- Kevin stopped by the board to give a quick reaction to the “Reaper” pilot news, revealed a familiar DP will be onboard, and also dropped HUGE NEWS that he’s writing not one, but TWO new films which he’s hoping to direct BACK TO BACK in late 2007 and early 2008. YEAH YEAH YEAH!!! Here’s Kevin:
But, yes – if t’s are dotted and i’s are crossed properly – I’m going to direct the pilot for “Reaper”. It’s less “Brimstone” or “Dead Like Me” (as some have suggested here) and more “Shaun of the Dead” than anything else. I’m trying get Trevor into the cast mix as well, and Baby Dave is gonna shoot it.
Why am I doing it? a) The script is funny, and b) I’ve always been curious about trying my hand at directing something I didn’t write. Never had an interest in doing that on the big screen, but “Reaper” presented an excellent opportunity to give it a go in a smaller (yet, ironically, far larger) pond.
The shoot runs about two weeks in March, so it’s not going to compromise my schedule too badly. I’m still in the midst of writing the next two flicks, which Mos and I are hoping to shoot back-to-back this fall and winter.
