[adrotate banner=”1″]The Prototype was a trailer that premiered on Deadline (after being leaked), except with one catch – there wasn’t a movie, just the trailer! But it went viral and now got a chunk of change to make an actual The Prototype film. Andrew Will wrote the script and will direct. The Bandito Brothers is the group responsible, they made the low budget Act of Valor into a hit. With a surprising amount of internet shorts getting optioned into full-length features recently, is the next step just making them into actual trailers? Honestly, I think a video is more likely to go viral if it isn’t a trailer, but a story that showcases a potential film. But then again, I could be wrong. How much will the final movie end up looking like the trailer? That is another mystery that only the future will reveal…

via Deadline