Nicole called. She’d talked to Derek Dauchy at Revolution. He said Totem needed a lot of work. It does? That’s the freaking first I’ve heard of it. Everyone has been praising it. Nicole felt he was holding something back. I told her it sounded like Garner didn’t like it and Derek is playing it safe.
I called Patrick. Patrick met with Garner and said Garner’s notes were all over the place. Patrick said the bottom line was that Revolution was embarrassed by Darkness Falls and the idea of a scarecrow flick terrified them even more. He said they were probably going to hire another writer.
He wasn’t certain but he’d heard mention of it. He was very kind. Very gracious and I believed his sincerity and was thankful he had shot me straight. He said working with me was a pleasure and he would work with me again any day of the week, but alas, it’s not up to him.
But rewrites are a part of the business. I rewrite and I get rewritten. That’s the way it works. Bummer.
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