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"    Photo: Getty Images   Smartphones were busy snapping and uploading photos of Jason Bateman and Alexander Skarsg\u00E5rd at the New York SVA Theater as the talented duo discussed the perils of the digital age\u2014at the forefront of their latest film, Disconnect. The movie, directed by Henry Alex Rubin, also boasts Marc Jacobs&amp;#039;s onscreen debut (he plays an aspiring porn star).  True Blood&amp;#039;s Skarsg\u00E5rd , plays Derek Hull, a veteran with an online addiction. Of his character, Skarsg\u00E5rd said: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s carrying this weight around from the war: his PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder]. No one helped him when he came home, and he was a very proud man. He can&amp;#039;t even talk to his wife about his issues. [His] problem [is] Internet gambling. [And] in his case, it just becomes a distraction when he&amp;#039;s bored.&amp;quot;    Then there&amp;#039;s Jason Bateman&amp;#039;s character: Rich Boyd, a dedicated lawyer oblivious to the fact that his son Ben is cyber bullied. His onscreen son is played by Jonah Bobo, most recently seen as the adorable Robbie Weaver in Crazy, Stupid, Love.  &amp;quot;Ben [Boyd] is sort of reclusive, misunderstood. He doesn&amp;#039;t have many friends. His family doesn&amp;#039;t really get him. He uses his music as something he can identify with. It was definitely challenging to play this character,&amp;quot; said Bobo. While his character in Disconnect may not be attuned to his son&amp;#039;s digitized drama, Bateman isn&amp;#039;t quick to criticize the web. &amp;quot;I just think technology is pretty amazing,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Like all things that are great, you have to be responsible about how much you use it.&amp;quot;  Bateman and Skarsg\u00E5rd also toasted their small-screen successes. Of Arrested Development&amp;#039;s eagerly anticipated return, Bateman said, &amp;quot;It was just like we had picked it up a day later.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, Skarsg\u00E5rd gushed over True Blood co-stars Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin&amp;#039;s addition to the family: &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re doing an amazing job. I saw them yesterday. We had a promo thing in L.A. for True Blood. The kids were there. They&amp;#039;re just beautiful. They bring them to set every day.&amp;quot; Let&amp;#039;s just hope they keep those visits fangs-free.  Disconnect opens in theaters on April 12. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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