New Story Details Revealed For Taika Waititi's Upcoming Series THE AUTEUR
Last week we learned that Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit) and Jude Law are teaming up for a new Showtime series titled The Auteur. In the initial announcement, it was reported that the story would be told from the point of view of an eccentric “auteur” played by Law, and it’s also said to be a satire on Hollywood.
We’ve now learned that the series will be based on Rick Spears’ graphic novel of the same name. Deadline confirmed that news and revealed that Showtime has ordered multiple scripts of the half-hour series, and they revealed the following details:
“Based on the graphic novel by Rick Spears, James Callahan and Luigi Anderson, The Auteur is described as a gonzo horror-comedy, a twisted romance and a glamorous, high wire act of biting satire. In it, desperate to make a great horror movie after a massive bomb, a film producer accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer.”
Showtime’s Scripted Programming Executive Vice President Amy Israel said in a statement:
“The Auteur unites the wildly imaginative filmmaker Taika Waititi and the barbed wit of Peter Warren with the undeniable Jude Law in a bloody love letter to the movies that will make you simultaneously die laughing and want to run for your life.”
Waititi will direct the series and co-write alongside Peter Warren (Ghost Team). With Waititi developing the series, and the story that the series will tell, this is sure to be a very entertaining and awesome show! I can’t wait to see how it turns out!