The Host (Pop Apologists)

It's not like this is a sanctioned email.

Yeah, exactly.

And he's not weird about the fact that you're one of my exes.

OK, this is so crazy.

So she says, I'm writing with a zero pressure ask.

I've just come out the other side, well, almost, of the most upsetting experience I've ever had on a movie.

The making of doc of this film would be more interesting than the movie could ever be.

It's like with Wild Wild Country, Fire Festival, and Going Clear had a baby with the room.

Room also works though.

Anyway, I ended up rewriting and restructuring the entire script.

I also ended up having to direct the movie via the chaotic clown director, in quotes, director, actor, producer, financier, studio head at the center.

Yes, that's all the same person.

Oh, and did I mention he and everyone he had on the movie is in a cult?

If I would have just formally directed it, it would have been much easier, but having to troubleshoot through his taste, ego, and preexisting decisions made it so difficult.

And that's not even touching anything.

on any of the wild HR issues and beyond.

Anyway, now I'm going to bake off with him in the edit.

He's been editing since, I kid you not, July, and they gave me 10 days to do my own pass.

We have a bake off in 12 days, but I have a friends and family preview in New York on Saturday in the meantime, so I can get one round of notes or feedback before we duke it out.

If you have one hour and 58 minutes of free time at any time in the next few days...