Inside Secrets: Chuck Russell Reveals Untold Stories Behind Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx’s Iconic Film Collateral
I was a younger guy I said look I’m gonna get your movie made We’re gonna write a script. It’s gonna be true. I don’t know. I just talked my way into it Nobody else basically the answer is nobody else wanted it So it took a little spark of imagination and the fact that I knew I could point to the fly and I could hype it up But the time we presented it I’ve had a bunch of artwork now But you can use AI to make the best artwork for your pitch. Mm-hmm. So It’s since you guys are writer centric. I will say writing is Such a big deal. It’s it’s been the motor to my career. I might not be thought of as a writer first But to this day, I’m often hired to rewrite to direct That they know I can be a bit of a script script doctor at this point in my career and I have original scripts I like to and I spent years with Frank Darabond as a writing partner, which was wonderful for both of us My point is just What is it about your property if it’s not a book and it’s not a remake? Maybe it’s an original story. Do you know of maybe you can go out and say hey, I got the rights to this original story Here’s the simple document for the person it happened to You actually have to have things like that or you’ll give the other person an idea to do that original story Go out It doesn’t cost a lot of money you find an interesting story and maybe it’s going to be a cultural story or a personal story Or a drama. It doesn’t have to be a horror film, which is what how I started It just finds something you’re passionate about it just it’s just the basic advice for all writing and filmmaking Because it’s gonna end up being a lot harder than you think
