I like the way this guy talks and thinks. He's easy to follow, to the point, yet there's a simple depth to what he's saying. It just makes sense. I haven't seen the movie and actually had no interest in seeing it, but after reading this interview, I'll check it out.

I'm curious, was something like this written on assignment or spec?

@Adam: Here is the answer from another interview with Johnson:

Question: How did you get involved with this project? Did they come to you about doing it?

DAVID LESLIE JOHNSON: Yeah. I had worked with the Appian Way production company before with Orphan, a couple years ago. We had a great time on it and were trying to find something else. They came to me with the idea that they wanted to do a Little Red Riding Hood project and basically threw out the idea of adapting the fairy tale. That’s how it came about.

The script was on the 2009 Black List. See here. It was set up August 5, 2009.