Digital Spy give us this:
Zach Braff has had to put his latest movie on hold, after failing to gather a cast for it.
The Scrubs star has adapted a Danish film, called Open Hearts, in an attempt to follow up his directorial debut Garden State. However, he is struggling to find the right actors to play the roles demanded by the screenplay, and consequently has shelved the project.
“There is always pressure, but I’m going to do something that isn’t anything like Garden State,” he told Moviehole.net. “[Open Hearts is[ a really dark drama about a car accident and the way the accident affects all the people involved in it. I was going to do it this summer, but since I couldn’t get my top people I’m waiting until next summer.”
Humm….a director who is actually waiting for the right cast? While some may consider this a bit of a diva mood “I want HER to play the role (foot stomping) I’m not moving until she comes with me!” I think it shows patience and vision under what I’m sure is a lot of pressure for Zach to settle on other talented but possible not quite right for the role actors and actresses. Putting a film on hold for a year is an expensive gamble, what if the actors wanted find something juicier? What if they are injured or God forbid Impregnated! And yes it is also possible that even if all the desired cast joins this new movie it may still gets the same mixed reviews that Garden State got.
But with all these worries Zach Braff is still sticking to his guns. Will it pay off? Time will tell, I’m more curious in seeing it knowing that it will have the cast originally envisioned for the roles.
Successful or not it is very refreshing to see someone in Hollywood thinking long term instead of short term, and this is coming from someone who’s only lived in L.A. for a month.
