Kofi Outlaw of
Screen Rant, recently sat down with Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody, who was out promoting the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of
Predators, at the New York Comic-Con. And a portion of what they discussed centered on July speculations that had Brody being pursued, or at least considered for the title role in Edgar Wright's live-action
Ant-Man movie.
"I haven’t been involved in any of those discussions – I have mentioned it to my reps who have been kind of covert about their response as well, which is very strange to me. I said ‘Is there any validity to this, what is this?’ and they said ‘Well…it’s too early to say.’ It was very strange and I kind of dropped it at that…Not everything that is bandied around the Internet is factual, but sometimes there are elements that do stem from truth that people who are in the middle of it aren’t aware of either. We’ll see."
After telling Kofi he doesn't have a relationship with Wright, he did seem interested in the role saying,
"I’m enthusiastic about it. The key is to constantly push the boundaries and to find things that allow me to be creative and do things that, you know, I enjoy and grow from." Brody then assured Kofi that the same people who may doubt him for Ant-Man are the same people who doubted him for the lead of Robert Rodriguez's
Predators.
Brody also made it clear that he isn't looking to be trapped in any kind of acting box, and is open to all the variety of experience acting offers. And when Kofi asked what exactly he'd bring to the astonishing role,
"If it progresses, I’ll guarantee I’ll fill you in." is all he had to say.
The last we heard on Edgar Wright's
Ant-Man was that the second draft was still a work in progress, but got noted that it would be a heist film. And in my honest opinion, Adrien Brody portraying the astonishing avenger is about the easiest casting decision I can see falling through, what do you think?