Screenhead (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
The Hollywood Reporter reports that David Gordon Green – moving on from comedies Superbad and Pineapple Express – will direct the horror thriller Freaks of the Heartland for Overture Films. The film will be based on the Dark Horse graphic novel by Steve Niles. It followed a teenager’s attempts at protecting his “monster” of a [...]
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Two of my favorite people in the industry, Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green and 30 Days of Night writer Steve Niles are teaming up in a big way for Overture Films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Green has signed on to direct an adaptation of the graphic novel "Freaks ...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
David Gordon Green will be venturing into small town horror next with an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic series Freaks of the Heartland. Green last directed Pineapple Express this year and Snow Angels before that, two great films that couldn't be more unlike each other. In my interview with Green in July, he mention that he's "working on a horror movie now" and...
KillerMovies (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Overture Films has tapped David Gordon Green to direct the horror thriller "Freaks of the Heartland," written by freshman scribes Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey..
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
David Gordon Green became an indie darling with contemplative films like George Washington and All the Real Girls , then proved his diversity in 2008 by directing another quiet drama, Snow Angel s, as well as the raucous stoner adventure Pineapple Express . People have gone from asking "What can Green do?" to "What can't Green do?," and we're about to get some more...
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Director David Gordon Green is a hot commodity right now in Hollywood after moving from the world of indie dramas to mainstream comedies, but he seems to be doing a good job of riding the momentum from Pineapple Express while also avoiding being pigeon-holed into any one specific genre or style of film. He had [...]
dignmore.com (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Overture Films has tapped David Gordon Green to direct the horror thriller "Freaks of the Heartland 2 Vote(s)
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
David Gordon Green's next project is a horror film based on Steve Niles' graphic novel Freaks of the Heartland
JoBlo (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
After the success of PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, David Gordon Green can essentially write his own ticket in Hollywood. Because of his art-house background, having directed films like ALL THE REAL GIRLS and UNDERTOW, Green is clearly someone who prides himself on producing interesting work, even if sometimes it's just a straight up stoner jam. That's why I'm confident that he's a...
Empire News (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
New project for Pineapple Express helmer
/Film (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
David Gordon Green (George Washington, Pineapple Express) has signed to direct an adaptation of 30 Days of Night author Steve Niles‘ Freaks of the Heartland. Newbie screenwriters Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey penned the script for the horror thriller. Released in 2004, the six-part comic book miniseries was illustrated by Greg Ruth. The official description [...]
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Overture Films has hired David Gordon Green to direct the horror thriller Freaks of the Heartland , written by new screenwriters Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey. The company recently purchased the rights to the Dark Horse graphic novel written by Steve Niles.
Frankly My Dear... (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
David Gordon Green, who spent his early years after film school (The N.C. School of the Arts) making Southern gothic fare, darker pictures from Undertow to Snow Angels. A New York Times piece on him last spring noted how he'd...
The Fader Magazine (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Since reporting on David Gordon Green's upcoming foray into animated sitcoms, we've kept our Google radar up for any further details on his "Good Vibes" project. This morning brings us cast developments and a plot synopsis: The project, from 20th Century Fox TV and Good Humor TV, will feature the voices of thesps Josh Gad ("Back to You"), Adam Brody ("The O.C."), Debi Mazar ("Entourage"),...
Big Screen Little Screen (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Having directed one of the best dramas of the year in Snow Angels and a top comedy in the Judd Apatow produced Pineapple Express, David Gordon Green will continue to show off his range by taking on the adaptation of the Steve Niles graphic novel, Freaks of the Heartland (Hollywood Reporter). Add Freaks to [...]
