Clement tells EW the What We Do in the Shadows masterminds are writing an action-adventure comedy next.
It’s an action-adventure comedy.
It’ll be different from what I’ve usually done.
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.Clayton Chase/Getty Images
Waititi stepped back from his duties after season 1, and Clement followed suit a season later.
WithWellington Paranormalon hold, could this be an opportunity for Clement to take the lead?
“Could do, not sure,” he says cheekily at the prospect.
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“I’m not sure, but it might be fun.”
“It’s definitely easier to work with people you know because you know what the other needs.
When he was there, there were two of us.
So now I’m looking forward to working with him again,” Clement says.
“When we were makingConchords, they weren’t making very many New Zealand comedy shows then.
They’d sort of given up on it.
We had a much easier time in America than in New Zealand.
After doingConchordsand because theShadowsmovie did well, we got to make [Wellington Paranormal].”
I don’t know.
It’s good to have a look into someone else’s viewpoint."
Recently, Clement was met with that reality during a binge-watch of popular series with his son Sophocles.
That was Taika’s robot, of course."
