Wrote the screenplay for Batman Vs. Superman. The film was shelved when
director Wolfgang Petersen announced he would instead direct the epic Troy (2004),
and director Bryan Singer announced he would be directing the next Superman
movie.
[about the producers] They're always going to trust the director over a writer.
I fell in love with [Se7en (1995) director David] Fincher, because he was going back to the first draft after a long period of development. I did a 140-page draft for another director, and it didn't have any head in the box.
People are going to laugh at your attempt to write a really romantic scene. So what can you do to protect yourself? You can shock people...
The great thing about horror is you can get away with no happy endings.