This afternoon, Collider got the opportunity to do an exclusive phone interview with director Seth Gordon, to talk about his hilarious and outrageous new comedy Horrible Bosses, out in theaters on July 8th. Since it was just announced that he has signed on to develop the remake of the 1983 sci-fi thriller WarGames, that co-starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, we were able to talk to him about that as well.While we will run the portion of the interview about Horrible Bosses closer to that filmâs release date, we wanted to post what he had to say about his WarGames remake today. Gordon told us that he was attracted to the project because he loves the original and is a bit of a hacker fanatic himself, he has a real point-of-view on the material and how the world has changed since the original film, and that he sees the attention on the project as a cool challenge to make the best film they possibly can. Check out what he had to say after the jump.Question: Is the remake of WarGames the thing that youâre going to be focusing on next?SETH GORDON: Thatâs a big project, and Iâm going to be focusing on it immediately, but not exclusively. It will take a long time âcause we have to write it and then cast it. Itâs a lot of steps. Iâm hoping to get that going, and also sneak a smaller film, in between. What is it about that film that appeals to you and made you feel like it was something that you could put your own stamp on?GORDON: I love the original. Iâm a bit of a hacker fanatic, and know a fair bit about that industry and cyber crime and cyber warfare. I have a real point-of-view on the material and how things have changed. And also, I think the politics of the world have changed in really fascinating ways since 1983. Thereâs no longer a monolithic evil empire somewhere, spreading a different philosophy of life. That doesnât exist. Itâs a much more complicated, nuanced, political world weâre in, and I think that actually makes for a more interesting plot to tell. Frankly, cyber attack is a lot more real. As a filmmaker who, up until now, has gotten to make films without the attention being on them until theyâre done, is it daunting to have so much attention focused on you for a project, pretty much as soon as you sign on the dotted line?GORDON: No, I think itâs fine. I prepared myself mentally already for those who love the original so much that theyâll never like what we do, no matter what it is. Thatâs just a given. And then, beyond that, I just think itâs about trusting our instincts and making the best film we possibly can. I donât find that daunting. I find it a cool challenge, honestly.
Exclusive: Director Seth Gordon Talks WARGAMES Remake
Exclusive Interview: Director Seth Gordon talks about his WARGAMES Remake (reboot). Says he's just started working on it and they're writing it now.