Good call. The Scott Lang incarnation would be the most interesting on-screen. With that said, I gotta imagine they are still looking at the Eric O'Grady version. Eric O'Grady was created by Robert Kirkman, who also created Walking Dead. Hollywood will often pursue a property just because of the previous success of the people involved.
Shag On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been reading some early Hank Pym adventures (albeit as Giant Man > moreso than Ant-Man) and part of me would really like a retro, Two-Fisted > Man Of Science and His Girl Friday kind of story like the Tales To Astonish > stories have been. I wouldn't want Hank Pym to be portrayed as a wife > beating nutcase, nor as the guy who is not quite as smart as Tony Stark and > not quite as strong as Thor (which in and of itself I thought was a very > good retcon but only because it addressed his pettiness and jealousy which > other writers emphasised). > > As I said, if Edgar Wright is still developing the film, then Eric O'Grady > makes sense. What is less clear to me though is how you would incorporate > the Irredeemable Ant-Man into the Avengers (assumingly) for the sequel. He > does not play well with others and giving him a conscience I think would > defeat the point. > > Scott Lang I think actually can work for a film. He's a single Dad with a > cute little daughter, just a work a day engineer who happens to be really > smart. Hollywood loves cute kids, and you can introduce a love interest > for him and do cutsey things with her and the kid. And it would also make > him demonstrably different from the other Avengers -- Scott Lang is the > "everyman," not a living legend or international celebrity or demigod. And > unlike the hyper-professional Black Widow and Hawkeye, he brings a real > "man on the street" point of view. > > Another question is who the badguy would be? I can only think of a > handful of Ant-Man villains -- Whirlwind/Human Top, Egghead,uh... > Porcupine? -- and they are not exactly world beaters. Egghead seems like > the natural choice if you use Pym (maybe Whirlwind can be his henchman?), > but the others are less clear. > > My main thought is that whomever they use, hopefully it will have the same > effect it had for Shellhead and re-establish Ant-Man as more of a major > player in the Marvel Universe. Just my thoughts. > > > On Monday, October 15, 2012 10:34:08 PM UTC-4, Shag wrote: > >> I'd be up for an Eric O'Grady story, but that might just be the >> Irredeemable fan in me. :) >> >> >> The Irredeemable Shag (and yes, I stole the name from Robert Kirkman's >> Ant-Man) >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:46 PM, James Peluso <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm hoping for Hank Pym/WASP story line. I might be one of the few that >>> wish he wasn't left out of the Avengers fold. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.newsarama.com/film/**disney-marvel-studios-ant-man-** >>>> release-date.html<http://www.newsarama.com/film/disney-marvel-studios-ant-man-release-date.html> >>>> >>>> Take it with a grain of salt, I suppose, but after many years of >>>> development it looks like Ant-Man may finally move forward. Edgar Wright >>>> was attached to this project as director for a long time. Which begs the >>>> question of which Ant-Man? Wright's comedy chops suggests Eric O'Grady, >>>> but it could just as easily be Hank Pym or Scott Lang. >>>> >>>> Also, Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 will be in 3D, which should thrill everyone >>>> on the listserv. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>>> msg/theuniquegeek/-/**zgLOblfj33QJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/zgLOblfj33QJ> >>>> . >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to theuniquegee...@** >>>> googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/theuniquegeek?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jim >>> >>> blog <http://jimpeluso.wordpress.com> >>> "Keep moving Forward" >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to theuniquegee...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/theuniquegeek?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/YiGxiWOt0n0J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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