It was only a matter of time before we saw the powerful hand of Disney exert its force over Marvel, right? On the upcoming acquisition, EW [via BleedingCool] is reporting that Disney’s animation subsidiary, Pixar, is “said to already be eyeballing an ‘Ant-Man’ movie.”
British writer/director Edgar Wright has long been attached to the project and was said to be looking to rewrite his script — co-written with Joe Cornish — after his work on “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” was complete. It’s probably safe to assume that Wright’s vision isn’t the G-rated, family-friendly type of flick that would interest Pixar, a company who went as far as loaning director Andrew Stanton to Disney for “John Carter Of Mars” based on the fact that the film wasn’t “all-ages” and didn’t fit the brand.
Wright’s “Ant-Man” has seemingly already fallen out of Marvel’s vision, with company head Kevin Feige neglecting to mention the project in his company’s upcoming plans and subsequently ruling out plans for Ant-Man’s inclusion in “The Avengers” — even though he is a founding member in the comics.
Additionally, in what could now be construed as news of his “Ant-Man” project’s demise, Wright recently revealed his next project was likely to be “Baby Driver,” described as “a wild spin on the action and crime genre which will be set in the U.S.” The director also has his collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the horizon, the third installment of their “Blood And Ice Cream Trilogy” tentatively titled “At World’s End.” And as much as we’d love to speed that up, it’s a shame something as interesting and likely unique as Wright’s take on a Marvel superhero may never see the light of the day. Or at least if EW’s report is correct, “eyeing” the property doesn’t sound like it’s set in stone, but Wright also sounds like he’s moved on and set-up other projects.
They havent let me down yet, every pixar movie has been wonderful. Im excited to see what they come up with if they get it.
Pym's a very complex character. If Pixar touches ant-man, it needs to be respectful to character. And involved live action as well. I want another Bug's life. It's a shame Pym isn't involved in the avengers (as far as we know yet). It's like an X-men film without cyclops or wolverine.