Department of Defense support for 2024 movie "Land of Bad"
| Tracking # |
24-F-0814 |
| Submitted | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Due | March 22, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Brett Carollo
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any documents pertaining to collaboration between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the production of the 2024 movie "Land of Bad," directed by William Eubank and starring Russell Crowe. I request any and all documents pertaining to DoD involvement with the production of "Land of Bad." Such documents may include but should not be limited to: script notes; production assistance agreements; and all records of communications between employees of DoD and members of the cast, crew, and production company of "Land of Bad," including memos, notes of meetings and conference calls, emails, and other forms of communication.
I am the Director of Research Operations at a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization called The Decoding Culture Foundation. These documents will be used for public education and research purposes. I therefore request a waiver of all fees that may otherwise apply. Attached is a document with organization letterhead confirming my position, as well as the organization's 501(c)(3) application and approval form.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Brett Carollo
From: Department of Defense - Special Assistant for Entertainment Media
Dear Brett Carollo,
Case Number 24-F-0814 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 24-F-0814.
Regards,
OSD/JS or DLA FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Department of Defense - Special Assistant for Entertainment Media
Dear Brett Carollo,
The status of your FOIA request #24-F-0814 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
OSD/JS or DLA FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Department of Defense - Special Assistant for Entertainment Media
Good Morning Mr. Carollo,
Please find the enclosed interim response to your FOIA Request that was
received by the OSD/JS FOIA office on February 26, 2024, and assigned FOIA
case number 24-F-0814. Additionally, please refer to the case number and
include the FOIA Action Officer cited in the interim response in any future
correspondence regarding your FOIA request.
V/r,
Aris Indino
FOIA Analyst
Freedom of Information Division OSD/JS
aris.m.indino.ctr@mail.mil <mailto:aris.m.indino.ctr@mail.mil>
571-372-0477 (Office)
From: Department of Defense - Special Assistant for Entertainment Media
Good morning,
Please see the attached documents for our response to your Freedom of
Information Act request. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any
questions regarding this response or issues opening the attached documents.
V/r,
Samuel Giovannucci
Senior FOIA Analyst
Freedom of Information Division
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service center
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From: Brett Carollo
This message pertains to FOIA request 24-F-0814.
I am writing to appeal the decision of "no responsive documents."
Attached is a link to an article in the "Hollywood Reporter" online, in which the director of "Land of Bad," claims he was invited to a military base and given various forms of technical advice and cooperation. Here is the quote:
“[Jason] Kinney, who was a real JTAC instructor at Fort Irwin, called us and said, ‘Hey, you guys have got to come out and see what we actually do,’” Eubank recalls. “So we went out there and stayed for two weeks, calling in 9-lines to F-35s. So that changed how we looked at everything, including the script. We met real drone operators, and we just scrapped how we had written the initial film. We started over.”
This certainly qualifies as "support" or "collaboration." I requested any documents pertaining to such support, and I reiterate my request in light of the evidence above.
Sincerely,
Brett Carollo
From: Brett Carollo
This is an addendum to the appeal for FOIA request 24-F-0814.
The article cited in the appeal can be found here:
Sincerely,
Brett Carollo
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 25, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #24-F-0814.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 25, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #24-F-0814.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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