'The Office' alum rainnwilson discusses 'Bonzai Shadowlands' long path so far and how it all began back in 2006 with a Starbucks pitch from Jason Reitman: 'It’s a little bit like a really f***ed up 'Karate Kid.''
' long path so far and how it all began back in 2006 with a rather unorthodox — but very Hollywood — Starbucks pitch from a pre-fame Jason Reitman. You know, I'm one of the lucky ones. I have a nice house and I don't have to worry about work. Well, I have to worry a little bit, but I'm not going to starve. And I do a lot of dog walks with my wife and my kid and I'm doing a lot of writing work.
He had no premise other than he was a ninja living in the valley. He was just like, “What would that be like, with this mysterious ninja with a mysterious past. He's got to do laundry and he's walking down Van Nuys Boulevard. What is that?” So I came up with the whole story. We pitched a lot of ideas back and forth. He's still on board as an executive producer, but he's not as involved.
Who do you have lined up for the lead? I heard that Will Ferrell was among those suggested at one point. He was someone we were talking to. And he was interested for a while. And there’s other people we’ve been talking too. And the problem with all these amazing actors that we all love is that they’re booked through sometimes years in advance. And we’d like to make this movie, you know, before 2023.Yeah, that’s the level. But it doesn't even need to be a mainly comedy actor. We have a list of dramatic actors that might want to drift into a more comedic role. It’s a story of redemption.
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