“I got a great script calledThe Bottoms,” he said.
“It’s written by Brent Hanley [the screenwriter ofFrailty].
It’s adapted from a great book by Joe Lansdale.
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He’s one of the great American writers, coming out of a Southern Gothic tradition.
HisHap and Leonardseries, which Sundance is now turning into a series, is incredible.
A lot of his books are just fantastic.
I’ve been involved with him now for six years developingThe Bottoms.
I brought Brent Hanley to the party because I knew it was right in Brent’s wheelhouse.
He’s another Texas writer who really knows his noir stuff.
Alas, Paxton admitted that he was having trouble getting the project off the ground.
“I can’t get arrested with it,” he said.
Lansdale himself paid tribute to Paxton on Twitter this Sunday.
“Today sucks,” he wrote.
“Fine actor and friend Bill Paxton has died.
I feel so sorry for his family.
Bill was a truly fine human being and a standup guy.”
Watch the trailer forFrailty, above, andhead herefor more tributes to Paxton.
