When you look at David Gordon Green’s career, it’s really difficult to nail down just what type of filmmaker he is. Does he make indie films? Comedies? Reboot horror franchises? Yes, yes, and yes. Hell, he’ll also show up in an occasional acting role, such as in “Bones & All.” But even though he is very eclectic in the subjects he tackles in his films, he does tend to stay away from a lot of big I.P. (“Halloween” and “The Exorcist” being the exceptions). That said, there is one new project he wants to work on that is a wild take on an existing I.P.—the Garbage Pail Kids.
In a recent interview on the Happy. Sad. Confused. podcast, David Gordon Green explained why he doesn’t really see himself taking on a job to direct a massive superhero film or “Star Wars” feature. While he isn’t willing to say “never,” Green explained that he is only really interested in working on an I.P. when he can do something new with it. And to illustrate that point, he teased an upcoming project he’s working on with his frequent collaborator, Danny McBride.
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“Right now, [Danny] McBride and I are trying to do an animated series based on the ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ cards,” said Green. “So, we’re working on that. And we have some really cool ways we can make a pretty naughty animated show. We’ll see if they’ll have us on that one.”
“I use that as an example of pulling something out of I.P. but making it personal and making what appeals to me about it,” he added. “Not necessarily engineering it for everyone in the world. I guess that’s what gets hard for me—making everyone happy. I want to have a point of view, and I want to make something pretty specific and passionate.”
This explains why you don’t read about David Gordon Green lobbying for a superhero film, or why he doesn’t believe he’ll ever get a shot at making a “Star Wars” film (both of which he goes into more detail about in the interview). But hey, “Garbage Pail Kids” could be fun! 
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For those who aren’t aware, the Garbage Pail Kids are a group of characters that were introduced as a series of trading cards back in the ‘80s as a response to Cabbage Patch Kids. Unlike their innocent, sweet counterparts, the Garbage Pail Kids were gross and offensive. A feature film was made about them during their heyday, but that movie is often looked at as one of the very worst films of the ‘80s and an example of what not to do with an I.P. So, it’ll be interesting to see what type of take McBride and Green have. 
It’s unclear when or where we might see the “Garbage Pail Kids” animated series, but let’s hope it happens. It could be the perfect sort of comedy for Green and McBride. If nothing else, it would be a wild show, for better or worse.
You can see the full interview below, as well as the trailer for the aforementioned “Garbage Pail Kids” film: