AVENGELYNE: Olivia Wilde To Direct Live-Action Adaptation; Margot Robbie In Line To Star?

AVENGELYNE: Olivia Wilde To Direct Live-Action Adaptation; Margot Robbie In Line To Star?

A live-action adaptation of Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian's Maximum Press comic series, Avengelyne, is in development, with Olivia Wilde set to direct and Margot Robbie (possibly) in line to star...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 04, 2024 08:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror

A live-action movie based on fantasy/horror comic series Avengelyne is in development, and it might just be eyeing a major A-lister to play the lead role.

According to Deadline, the project will be directed by Olivia Wilde (Don't Worry Darling), with LuckyChap, the company Margot Robbie runs with Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, and Simon Kinberg, on board to produce.

The plan was reportedly for Robbie to play the title role, but "her camp is denying that part of it." Doesn't mean it won't happen, but it sounds like other actors might be in the mix. No writer is attached, but a "big A-list" scribe is circling.

The comic was created by Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian, and focuses on a fallen angel who battles the forces of evil. “Avengelyne resonated so powerfully with the audience because her story of redemption is one that is so relatable," Liefeld has previously said of the character. "A fallen angel, sentenced to redeem herself by serving humanity, Earth is a foreign environment to her, she must adapt in order to save herself as well as mankind. Her dilemma provides humor amidst the larger plot engine driving her journey.”

Deadline's synopsis reads: "Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. She was the most feared warrior in Heaven’s Warhost, having single-handedly broken into Pandemonium, the outer fortress of Hell, to confront the Devil himself. She is a fallen angel, banished from Heaven by God after being tricked into questioning his love for humans. Avengelyne was stripped of all her angelic abilities, other than her great strength and her blood, which, once extracted from her body, could be used as a weapon or a miracle once empowered by quoting verses from the Bible. Avengelyne uses her powers to fight demons on earth and is being groomed to be humankind’s last hope in a coming Armageddon."

Wilde made her name as an actress before garnering attention with her directorial debut, the 2019 coming-of-age feature Booksmart. She went on to helm divisive 2022 thriller Don’t Worry Darling, and is next due to direct Universal’s Naughty, which LuckyChap is also producing.

Robbie is, of course, known for playing Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey and the Suicide Squad movies, and recently raised her profile considerably by starring in and producing Greta Gerwig's Barbie.

What do you make of this news? Any Avengelyne fans out there? Drop us a comment down below.

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TheLobster
TheLobster - 4/4/2024, 8:11 PM
Olivia Wilde is already out of director’s jail huh? lol nice
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 4/4/2024, 9:56 PM
@TheLobster - my thoughts exactly. Must be nice to fail up continually.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 4/4/2024, 11:23 PM
@ReverseFlasher - hey if total POS like Sony’s Tom Rothman can then I’m sure she can too haha *depressed sigh*
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 4/4/2024, 8:17 PM
Not familiar with this character but she sounds badass. Kinda reminds me of Constantine. Also Olivia has the look. She should play her as well as direct. It can be done. Just hit the gym and get a little ripped.

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Freakin FLAWLESS.

Also Booksmart was pretty cool. My wife likes that movie. But Don't Worry Darling was hot garbage liquid.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/4/2024, 9:50 PM
@DarthOmega - She is nice and I wouldn't kick her out of bed if she farted but if she had bigger tits,I would say she would be closer to being perfect.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/5/2024, 3:20 AM
@DarthOmega @Marvel72 - damn dudes, she's already hella fine as she is imo. No need for bigger muscles or boobs
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/5/2024, 7:56 AM
@bkmeijer1 - but I like big boobs, I think she is fine as she is but bigger boobs and she would look hotter.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/5/2024, 8:43 AM
@marvel72 - well, can't blame you for that
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/4/2024, 8:22 PM
Lost me at Wilde directing
McMurdo
McMurdo - 4/4/2024, 10:34 PM
@GhostDog - Pugh kinda made her sound like a real head case.
CaptainMexico
CaptainMexico - 4/5/2024, 12:30 AM
@McMurdo - she’s definitely a wacko.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/5/2024, 8:17 AM
@McMurdo - for real
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 4/4/2024, 8:28 PM
Olivia Wilde?
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/4/2024, 8:37 PM
Well they won't be making it for the male gaze, they'll cover her up.

