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I wish I had more to blog about. But patience seems to be one of the main ingredients in filmmaking. It helps in the meticulous process of making a film, but it also comes in handy when you are waiting to make one.<\/p>\n

That’s where I sit right now. In the waiting room. Every once in a while, someone in white pokes their head out, I look up from my magazine and they say, “It’ll be just a few more minutes.” In this metaphor, I am thankful that there are at least some current issues of Entertainment Weekly and a candy dish.<\/p>\n

What can I tell you? Even though I have been hired to direct a film for Fox, I still have to get a “green light” from the execs. There has been a bit of an “executive shuffle” over there, so next week we sit down to make sure the right people are reacquianted with the project (and make sure they are excited enough to make it). This should be an aggressive re-pitch of the project, with all producers on deck, some flashy artwork and a lot of charm spewing out of Zach Braff. It actually does spew out of him. You can’t resist it. Beware.<\/p>\n

I have two other films that are being set up with Weinstein Company, but I am still waiting on those deals to be worked out. This involves waiting for certain people to come back from flying around the world long enough to focus on me before they run off to buy something else. I am presently thinking of sending them a picture of me on a milk carton, with the caption, “Have you seen my deal?”<\/p>\n

But any time you find yourself waiting, you can also be proactive (and no, I do not mean the facial cleanser endorsed by Kelly Clarkson).<\/p>\n

Zach Braff, Adam Braff and I have been meeting regularly to create new concept art for “Andrew Henry’s Meadow.” A couple of artists have worked up some great paintings under my direction which we have blown up to poster-size. They are spectacular, showing the scale and beauty we want to acheive in the movie. I wish I could post them here! …..But I can’t.<\/p>\n

I’ve also written the first act of my original fantasy film. And no, I can’t share much of that either. But let’s just say that I recently sent giant mechanical spiders chasing a rocket-powered tank through a burning village. That’s fun.<\/p>\n

The other very exciting thing I have been doing while waiting is taking meetings with a childhood touchstone of mine… a company that was started by a guy with a beard and a little green frog.<\/p>\n

Hopefully I can make an announcement about that soon. <\/p>\n

But until then, you can have a taste of the slow torture I enjoy… known as waiting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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