LATEST NEWS
Could Edgar Wright Finally Be Making an Adaptation of 'Ant Man'?
by Ethan Anderton
May 7, 2012
Source: AICN
There's been quite a history regarding an adaptation of Marvel's lesser known comic character Ant Man with Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright at the helm. However, the smaller budget superhero film has never seemed to gain any real traction and the last real update on the film came back in 2010 from Wright himself. However, this year, especially with The Avengers landing a massive take at the box office in its opening weekend, it sounds like Marvel may have the money and the balls to make it happen. Actually, Wright may be hinting at that very fact now. Read on!
First, AICN called our attention to a tweet from Edgar Wright over the weekend with this picture:
The only text that went with the picture was, "Received this in the mail. What can it mean?" It's very cryptic, and it could just be Wright being sarcastic about not understanding the piece of art (that may have just come from a fan), but maybe it's also a way of letting everyone know that development is finally taking off. After all, SlashFilm points out that Bleeding Cool recently interviewed Kevin Feige and asked about the status of Ant Man. His response was surprisingly positive and there just might be a promising future for the superhero on the big screen. Feige said of Ant-Man:
"It's somewhere. I'll just say it's closer than it's ever been in its long maybe eight year history, and I usually e-mail Edgar every two or three days and over those eight years its got further away and closer… we are now closer than we've ever been. So I hope it will come together shortly."
That would be great news for patient Marvel fans, especially now that they have Whedon's succesful take on The Avengers to hold them over for a little while. For those who aren't familiar with Ant Man, Biophysicist and Security Operations Center expert Dr. Henry 'Hank' Pym decided to become the superhero after discovering a chemical substance that would allow the user to alter his size. Armed with a helmet that could control ants, Pym would shrink down to the size of an insect to become the mystery-solving Ant-Man. It sounds a little silly, but with Wright in the driver's seat, I have full faith in the project. Your thoughts?
41 Comments
1
thoughts?...yeah this sounds dumb.... but again im not a comic guy so this might surprise me...
Jericho on May 7, 2012
2
Yeah im thinking unless made very very well and they have ant man haver better powers and abilities from the comics it wont do well. Bring on Dr. Strange please!!
Chip_Tha_Ripper on May 7, 2012
3
Nathan Fillion or GTFO.
Stavi82 on May 7, 2012
4
I was totally thinking that.
Kenny Tejeda on May 7, 2012
6
This sounds great, bring in Ant man and the Wasp for Avengers 2. maybe they will go into the whole Dr. Pym the wife beater story...Ultron, Vision, Jocasta. They could really get into some awesome stuff with the Pyms.
Cliffyskogs on May 7, 2012
7
Im REALLY hoping for a Dr. Strange movie. He opens up for endless possibities. Plus we all know tony stark doesnt believe in magic XD. Strange is a badass that the avengers need
Chip_Tha_Ripper on May 7, 2012
8
they will need to intro new characters for the avengers 2, so i think that bringing in actual avengers members is awesome, and doing it with their own film would be the coolest way. bringing edgar wright into the mix is a wicked twist on an already successful 6 film story build up. stoked for this.
Poo on May 7, 2012
9
I'm sorry but that sounds really stupid... 1. They have to change that dumb name cause no one is going to take it serious. I'm already laughing at the name. 2. He needs a better origin story and powers because he is starting to sound like rat king from Ninja turtles.
BinaryChaos on May 7, 2012
10
FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE GETS IT!!!!
Jericho on May 7, 2012
11
they could go the Giant-Man/Ant-man route. Also, i think superman and batman names are just as dumb. We're just more used to it because they are ALOT more popular. People laughed at the name Wii and iPad. Eventually it was a non issue.
Brandon V. Fletcher on May 7, 2012
12
What are you talking about? iPad and Wii have nothing to do with this. The names for Superman and Batman sound more epic than anything else it's not because we are use to it, it's because we all have better sense when it comes to cool names. Are you going to take a character named balloon-man or booger-man seriously? Even Stan Lee himself says the Batman name sounds interesting and mysterious. That's the man that created all those marvel characters. I can see the mainstream media making fun of antman/Giantman. People in real life don't even like their own names their parents gave them. I know a guy name Jen and he is male! He was made fun of everyday in high school because of it. So if you want to be taken seriously come up with something sensible.
BinaryChaos on May 7, 2012
13
im referring to naming things in general. Most super hero names are silly.
Brandon V. Fletcher on May 7, 2012
14
Lmao. I completely agree with everything binary chaos has said. Balloon-man and dodo-man lol
Big R on May 7, 2012
15
I dunno. I might go see DoDo-Man before I pay to see Ant Man. Ant Man is a Stupid name. Like a lame Spider-Man sidekick. Fighting the evil Termite-Man as he flies around on his trusty steed Horse-Fly.
Michael Bennett on May 21, 2012
16
I'm curious. Are we pronouncing dodo as Doe Doe like the bird, or Doo Doo like poop?
