Moustapha Akkad
Little's first chance at directing a union film was '. Little rejected the treatment that was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and pitched producer Moustapha Akkad the idea for what became "Halloween 4". On the basis of Halloween 4, Steven Seagal asked Little to direct his next film, which was "Hard to Kill". But the studio (Warner) vetoed Seagal's choice of director and went for Bruce Malmuth instead. Little went on to make "The Phantom of the Opera" for producer Menahem Golan. Little got offered ', but declined. He worried he would be trapped in the horror genre. Little got a chance to do another action film when Steven Seagal asked Little to direct "Marked for Death". The film became a modest hit and Little got a chance to make "Rapid Fire" for the same studio (Fox), which was an attempt to launch the career of Brandon Lee as an in-house action star for Fox.