Richard Linklater Says ‘That’s What I’m Talking About’ Will Come Out In Summer Or Fall, Calls It A "Party Movie" & Shares Details

Discussing Richard Linklater’s next film, “That’s What I’m Talking About," can be tricky depending on who you’re talking about it with (or who you’re reading). He’s long called it a “spiritual sequel” to “Dazed And Confused,” which has led some to erroneously believe it’s a direct sequel (it’s not). And he’s also said it picks up where “Boyhood” leaves off, which has lead others to assume it’s an extension of that 12-year project (it certainly isn't). Some have used strange and misleading headlines, like the new movie features “time travel” (it doesn’t). What we do know is that it follows a college freshman who starts rolling with the rowdy kids on the school baseball team, and in typical Linklater fashion, that's probably just the loose backbone to a thematically rich movie.

In a recent Creative Screenwriting interview the "Boyhood" director clarified a bit more. “I think the word 'spiritual' gets me off the hook. It has nothing to do with ‘Dazed and Confused’...