Elijah Wood’s New Movie Is a Prophetic Thriller About Celebrity Hacking

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http://www.wired.com/2014/10/open-windows/

BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER
Wired.com
10.02.14

Open Windows is kind of a weird movie; it’s viewed almost entirely through 
a series of computer windows on a laptop screen. It’s also kind of a 
prophetic movie; it’s about a young actress named Jill Goddard, the target 
of a hacker who infiltrates her smartphone and laptop—and her life.

But instead of stealing the contents of the starlet’s private life, the 
hacker in Open Windows, out on VOD today, makes a young fan, Nick (Elijah 
Wood), his unwitting accomplice by giving him access to the actress’ phone 
and the ability to watch her through surveillance cameras. And, unlike IRL 
celebrity phone hacks, Nick doesn’t use his access to snatch nude selfies 
of Goddard (Sasha Grey) and post them online; instead, he tries to save 
her from the skeeze targeting her.

The concept, which may remind viewers of a modern-day Rear Window, was 
actually vaguely inspired by the movie Closer (more on that later) and has 
been in the works for a couple years, but writer/director Nacho Vigalondo 
(Timecrimes) and his star are aware it’s coming at a time when hacks like 
the one that hit Jennifer Lawrence and other (mostly female) stars are 
making headlines. Though the problem of online harassment—both of 
celebrities and civilians—is nothing new. “There’s always a lack of 
privacy, there’s always an infringement that is possible with the 
internet,” Wood says. “We’ve read these stories time and time again, this 
just happens to be the latest infringement.”

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