I always like to start something new. It takes the pressure off of the last thing I was working on and let’s my brain go in a totally different direction. Then when I get stuck on the new thing I jump back!

The middle!! In my opinion it’s easy to start the first act and I usually know the ending but it’s the 40-70 page range that feels like a slog and what I always struggle with the most.

You’re 100% in.

I’m from Ronkonkoma long Island originally! But Jeremy Garelick bought a high school in Syracuse to shoot comedies there. So all the production is based out of there. But I do love wings so I’ll be sure to hit Rochester for Binge 3!

Working on my next movie where in the future aluminum is only legal one day a year.

Yep! That’s her

Yes!! Finishing is 99% of the battle!

It’s in development Hell

Sure!

I’m listening…

I think around 10. I kept doing it even after I was getting paid to write too. It’s just fun to get to write without any rules or notes and just upload it to the world.

He’s more of a behind the scenes mayor, like the wizard of Oz but with donkey sauce.

Thank you!! Eduardo Franco is really awesome. He’s obviously incredibly funny but also an insanely good actor. His instincts were always dead on and I never had to tell him much. Also we bond over our lives for 90s nostalgia video games, toys and movies which is the most important.

I wrote the role for Danny Trejo and somehow he agreed to do it. Also one of the nicest guys ever. He gave a big speech at the end of shooting and said it was the most fun he’s ever had on a movie shoot.

Thank you! “Cocaine Grandma” would be a good title for a spinoff

Finished draft. I’ve sold around 5 scripts at this point and they’ve all been written first. Sure it’s annoying to do the work up front for free but once you have the script people know what it is and I think it avoids years of development when it’s coming from just a logline or a pitch.

I’d say my biggest advice always is to just finish. Even if you think it’s a hot pile of shit. I think a lot of people get stuck in a trap of trying to perfect the first 20 pages and are too hard on themselves. Once you have a full 3 act script you really start to see what the movie is. It’s also important to remember that if you’re lucky enough to sell something every single step of the way there will be notes. Studio, producer, director, actors, so the draft will probably unrecognizable by the time it gets to the screen.

No! The first time I heard about it was on this thread a few hours ago. But that’s amazing, I’ll have to look that up. Binge 3: This Time In Ireland? @hulu

Thank you

Yeah it’s essentially a comedic take on the Purge. It’s the fun side of the Purge! Unless your idea of fun is murdering people in the street then I guess the Purge is the fun Purge for you.

Exactly!

Thanks!

The short answer is yes of course. The long answer is when I first moved to LA I lived at the Oakwoods which is filled with child stars hoping to get on a show for pilot season. My neighbor was Corey Haim and I saw him at the convenience store in the complex 3 different times buying D BATTERIES. And if I saw it 3x imagine how many times he was actually buying them. I wonder everyday what he was doing with those. Boom box? That’s what my movie would be about. Thank you.

I had directed a bunch of comedy shorts through the years and I was on set everyday for Binge 1 shadowing the director Jeremy Garelick. So when it came time to do the second one he really went to bat for me and told Hulu I could handle it. They were super supportive and let me go as crazy as I wanted. And if you watch the movie you’ll see it’s pretty wacky! I think directing definitely helps maintain the MOST control, but there are still notes from the studio and the actors and producers but ultimately you do have the final say in most decision making. As long as you aren’t some kind of ego maniac jerk! And with a movie like this I think funniest idea wins out. I was willing to hear any and all pitches.

I believe it should be on Disney+ there!

I just watched it for the first time pretty recently and loved it. RDJ’s line about inventing dice was such a weird throw away line that made me laugh so hard and I can’t stop thinking about.