He might be able to pull off "The Irredeemable Ant-man" style. The guy was a complete sexist jerk. Loved him! In fact, my moniker "Irredeemable" comes that series by Robert Kirkman (of Walking Dead fame).
Shag On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to keep an open mind, but the first word that comes to mind is > "Ugh." > > I have faith in Edgar Wright, but not in Rudd. We'll see how this plays > out. > > On Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:17:59 PM UTC-5, cwpreston wrote: > >> I’m ok with this >> http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/is-anchormans-paul-rudd- >> superhero-material-ant-man-in-the-offing/ >> >> Is ‘Anchorman’s Paul Rudd Superhero Material? ‘Ant-Man’ In The Offing[image: >> Mike Fleming] >> >> [image: >> ant]<http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ant__131219025009.jpg>The >> long-rumored crowning of Paul Rudd<http://www.deadline.com/tag/paul-rudd>as >> Ant-Man is finally happening. He is >> Marvel <http://www.deadline.com/tag/marvel>‘s choice to star as the >> title character in the Edgar Wright-directed film. Rudd has proven himself >> adept at light drama and he is exceptionally good at comedy, but I never >> really thought of him as superhero material. Wright, who wrote the* >> Ant-Man <http://www.deadline.com/tag/ant-man>* script with Joe Cornish, >> showed >> at Comic-Con two years >> ago<http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/comic-con-marvel-sets-dates-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-captain-america-and-thor-sequels/>a >> demonstration of the technology developed that displayed a speck-sized >> *Ant-Man* running down the barrel of a gun and then re-emerging in >> actual size to put a hurting on a bad guy. It was [image: >> prudd]<http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/prudd__131219024940.jpg>pretty >> cool stuff, but Wright put the whole thing down to make *The World’s >> End*first. He did that mainly because the film’s producer, Working Title’s >> Eric >> Fellner, was diagnosed with cancer. Wright — who felt that *Shaun Of The >> Dead* — the first leg of what would become the Cornetto trilogy wouldn’t >> have gotten made if it wasn’t for Fellner — never would have forgiven >> himself if he didn’t make the third film in the series quickly, just in >> case the producer’s condition worsened. Marvel relented, and Kevin Feige >> agreed to wait. Fellner got his movie and, more important, a clean bill of >> health. >> >> *Related:* Disney Moves Up ‘Ant-Man’ Release To Summer 2015 >> <http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/ant-man-new-release-date-july-31-2015/> >> >> [image: >> Marvel_logo]<http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Marvel_logo__130919033411.jpg>Now, >> it’s *Ant-Man*‘s turn. Marvel chased Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who wasn’t as >> interested in this as Warner Bros’ *Sandman*, which he is eyeing to >> direct as well as star in and >> produce<http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/joseph-gordon-levitt-eyeing-sandman-as-director-star-producer-at-warner-bros/>. >> Rudd was the other long-rumored choice. This will be a big test for Rudd; >> Marvel’s superhero successes so far have been well-established outsized >> heroes that audiences grew up with. *Guardians of the Galaxy* will be >> the first real test for Feige’s hit machine to launch a new franchise, and >> then *Ant-Man* will be under the microscope even more because it is not >> an ensemble. Marvel has a way of bolstering its movies with all those >> heroes who signed nine-picture option deals, but this will be an >> interesting one to watch. I’m just not sure that a size-changing hero is >> that interesting, and I’m not sold on Rudd as an action star. Maybe he’ll >> prove me wrong. Marvel certainly has made a lot of right calls on superhero >> casting, from Robert Downey Jr to Mark Ruffalo, who made a splendid Hulk in >> *The >> Avengers*. >> For all of Deadline's headlines, follow us >> @Deadline<https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=Deadline>on Twitter. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
