In September 2001, Green told ''[[The Guardian]]'' that one of his future projects was a [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] flickepic in the vein of [Andrei] [[Andrei Tarkovsky|Tarkovsky]].<ref name="Leigh">{{cite web|last=Leigh|first=Danny|title='If I ever do anything clever, shoot me'|date=25 September 2001|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/sep/25/artsfeatures1|access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=perez/> In a 2011 interview, when asked about histhe sci-fi epicproject, Green said "That's the best script I've ever read. My buddy George Smith, who's one of the writers on my cartoon series ''[[Good Vibes (American TV series)|Good Vibes]]'', wrote it. I'd want to direct it or support it or produce it."<ref name=taylor>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title=David Gordon Green Says ‘Freaks of the Heartland’ Might Be An Animated; ‘Suspiria’ Remake "Really Close" To Happening|date=9 December 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/david-gordon-green-says-freaks-of-the-heartland-might-be-an-animated-suspiria-remake-really-close-to-happening-114141/|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
