<p>Screenwriter Dan Ewen details why it took 14 years for the hit family comedy "Playing With Fire" to get made, the mechanics of finding the funny, and his plans for a reboot of the "Ernest" franchise.</p>

Screenwriter Dan Ewen details why it took 14 years for the hit family comedy "Playing With Fire" to get made, the mechanics of finding the funny, and his plans for a reboot of the "Ernest" franchise.

Cinema File: Dan Ewen and the 14-year journey of "Playing With Fire"

Andrew Shearer has been the voice of film at OnlineAthens and the Athens Banner-Herald since 2009.

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Cinema File: Dan Ewen and the 14-year journey of "Playing With Fire"

Cinema File: Dan Ewen and the 14-year journey of "Playing With Fire"