Michael Bennett on May 21, 2012
17
Ugh, ants on-screen. Maybe you'll feel like stomping them when watching in 3D.
Mithun Divakaran on May 7, 2012
18
Simon Pegg for ant man!!! Gotta happen!
Bucklord on May 7, 2012
19
Love him, but , could her pull off an abusive insecure husband?
mooreworthy on May 7, 2012
20
I prefer Pym as Giant-Man.
Maxx on May 7, 2012
21
Enough with the comic book movies already! Just kidding... 🙂 ...
Huh? on May 7, 2012
22
would love to see Nathan Fillion as Dr. Hank Pym
SGC51 on May 7, 2012
23
Henry Pym aka Ant-man/Giant-man was a founding member of The Avengers, seems like it could be a given that his character could be added. I mean they went with basically the founding line-up of the Avengers with Iron-man,Thor, Hulk and Captain America(Loki was also the first villain in issue 1). Of course it's mainly because they had the movie rights to those characters, not necessarily because they wanted to go old school, but now that they did, it would make sense that Ant-man is added.
JamesD on May 7, 2012
24
Black Panther movies please. Blade proved Marvel can make a sucessful hero movie where the character is not white. Spawn doesn't count nor does catwoman. Not Marvel.
mooreworthy on May 7, 2012
25
who?
Jericho on May 7, 2012
26
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(comics)#_ The picture they have for him is outdated, but I think Nick Fury would like some more diversity on the helicarrier.
mooreworthy on May 7, 2012
27
You know that in SHIELD's map of the world in Thor one of the spots marked on the map is Wakanza? Howard Stark had to get Vibranium from somewhere. That is an easter egg about Black Panther. Doctor Strange, Ant Man, and maybe even the Inhumans might be targeted for a smaller budget film. Hell, I'd like to see some more Blade movies too, hehehehe.
Heckyeah on May 7, 2012
28
Dude, the Inhumans would be awesome. it seems more like a fantastic four, which was so lame. Hell yeah for a Blade run again.
mooreworthy on May 7, 2012
29
Oh!? I didnt catch that one 🙂
David Banner on May 7, 2012
30
Damn, thanks for that Heckyeah! I'm gonna check that out tonight!
jah p on May 8, 2012
31
People don't know ANYTHING about Ant Man. The guy is an amazing character. He's also Giant Man which is very flipping cool. Read Ultimates before judging him. The guy keeps the strength of a full sized man even when Ant Sized. So you could have this spec of a man jump up, knock a bad guy on the chin with what looks like a love tap and the guy could get knocked the hell out. It's a very cool idea for a character.
DaftBot on May 7, 2012
32
Pym was a true bastard in. the Ultimates. Loved how Captain America had to open a can of 1940's whoop ass on Pym.
mooreworthy on May 7, 2012
33
Meeeeeh! I'd rather see a -good- Deadpool or Nightcrawler movie. Hell, Daredevil still needs a reboot/remake to redeem itself for that abomination with Ben "what's-screen-presence" Affleck.
SuicidalOptimist on May 7, 2012
34
Fox owns the rights to Deadpool, Nightcrawler and Daredevil. So FOX owns anything that originated in the X-man, DareDevil and Fantastic Four comics. Sony owns the movie rights to Spider-man characters, all the other Marvel characters are controlled by Disney. So Fox and Sony are basically going to have to come up with movies based on those comics every few years if they want to keep the movie rights.
JamesD on May 7, 2012
35
I hate that because we have to wait so long until Marvel gets them back. Marvel does have so mamy other characters to bring to film. Want them to explore other worlds though. Whether out in. space (Nova) or interdimensional (Dr. Strange).
mooreworthy on May 7, 2012
36
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was great.
Max Renn on May 7, 2012
37
Hehe, it was and all 3 movies did quite well.
David Banner on May 7, 2012
38
I think this would be a dope movie for fans and kids, and the you put these characters in Ant Man
Celos Beats on May 7, 2012
39
people are too quick to judge antman over at DC aquaman is dealing with the same stigma of ridicule in mainstream media but both are really great characters
HG2012 on May 8, 2012
40
If Ant Man/Giant Man is a name problem, how about Yellowjacket?
Jakenate on May 18, 2012
41
I think Pym is annoying in the comic. If it didnt tie into the other Avengers movie I wouldnt give 2 shits about Ant Man. But it will. So Marvel will get some more of my (and many others just like me) money, and Marvel knows this. I am afraid this is just the beginning many stupid marvel movies that tie into the Avengers franchise. I take it back about marvel getting my money on this one. I'm sure I'll be able to find it bootlegged online somewhere.
Michael Bennett on May 21, 2012
New comments are no longer allowed on this post.
FEATURED POSTS
FOLLOW FS HERE
Follow Alex's main account on Twitter:
Add our posts to your Feedly › click here
Get all the news sent on Telegram 
LATEST TO WATCH