What We Do In The Shadows Gets Series Order at FX
Ten episodes based on one of the 2010s funniest comedies is coming to FX next Spring. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement are at the helm and setting the TV series adaptation in NYC.
FX’s comedy line-up is already pretty damn strong, but this will somehow, probably, make it better.
Taika Waititi’s & Jemaine Clement ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Gets FX Pilot Order
A few things to note here.
1) If this goes to series, FX’s comedy line-up will be Baskets, Atlanta, Better Things, Archer, and What We Do In The Shadows (not to mention It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and You’re The Worst on FXx). That’s nearly flawless as far as we can see.
2) What We Do In The Shadows has an actual shot of being made into a TV show stateside. If you enjoyed Thor: Ragnarok at all (and somehow don’t know about What We Do In The Shadows), you could be in for a very wonderful surprise.
3) This is a great reason to go rewatch one of the funniest movies in recent memory.
Taika Waititi Making a Spin-Off of What We Do in the Shadows Called “Paranormal Event Response Unit”
Along with Dana Gould’s Stan Against Evil, now might be the time for the horror comedy procedural.
One of the best comedies in recent memory is Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows. The mockumentary of the everyday life of vampires in New Zealand was fantastic and thankfully started making Waititi’s name one to remember here in America.
New Zealand’s own NZ On Air has put up money for a first season of a TV spin-off that follows cops, from the What We Do in the Shadows universe, who are trying to keep the living alive.
Called Paranormal Event Response Unit, we think it’d be a real smart move on the part of any network or streaming service to strike a North American distribution deal now.
A lot of misrepresentations about vampires have been floating around in our media for decades, but with the arrival of the “documentary” What We Do In The Shadows, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement can finally bring to light what it’s like being a vampire in the 21st century.
Specifically, they’d like to inform us all of 7 specific truths that you may or may not know about.
Also, go see What We Do In The Shadows as it’s playing in even more theaters now.
A few days ago we posted the Kickstarter campaign for Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows to expand its U.S. release.
With only 5 hours to go before the campaign ends, they have exceeded their goal of $400K by raising $433,848. So, that means several cities throughout the country will get the benefit of seeing their vampire mockumentary that’s getting critical acclaim left and right.
Which cities and when it will come to said cities have yet to be all announced, but we will keep you updated.
So, along with David Cross’ Hits, score two for Kickstarter funded independent film releases in 2015.
Though the hilarious vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows from Jemaine Clement and Taiki Waititi is going to play in limited release in LA and NYC on Feb. 13th, both Jemaine and Taika want to follow suit with David Cross’ Hits and expand the release to as many cities as possible around the good ol’ U.S. of A. They’re aiming for about 70.
So, to do this, they’re attempting to raise $400,000 to accomplish that goal on Kickstarter. As of this post, they’ve raised $289,863 and only have 5 more days, specifically until Feb. 12th 4:37PM, to crowdfund the rest.
The rewards are pretty great ranging from set visits and special screenings to baby onesies and cooking aprons.
So, please take the money you were going to spend on the corporate-created Valentine’s Day and make sure America gets to see What We Do In The Shadows. Your significant other will understand.
New Zealand vampire mockumentary has probably not been fully formed as a sub genre yet, but, nonetheless, we’re still pretty excited that Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows is coming stateside.
Funny or Die is now presenting the release and has made a date for Feb. 13th to roll What We Do In The Shadows out.
This is probably going to be a pretty good movie whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day that weekend or ardently ignoring it.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Before dealing with the speculation as to what he will be doing 4 episodes of with HBO and if it’ll involve Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement has co-written and co-directed what seems to be a great tongue-and-cheek vampire mockumentary with Taiki Waititi called What We Do In The Shadows.
While playing at TIFF, it has picked up a distribution deal to play here in the States thanks to The Orchard and Unison Films. That’s great to hear so we’ll get to see what 4 vampires living in New Zealand dealing with modern life will be like.
Despite what you may think, the movie sub genre surrounded by vampires isn’t quite finished yet. If anything, it’s only the romantic Twilight-esque notions of vampires that folks are growing tired of. Twists and redefinitions of the sub genre seem to be popping up and are pleasantly surprising.
Case in point: the New Zealand comedy What We Do In Shadows from Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, which follows vampires living in a flat, mockumentary style. Just check the trailer and see how much fun it might just be.