Filmmaker and author John Waters "might be returning to the director's chair very soon," IndieWire reported, noting that he has finished the script for Liarmouth, a film adaptation of his 2022 novel, and given it to the producers. He is currently waiting on the budget for the project.
"I've written the script and I turned it in and they like it and we're doing a budget," Waters told the Baltimore Fishbowl. "Who knows? We'll see. We'll see."
Waters will write and direct the film, while Steve Rabineau will produce. In a statement, Waters described the novel as "the craziest thing I've written in a while" and said he was "thrilled to be back in the movie business, hopefully to spread demented joy to adventuresome moviegoers around the world."
Waters also said he has no desire to retire: "I jump up every day to go to work. People say why aren't you going to retire? Because I wish I believed in another life after, but I don't. So I want to see every person, every movie, read every book, go everywhere in the world."