“It’s about this guy,” McKay recalled Perry pitching him.
“You’d recognize him.
His name is Matt and he’s very famous and about 50 years old.
Matthew Perry and Adam McKay.Nick Rood/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
His life is a little bit of a mess.
He also said Perry wasn’t sure if the project should be a movie or a TV series.
“Any movie idea is kind of like someone telling you their dream,” McKay said.
“And there’s kind of obviously a meaning behind it.
TheVicefilmmaker responded with a more down-to-earth pitch.
And then, meanwhile, you’re a human being who’s dealing with real addiction, real pain.
It could be an incredible show.
It could be really funny.
It could really affect people’s lives.”
McKay believed such a show could find an audience.
“The world has changed.
You could actually do that show now,” he said.
“Ten years ago, people would have said you’re crazy.
The project never materialized, because Perry wasn’t interested in McKay’s alternate take.
“And it’s not the kind of idea you push on someone,” McKay said.
“So I was like, ‘OK.'”
Unfortunately, Perry only shot one scene in the film before flying to Switzerland to enter a rehab facility.
“He was back, and I was super excited to do the movie with him.”
