By Sujay Kumar
“Green Zone” director Paul Greengrass’ version of “Watchmen” might never have seen production, but that doesn’t mean the shaky-cam connoisseur won’t bring his style to a superhero story someday. A fan of Spider-Man and Superman, the Oscar-nominated director weighed in on Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation of the groundbreaking comic book series during a press event for "Green Zone," and said he still hopes to tackle a comic book movie if the right story presents itself.
“It's something that I feel, after Watchmen, that is unfinished business,” he told MTV News. “So, I don't quite know when I'll scratch that itch, but I'm sure before I hang up my boots I will.”
Given the plethora of superhero reboots and adaptations rolling out, when asked if he would consider doing the “Avengers” film if approached by Marvel, Greengrass described his philosophy on finding the right movie.
“It gets contingent,” Greengrass told MTV News. “You just go ‘That's the movie I want to make. Will you let me make it?’ That's hard enough, believe me.”
While he waits for the right classic superhero yarn to adapt, Greengrass still considers “Watchmen” the “Citizen Kane” of comic books.
“I loved it,” said Greengrass of Snyder's adaptation. “I thought it was great. I think mine would've been rather different. Mine would've been a much wilder re-imagining in a sense.”
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