They persevered, and ended up with a memorably surreal scene: Smith playing Jesus appearing to a devout Christian builder having a nervous breakdown. Despite the quality of their work, Duff and Smith faced more rejections. Pollard and Forsyth also won’t rule out casting a singer to play Smith. Forsyth laughs: “I certainly wouldn’t enjoy casting Mark E Smith with Mark E Smith around. That would be my wish.”The Otherwise: The Screenplay For a Horror Film That Never Was by Graham Duff and Mark E Smith is published by Strange Attractor Press

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 15:00 UTC