SCRUBS star Zach Braff has launched a Kickstarter project for his new venture WISH I WAS HERE…and it’s already hit the $1.4m million mark.
When asked why he decided to fund the project through donations, Braff said that he was looking for more creative control:
“I always hit roadblocks, whether it was having to cast a certain person or having to retain final cut with the success of GARDEN STATE. With this movie, I’m so passionate about this movie, I was really about to sign on the dotted line with a traditional financing arrangement, and it’s been 10 years; God I want to make a movie more than anything. I’ll do whatever you want, I’ll give away final cut, I’ll put your brother in it, whatever.”
WISH I WAS HERE will be Braff’s second directorial attempt after the 2004 indie hit GARDEN STATE, which he also starred in. I’m a huge fan of his debut and of Zach in general (I’m a long-time SCRUBS fan) so I’m really looking forward to this. When the news was announced yesterday I did see several people on Twitter pooh-pooh the fact he’s gone through Kickstarter to raise the money – but hey, surely we all support an attempt for more creative control?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
