Many have wondered how Disney's pending acquisition of Marvel Entertainment might affect the company's upcoming comic book movie slate, with one report suggesting that the long-awaited "Ant-Man" adaptation could be developed by way of Pixar—but director Edgar Wright tells a different tale.
The "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" filmmaker told CHUD that an Entertainment Weekly rumor indicating Pixar's involvement in "Ant-Man" isn't entirely true, though such a partnership isn't out of the realm of possibility.
"The news that Pixar is involved [with 'Ant-Man'] is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on," Wright said. "I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them.
"I'm not sure though that they would want to do a 'shrinking' film as a Pixar animation—since 'Toy Story' and 'A Bug's Life' already cover this territory to some extent," he continued. "My spin on 'Ant-Man' is very different than a straight superhero origin—and very much live action."
Regardless of Pixar's attachment or lack thereof, Wright said that he certainly plans to get back into the swing of things with "Ant-Man" as soon as time allows.
"At some point in this century, I intend to stop talking about it and make the damn thing," he said. "I just spoke to Kevin Feige for the first time since I wrapped [on 'Scott Pilgrim'] and we are meeting this week to discuss the next phase. It's been something that I have worked on for over five years on and off."
As far as a time table, Wright said he hoped to resume work on the project "once I get into post [on 'Scott Pilgrim']."
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