I'd like to have the script in a much better place from day one of shooting, rather than trying to continue to work on it while you shoot it. I think those are lessons you learn on any film.

Obviously, there are lots of lessons to be learned on a first movie.

I'd like to have the script in a much better place from day one of shooting, rather than trying to continue to work on it while you shoot it. I think those are lessons you learn on any film.

An established property can be a blessing and a challenge. On one hand you have all those fans of the original that you can pick up with and continue on with but then you have a lot of people out there who haven't seen the first and might feel like this isn't a movie for them because of that.

You never watch movies the same as you do when you're a kid, ever again.

In a science fiction movie, the first act is a little longer than it is in most movies because there is so much world building to do.

I was always looking for a career that could combine my creative interests with my technical side, and it ends up directing films is the perfect combination.