Sunday afternoon in the Hammerstein Ballroom at New York Comic Con, FX screened the pilot episode of their upcoming TV series “What We Do in the Shadows,” based on 2014 film of the same name.
After the screening, it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn to whether co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi would reprise their roles from the film.
“Only if something really disastrous happened,” Clement told panel moderator (and Rolling Stone TV critic) Alan Sepinwall. “Has to be of incredible import.”
Confirming that this new series, the film, and the recent New Zealand series “Wellington Paranormal,” all take place in the same universe, Waititi also joked that they were building out a rival to Marvel.
“What we’re doing is taking one idea and stretching it out,” said a deadpan Waititi, who directed this pilot after taking the lead on “Thor: Ragnarok.”
While Vladislav and Viago...
After the screening, it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn to whether co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi would reprise their roles from the film.
“Only if something really disastrous happened,” Clement told panel moderator (and Rolling Stone TV critic) Alan Sepinwall. “Has to be of incredible import.”
Confirming that this new series, the film, and the recent New Zealand series “Wellington Paranormal,” all take place in the same universe, Waititi also joked that they were building out a rival to Marvel.
“What we’re doing is taking one idea and stretching it out,” said a deadpan Waititi, who directed this pilot after taking the lead on “Thor: Ragnarok.”
While Vladislav and Viago...
- 10/7/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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