People fixate on the ant one because it's sort of the showiest means of spreading. There are hundreds of species of Ophiocordyceps. And Henry, who is 12, was fascinated by Ophiocordyceps and started telling me about it. Thrillist: How did your son help come up with the concept?ĭavid Koepp: I was starting to write, and I knew something would be stored in one of these former government storage facilities, but I hadn't focused yet on what it would be. He also revealed story ideas that never made it to the screen, such as his plan for killing off Tom Cruise - which, who knows, might still happen. Koepp recently talked to Thrillist about writing novels versus screenplays and adapting his own work for the screen, and he also shared some of his adventures in the business. It's a science-based thriller in the vein of The Andromeda Strain and The Hot Zone, but it's much funnier - especially the body-horror scenes. The difference in Koepp's book is that this Cordy is after humans, too - and a small band of misfits become the world's only hope of stopping this parasite before it starts spreading exponentially, and bursting heads worldwide. "Cordy" makes its host calm, impervious to pain, and focused only on climbing up to the best location to spread the contagion. This fungus hijacks an ant's brain, which drives it to climb to a high vantage point, where its head will burst, contaminating the ground with more fungal spores. Ophiocordyceps is a real parasitic fungus that has a taste for insects, primarily ants. Take the zombie fungus at the center of his debut novel, Cold Storage, which just arrived. Some of Koepp's scripts tackle serious topics, but his wicked sense of humor lightens them. He's also written or co-written screenplays for some cult classics, like the macabre comedy Death Becomes Her, the supernatural horror film Stir of Echoes (which he also directed), and David Fincher's home invasion thriller Panic Room. As a screenwriter, he's helped launch some rather popular movie franchises, including Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-Man. You're probably already a fan of David Koepp, even if you don't know it.
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