Ant-Man (film)
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| Ant-Man (film) | |
| Director: | Edgar Wright |
| Writer(s): | Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish |
| Expected Release: | 2010 |
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Ant-Man (film) is a movie now in Early Production.
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Production History
Wright and Cornish originally wrote a treatment for Artisan that focussed on Scott Lang as a burglar. Artisan, looking for a family-oriented movie, passed on the script. A few years later when Marvel executives Kevin Feige and Ari Arad asked if Wright was interested in writing a script on any of the Marvel titles, Wright offered the Ant-Man script.[1]
In February 2007, Wright reported that the film was in a holding pattern while they worked on revising the script. At that time casting had not been started. [2]
In March 2008, Wright told Empire magazine that a second draft of the script was being written. Known for being a comedic writer, the director noted that the film would not be overtly comedic, but that it would be "more of a full-on action adventure sci-fi film but with a comedic element,"[3] and that it would not be a spoof. He confirmed that the film portrays both Henry Pym, as the original 1960s character from "Tales to Astonish", and Scott Lang as his 1980s/1990s succesor in the Ant-Man role. [3][4]
Wright says the story is very character-driven, and a new twist on an origins story. As part of his writing he researched nanotechnology. [4]
Of the Ant-Man character, Wright has said
| Most shrinking films are about in somebody in jeopardy and this is something where the shrinker has the power. Rather than it being something that's a terrible thing to happen, it's actually making your character into the most bad ass sort of action hero/spy possible. [5]
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Kevin Fiege has said
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| I want to make 'Ant-Man' one of these days. I think that'll be surprising and a funny thing. I love that what Edgar (Wright) likes about it is that when he says he's doing Ant-Man people go, 'Ant-Man? What the hell is that?' I think that's fun.
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References
- ↑ Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man, Edward Douglas, Superhero Hype, 7-26-06
- ↑ Exclusive: Hot Fuzz Helmer Commences Them Steve Head, IGN, 2-15-07
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant Man Empireonline.com, 3-10-08
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Writer of Ant-Man comicbook movie says it will be in same style as Iron Man David Bentley, The Coventry Telegraph, 6-30-08
- ↑ The Spaced Interviews: Edgar Wright, Rachel Molino, Wizard Universe, 8-22-08
