Also, in the aftermath of the HFBS situation, I asked Kathy Kennedy if LFL had ever turned in a finished movie script for greenlight to Disney and had it rejected. She said no, this was a first.

For the record, I did not enjoy lying about the existence of THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO, but it really did need to remain a secret…until now!

Years later, this morphed into a two-fer: I would direct a contemporary color film and THEN the first film in the parallel franchise.

To clarify/expand on Tony Gilroy’s comments re Bond, what I was pitching in 2008 was a parallel franchise; low-budget (25m), R-rated, with a different actor playing JB. An indie auteur playpen, with each story a fictional behind-the-scenes take on a real historical event (the Profumo affair, etc).

Anyone who knows me and what I’m all about also knows today is the 50th anniversary of the release of JAWS. Less importantly, the LONG-gestating project about said film is progressing…look for a year-end release. It started as a book but has morphed into something…different.

Peter Weir’s use of music in GALLIPOLI

Okay, so normally I would call this Day 01 on THE CHRISTOPHERS since we shot dialogue scenes with cast but apparently it’s a “pre-shoot” aka Day 00. Hey, I JUST WORK HERE.

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Tonight’s lesson in staging: WAR HORSE from 56:03 to 1:01:18.

Back in action! New look, same cook.