CLARKE: THAT F*CKING GUY!

20th July 2010

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LA BLOG!

(edited as of 22/07/10)

MAKING MOVES ON THE TRIP

So I was recently in LA for about 5 weeks and I gotta say it was another very positive trip.

I don’t ever really talk about what I do or what I’m doing until I know it’s happening, but if 20% of the things planned pan out then things will be very good. Of course that doesn’t always happen, but it’s good to know it might. I will be working hard for it to happen.

So here’s the deal, while I was away, it wasn’t really a holiday, I probably had 4-6 meetings a day for the whole 5 weeks. And actually moved agency to a bigger (not always the best move) one. But these guys are on it and are people who seem a lot more like they know what I’m about and have been tracking me a while. It was a very good move. I like them a lot.

SPARE TIME.

So what did I do in my spare time? Well I didn’t really have much, but was hanging for I bit with my boy Mark Tonderai who is directing a movie called the house at the end of the street, Starring Jennifer Lawrence, who not only may win an oscar for winters bone. But was wanted so much by X-Men first class, they moved their dates back so she could do his film first. WOW!!

Saw and had a massive breakfast with buddy Imogen Poots. She just got the lead in fright night, love that girl, she deserves that.

Chilled a bit with Alison Carroll, Former Lara croft… on her way to bigger and better.

Had a good evening dinner and chat, - a coke and a smile – (as he quotes) then went to see Toy Story 3D with Mr Aml Ameen. Ahhh This guy…

He’s doing so well. LA suits him. He was wasted here. Was the lead in KiDULTHOOD, such an important film, main part in the bill and then what? They did what they always do here. Wasted him, ignored him, and now he’s in LA making it big. Why this country does that is beyond me, but good luck to him.

I like him a lot… And I think it’s safe to say we haven’t always seen eye to eye. But a lot of that has been people in my ear and maybe his. But when we sat down at paramount and spoke two years back, we saw that. He also has a banging script I’ve tried to help with, which he has done a good job of not mentioning and bragging about like others do… so hopefully that will get made. Keep doing what you do man.

I Hung out on different days and completely coincidentally with the geniuses that are Ed Brubaker and mark Waid. (if you know comics, you will know who these guys are)

Did a QnA with the legend Neil Marshall and Axelle Carolyn for Centurion, released in August in the US, that was a lot of fun.

Hit the gym a few times al though not as much as I should have, considering what I had just done in the weeks previous…. Watch this space.

Set about trying to optioning a comic that I love. Hopefully will get it finalised. It’s fucking awesome! Will let you know more if I do.

FAMILY

So the boy was with me for two and a bit weeks and I did manage to take him to Disney land, which he frigging loved, although he was scared of Mickey mouse when we got near. He was braver than I thought he’d be on rides though and didn’t get scred once, even on some dark rides. He had so much fun though, I had to carry him back to the car as he was konked clean out. Having a 2 year old is the best thing there is. Never imagined kids could be this great. I mean I thought it’d be great… It’s better.

WORLD CUP CURSE

I was up every morning by 4:30 am for the first two weeks to watch football and managed to only miss 4 games of the whole tournament. I figured out that I could watch two before I headed out to meetings and one if not most of it at lunch time. I was shattered though.

At one point it seemed like I was cursed as every team I wanted to win would lose. All of them… Even when I would pretend, the team I secretly wanted to win would still lose. Luckily it stopped for the semis and 3^rd place, but it did come back in the final. Oh yeah, fuck that stupid octopus, I wanna eat it

BACK HOME

So what was happening here in UK while I was away. Well 4.3.2.1 was out. It ended up hitting just around 1million in the box office. Very nice, not bad at all, although Adulthood made 3.7million. (I don’t get that cash by the way, in case you think I’m some Charlie rich trousers) And once again, I take this moment to big up the “urban” films I know or knew people on.

BULLET BOY, KIDULTHOOD, ROLLIN WITH THE NINES, FOOTSOLIDER, LIFE N LYRICS, ADULTHOOD, SHIFTY, DEAD MAN RUNNING, ONE DAY. TERRY… coming soon

So after the 4.3.2.1 thing, consequently some people were like. AH HA he fell off, it didn’t do as good, he’s failed… I always said that it was important to try something different and not just represent people one way or pigeon hole them or myself. And you know what, If you consider that a failure, (which I don’t) Your film did better did it? But if you do consider it that then there is only one thing to do right… Get back up.

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Not only that, but now people I know are using the HOOD thing, and doing their own thing with it like it’s cool. I’m not gonna bad mouth anyone. But they should ask themselves if it is cool? Really?

Not the film. The film is fine. I support the idea. I encourage you all to go do your thing, I got love for everyone I’ve worked with and they know I have. I have supported them, in public and behind the scenes on projects, with advice, hooked them up with other people who gave them work, got things done for them that I wouldn’t for other people… I want them all to succeed, get out of their area if they want and do big things, and I was gonna help them do that. but why steal my shit to do it? Is that right?

I sat on my arse when I was broke as a joke and made up the whole HOOD thing, now it’s getting used without me to make cash, and exploit people who won’t know it’s not me doing it. don’t tar me with that brush.

It’s simple you do someone else’s thing WITH them, it’s a collaboration. You do someone else’s thing WITHOUT them. It’s called stealing, or as the lawyers have been calling it… Copyright infringement. (look it up)

Can everyone remind please me not to go away for 5 weeks again.

LONDON TOWN

So I’ve been back for a week and it’s back to the grindstone. Getting the triangle scripts out the way and setting, plotting and planning a whole bunch of stuff, that as usual, may or may not happen… Thanks to all that continue to support me.

(Jack of all trades, master of at least 2… Accept no imitations)

P.S. Your thirty pieces of silver are in the post.