We have news today about the progress of the Edgar Wright Ant-Man film! We get the heads up thanks to our friends at moviesonline:
Finally after years of being in development Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) has finished up the script for AntMan. While talking to Empire Magazine about Grindhouse double bill he revealed some little tidbits about what he has planned to do next:
“It could be that. I finished the script and I’m having a meeting about it next week,” he said. “But it depends which comes first in the queue basically. I’ve been working on two at once, and I’m also about to start developing two more scripts, one of which is with Simon [Pegg]. It could be Scott Pilgrim (another comic book adaptation who must slay a girl’s evil exes in order to date her) is next or it could be Ant Man, we shall see.”
Apparently this will be a comedy/action super hero hybrid. I am certainly interested to see Wright’s take on Ant Man; he is a character that gets no love and I always enjoy when someone who has an affinity for a character does a film about them. I pray for the day when Clint Eastwood does a Power Man and Iron Fist film.
With the amount of coin comic book films are pulling in, I do not foresee any end in sight. As long as they are good, I could watch 2 a month; they are enjoyable action films with legendary mythic characters battling the forces of evil. I an appreciate a different take on a comic book movie, so long as it respects the character and remains entertaining.
International friends, what do you think? Is an Ant-Man film penned by Edgar Wright something that you would look forward to?
