And so it appeared obvious to me that I had to draw it, the story was so good, the characters, and especially this central very simple and yet brilliant idea. I answered I wouldn’t do it, because I wanted to work on my own stories, but I accepted to read it. But we kept on seeing each other, and one day, he said he had written a graphic novel scenario especially for me. Unfortunately, years passing by, it wasn't possible to make the movie, because of financial reasons. He then came to meet me in Geneva, and he filmed some interviews with me and my family for preparatory work for his project, and we became friends.
Something like seven years ago, he contacted me to put an option on the rights of Blue Pills. Can you tell us any more about that?įREDERIK PEETERS: Pierre Oscar is a movie director, especially of documentaries. This interview was conducted by email between November 2011 and March 2012.ĮRIC BUCKLER: It says in the author information in Sandcastle that Pierre Levy had met you in relation to a Blue Pills movie.
It seemed like a great time to ask Peeters a few questions about his comics and himself. I was already a fan of his graphic novel Blue Pills and realized that it had been ten years since its original French release from Atrabile. Near the end of last year, a friend told me that Frederik Peeters had come out with a new book called Sandcastle. Features “Because They’re Present in My Head”: A Frederik Peeters Interview
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