ANT-MAN Scribe Adam McKay Finally Signs On To Helm A Superhero Movie, But Not For Marvel Or DC Comics
After working on both Ant-Man and Ant-Man and The Wasp for Marvel Studios, The Big Short's Adam McKay has set his sights on Mark Waid's Irredeemable. Read on for details...
Deadline reveals that 20th Century Fox has landed the rights to Irredeemable, a Boom! Comics property which they've acquired as a directing vehicle for Adam McKay (Anchorman). The fimmaker will be working off a script by Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters writer/director Tommy Wirkola, and while the studio has yet to announce a release date, it sounds like this is a priority for them.
Running for a total of 36 issues, Irredeemable revolves around The Plutonian, a character once known as the world's greatest superhero before he decided to turn on the Earth and become its greatest villain instead. When his former allies assemble - a group known as The Paradigm - to take him down, they're forced to turn to The Plutonian's greatest enemy (from his days as a good guy) for help.
The series by writer Mark Waid has received plenty of praise from fans and critics, and based on some of the material in in the comic book series, this targeting an R-Rating similar to Kingsman and Deadpool wouldn't be too surprising. It has potential as a PG-13 blockbuster too though, so it's going to be worth keeping an eye on Irredeemable, especially with someone like McKay at the helm!
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