There is a lot of buzz surrounding Cary Fukunaga's next with actors Jonah Hill and Emma Stone, and the director reveals the trio came on board for the show over drinks.
"Maniac" is an upcoming American dark-comedy television series by Cary with the main roles played by Jonah and Emma.
The 39-year-old Emmy-award winner approached Emma with the idea of doing a show, while they were drinking.
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"I just really wanted to work with Emma and Jonah so we just thought may be we should do a show. It all started one night, I was having a drink with Emma and I said I really want to do a show with you.
"Then she said 'I always wanted to do one with Jonah. So then we went to Jonah's house and had some wine. And then we all agreed to do the show," he said.
When asked why did he want to do a TV show with them, when he could've also done a film, Cary said, "I think when we started talking about the show we just stuck with it."
Cary was speaking at a panel discussion at the 18th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star, last evening.
Patrick Somerville is writing "Maniac", which is based on the Norwegian comedy series of the same name from 2014.
The original show is about a man living a fantasy life in his dreams, who is actually locked up at a mental institution.
The "True Detective" helmer said "Maniac" will have a completely new setting and story, different from the original series.
"Patrick is adapting it. I mean, adapting is not really the right word, he is creating it. Because we are not really taking the platform that it is based on...
"It has that little seed of a concept in there, otherwise it is a completely new story, new characters, new environment and town."
Cary, however, isn't new to adaptations. His 2011 British romantic drama "Jane Eyre" was based on the 1847 novel of the same name by Charlotte Bronte.
The film starred Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.
The director said earlier he used to think that adaptations were catering to the loyal audience of the source material, only to realise later that a filmmaker must visualise his version of the same.
"I think when I was younger I used to think it was serving a core audience in terms of the themes and the elements that resonated for everyone who was loyal and faithful to the adaptations.
"I've actually come to understand, to do a good adaptation, you essentially have to find a way to visualise your version of it."
Cary feels adaptations tend to ignite reactions, but one must be ready to face it.
"Like whenever you read a book, you have a movie playing in your mind. So what I can do is to recreate this movie inside here (mind) and it is not going to be for everyone.
"(But) You have to accept the fact that some are going to hate it, some are going to be more vocal about it than others and just ignore it.
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