MTV: Interview from Joe Carnahan

Here’s an excerpt from MTV’s interview with Joe. Click here to read complete interview.

MTV: But “White Jazz” is a far cry from “Narc” too. This is a James Ellroy cop flick.
Carnahan: Absolutely. It would be great if I could make a 1950s L.A. cop film without a Tarantino reference. That would be pretty great.

MTV: What’s the plan for “White Jazz”?
Carnahan: We start shooting in November with George Clooney. Originally my brother and I had written it to be the sequel to “L.A. Confidential,” but we’ve taken some liberties. The Dudley Smith character [played by James Cromwell in "L.A. Confidential"] is alive and well in “White Jazz.” You can have him be the villain in one film. I don’t know whether you can do it in two films without really tipping your hand.

MTV: Is Guy Pearce’s character Ed Exley a part of your story?
Carnahan: Exley was, up until two weeks ago. We were basically required to change his name because now there’s an actual “L.A. Confidential 2″ apart from our project that’s being developed. It puts a bit of a crimp in our plans. But as much as I wanted Guy Pearce to reprise that role, the minute it became something else it opened up casting possibilities.

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