011 by Shia La Beouf's Grassy Slope Entertainment, Inc. The book, accompanied by a DVD, is a visual accompaniment to Marilyn Manson and Shia La Beouf's collaboration, ''Born Villain''.

== Gallery ==
''Credit: [[Fred Sablan]] and others''

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=== Premiere ===

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=== Production ===
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== Personnel ==
=== Cast ===
* Marilyn Manson
* Miss Crash
* Fred Sablan
* Ashley Adair

=== Crew ===
* Shia LaBeouf — director
* Chris Giammalvo — production designer <ref name="Vandersonprojectresume">{{cite web|title =Vanderson Inc. project resume | work =''Vanderson Inc.'' | publisher=Wix | url = http://www.wix.com/vandersoninc/vanderson-inc-2/resume}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{WebArchive | 20141020121626 | http://bornvillain.com/ | Official ''Born Villain'' website}}

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