Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller wanted his first film to be horror for everyone
When Bryan Fuller set out to make his first feature film, his goal was to make the kind of family-friendly scares that he loved as a kid. Think Gremlins or Ghostbusters. The creator of Hannibal and Pushing Daisies ended up crafting a story called Dust Bunny, about a young girl named Aurora who hires a hitman to kill the monster under her bed. It has all of the hallmarks of those films that inspired him- a sense of humor, playful action, and a creature that's both lovable and creepy - but the final product also hit a slight snag.
"I was setting out to make a movie that people could take their kids to, and then - and this is probably why you ...