I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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I like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I’d known of him because I’m from Europe.
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You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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It’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
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Then you’re going to get more offers. That’s what I want to do.
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There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel.
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Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing.
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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It’s a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children?
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It seemed like a different story, with the horror elements.
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