Its a spoof of the romantic comedy genre, starring regular collaborator Paul Rudd alongside Amy Poehler.
But I got little hate and lots of love for romcoms in They Came Together.
Would that be fair?
Yes, thats correct.
Talking of De Niro, is Paul Rudd your own personal De Niro?
Is he the collaborator who you most enjoy working with?
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Wouldnt it be nice if everyone had their own personal De Niro?
He really is such a smart funny talented guy Id happily do many more with him.
Did working with Amy Poehler on this one lead into Old Soul?
How did she come to They Came Together?
Ive known Amy since she arrived with her group Upright Citizens Brigade in New York in the mid 90s.
Its a brief cut youve come up with, something that flies in the face of many conventional comedies.
What have we missed out on thats sat in outtakes somewhere?
And how hard is to edit a film thats pulling the leg of a genre?
Yes its a very hard process to hit the right tone in a comedy of this sort.
So it was imperitive for us to keep it short and well structured.
So: after this, it must be a Hugh Grant movie next.
Have you got the Bridget Jones 3 call yet?
I havent but maybe they just dont have my number.
Im ready, Hugh.
Can you recommend us a few good romcoms that tend to fly under peoples radar?
Oh and Lynn Sheltons upcoming movieLaggies.
But how did you get it through?
And where did you find Bobbe J Thompson?
Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott and Bobbe J were already cast.
By that point we just had to shoot something so there wasnt much time to overthink it!
To yourknowledge, has Ben Affleck ever seen it, and is he a fan?
Was there ever a temptation to go back to those characters?
Yes weve talked about it from time to time.
We have some sequel ideas that would be a blast to do.
Whats coming up on your slate next?
And I have a new project that will be announced in the next month or so!
Finally, whats your favourite Jason Statham movie?
And I really dont remember him in any of them.
So I guess my favorite was Collateral.
Fascinating answer, huh?
David Wain, thank you very much!
