Over the past two decades,Michael Bacallhas acted in a number of projects that we all grew up with likeFree Willy,Doogie Howser, M.D.,The Wonder Years,Punky Brewster,Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and somany more.A While he continues to act, he’s slowly gaining a reputation as something else: a very talented screenwriter.A A As some of you might know, he co-wroteEdgar Wright’sScott Pilgrim vs. the World, and more recently he co-wroteProject Xand21 Jump Street.A A Trust me, after you see both of these upcoming films, you’re going to want Bacall writing more comedies as they’re both extremely funny and well worth your time.At the recent Los Angeles press day forProject X,I landed an exclusive interview with Bacall.A A We talked about how he got involved in screenwriting, his first screenplay Manic, the great experience of working onScott Pilgrimand the two different endings, how much of Project X was scripted versus improvised, howTodd Phillipsalways wants to push the envelope, and21 Jump Street.A In addition, we also talked about his future projects like theLes Grossman movie.A Hit the jump to watch.As usual, I’ve time indexed the interview so you might watch the parts that interest you.A A For more onProjectX, hereas aton of imagesandfour clips.Michael Bacall
