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Straczynski Talks 'Ninja Assassin', Other Projects

22 November 2009 9:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

J. Michael Straczynski is pretty darn prolific. According to the Internet Movie Database, he is currently attached to several projects, including film adaptations of the books "World War Z" and "They Marched Into Sunlight", as well as the sci-fi series Lensman.

Comic Book Resources recently caught up with Straczynski, and the Babylon 5 creator discussed his present slate, as well as the experience of working with the Wachowski Brothers on the upcoming Ninja Assassin. Five weeks prior to shooting, Straczynski was brought on-board to do additional work on Michael Sands’ script. The amount of time it took: 53 hours, including two straight days with only two hours sleep per night.

"I don't know if it's a world record, but yeah, it's true," Straczynski said. "I was lucky to have had a long talk — a couple of hours at least — with the Wachowskis before starting, so we could lock down what it needed to accomplish. »

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