Indie auteur David Gordon Green is drunk with power.
Having already illustrated his ability to tackle every genre known to man (from Southern indie-romance tales to full-blown action comedies – this summer’s “Pineapple Express” for Judd Apatow) with his chameleon-like screenwriting prowess (he’s tackling a horror remake of “Suspiria” next), the erstwhile indie filmmaker cum soon-to-be mainstream success has set his mad scientist-like ideas on the little people. Literally…
“I want to do a $100 million action movie, I want to do a horror movie, I want to do some weird medieval movie about a dwarf,” Green said with typical ADD zeal to Reelchannel.
Jigga, what? We mentioned a “medieval project” briefly in our “David Gordon Green Tries To Tackle Every Genre Known To Man” piece, and of course now the details are in.
“There’s a book called, ‘The Dwarves,’ that I want to make with [little person actor] Peter Dinklage that’s pretty awesome that we developed; another challenging movie.”
Mmmkay. But as he’s basically said a million times before: don’ try and pigeonhole him. “Ultimately [my filmmaking pals and I] a bunch of nerds that like making movies and it’s fun, regardless of if you’re making something harsh and gothic and bleak or if you’re making something where people are singing and dancing in the streets.”
What’s that a full-blown feature-length remake of Bowie and Jagger’s “Dancing In The Streets” video???
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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