I kept thinking about the play.
[So], I went to Frank with the idea…
I told him: I believeyourethe person to do this if you want to do it with me.
We set out to make it darker [than the original].
We worked for two years.
We were so excited.
We were going to do limited runs in London, she continues.
There was one hurdle theyd yet to clear: securing the rights to the story from Ashmans estate.
The powers that be denied [us].
Theres only so far it’s possible for you to push a painting back in your closet.
I said to Frank: If we do this we, have to do this now.
Warner Bros. did not respond to EWs request for comment.
Were very broken about it… We couldnt deliver.
At the end of the day its the audiences loss, he says.
