Paul Feignever thought he’d create something in the fantasy genre.
Over three years ago, Feig was first brought the script forNetflix’s film adaptation of the popular series.
“I got to scratch the surface of it withGhostbusters, but that was still our world.
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So this just had everything I wanted.
They’re very dense books, very inventive and fun, likeAlice in Wonderland.”
It is a hard genre to do, and is a very specific genre.
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But once I read this and could visualize the world of it, it was really fun."
“Then suddenly all these designs start making me feel like a kid in a candy shop.”
“I think it so speaks to the way that the world is right now,” Feig says.
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“Agatha even says it in the movie, ‘You’re not evil, you’re just human.’
I think it’s a really important lesson to get across in a very stylized, entertaining way.
It’s all relatable to our lives even though it’s set in a very fanciful world.
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And if all goes according to plan he hopes to explore that further with sequels.
“The goal is definitely for this to be a franchise,” he says.
“I mean, this cast is just stellar.
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I have to pinch myself every time I watch the movie.
The School For Good and Evilpremieres Oct. 19 on Netflix.
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