In a candid and very interesting interview in the London Evening Standard, screenwriter Peter Morgan discusses his career, past present and future. He goes into detail about the mixed reaction he had when Clint Eastwood decided to make a film from his script for Hereafter. Morgan is used to working endlessly on rewrites of his own work and was caught off guard when Eastwood decided to film what Morgan considered to be a draft of the script. He also said that he had virtually no interaction with Eastwood during the course of making the movie, except for an enjoyable lunch in London - where Eastwood notably never discussed the film in any way. He also has reservations about some of the spiritual elements Eastwood introduced in the story about life after death, as Morgan is an avowed atheist. Nevertheless, he left the project with great respect for the Oscar-winning director and thinks it's kind of cool that Josey Wales brought one of his stories to the screen.
Of note to James Bond fans is Morgan's confirmation that he is "amicably detached" from the next James Bond movie due to the lingering delays in bringing the film into production. Morgan tantalizingly lets drop details to the reporter, who refers to the concept as a "brilliant central conceit", but refuses to make them public. For more click here