Hmmmm... Well it seems some folks completely missed the point of what I thought of the first URBAN LEGEND. I thought it was a hilarious load of dung. An amazing heap of shit. A movie that had me, and all my friends smiling like the jackasses we were. Is there anyone out there that loves movies that are sooooo bad that they scream out to be watched with a dozen of your favorite drunken friends?

The reason I'm excited about an URBAN LEGEND 2 is because having listened to John Ottman's music for what seems like ages now... And beholding his magic as an editor... I have hopes that perhaps the movie may transcend it's fate as a sequel to one of the most rauciously awful alleged horror films around. All you need to do to get excited about his potential as a director is to listen to his masterful ORIGINAL score to HALLOWEEN H2O (not the diced and sliced horror show that Bob Weinstein butchered his score into). It's taut and tense and builds and builds from the beginning all the way through to the end. A score that exceeded the film it was written for.

Now we get to see the composer conduct the rest of the film as well, and to me that feels exciting. Who knows... could be crap, but I won't be juding that for a year or so when we finally get to see the dang thing. But meanwhile, here's John Ottman's reaction to yesterday's story!

Well, yes, it's true, I'm directing (and scoring, of course) Urban Legend 2. The alarm bells regarding X-Men need not ring. X-Men is very important to me, and I am excited about being a creative part of the film, and giving it the score of my life. -- We are NOT on collision schedules regarding my work on the film. X-Men is apparently a Christmas 2000 release for goodness sakes.

As far as Urban Legend 2 goes and the mail it has inspired (zowza!), this film is one which, despite its status as a sequel, will exist on its own original merit. We're going to try and make it more of a young person's Hitchcockian thriller instead of a slasher. I hope to have fun with the genre as I am getting my feet wet. Musically, it should also be a very fun score to write, if I'm still breathing.

- John Ottman