Which will only hinder the movie because men should be the target audience.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/4/2024, 8:38 PM
Wilde is a toxic director
TheLobster
TheLobster - 4/4/2024, 11:23 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - 1000%
Batmangina
Batmangina - 4/4/2024, 8:42 PM
Hell yeah!! 1990s TITTY COMICS made by 21st Century CHICK DIRECTORS!!!

I appreciate the whammen creators rocking the Male Gaze content.

Hopefully it will have a LOT of POUCHES!!

BRAVO!!!
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/4/2024, 9:50 PM
@Batmangina -


Sir, can you calm down? You're scaring the kids💁
Batmangina
Batmangina - 4/4/2024, 9:54 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - You must not have ever had the sensory overload of New Comics Day circa 1995 when 93.275% of all new books had GIANT TITS, GIANT GUNS and GIANT [frick]ING POUCHES everywhere.

In PURE [frick]ing DIE CUT/FOIL/HOLOGRAM GLORY!!!
narrow290
narrow290 - 4/4/2024, 8:43 PM
Anything involving Simon will be epic….😭😭😭
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/4/2024, 8:50 PM
Cool!!.

Not a Liefeld fan at all but the premise seems fun and I feel like with Olivia at the helm , it could turn out well.

I enjoyed her feature directorial debut in “Booksmart” but haven’t seen Don’t Worry Darling yet (though I know it was divisive to an extent and controversial)…

Will be interesting to see her helm a genre action film though I wonder what became of her Sony/Marvel project?

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Forthas
Forthas - 4/4/2024, 9:01 PM
For this to work it might have to be a hard R rating on a budget of about $80 million.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 4/5/2024, 8:08 AM
@Forthas - Probably but could push to $120M maybe without too much issue as if good $300M BO should be doable even if hard R.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 4/4/2024, 9:35 PM
Wasn't crazy about Don't Worry Darling, but Booksmart was so good I'll keep an open mind.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/4/2024, 9:39 PM
Why Margot Robbie when you can cast the other blonde
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/4/2024, 9:44 PM
@Malatrova15 - Sydney Sweeney? yes please, now that is one fine looking woman.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/4/2024, 9:50 PM
@marvel72 - No , i mean Hunter "MAJORS" Shafer
grif
grif - 4/4/2024, 9:39 PM
omg this is going to suck

MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/4/2024, 9:57 PM
wtf did Wilde do? Lol
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/4/2024, 10:12 PM
@MyCoolYoung - she apparently had conflict with Florence Pugh & Shia Labeouf during shooting of her last film and dated Harry Styles

That’s literally all I know.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/4/2024, 10:29 PM
@MyCoolYoung -


Google it💁
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/5/2024, 1:23 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I guess that’s enough lol
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/5/2024, 1:24 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - eh. I was trying to figure out how much I cared lol I just seen everyone going in on her and I hadn’t heard nothing crazy about it her
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 4/5/2024, 7:55 AM
@MyCoolYoung - It was a TikTok controversy. Much ado about nothing. Well, nothing of consequence.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 4/4/2024, 11:42 PM
I’m down for more Margot with dark hair. 🥰
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Cleander
Cleander - 4/5/2024, 1:06 AM
Olivia Wilde, Margot Robbie and Rob Liefeld combo reeks of incoming shit.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/5/2024, 3:22 AM
Oh yeah, her story is definitely relatable. I remember when I fought my way into hell to confront the devil himself.

Anyway, this sounds like it could quickly turn into one of those obscure CBMs of the early 2000s and I'm all for it.
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 4/5/2024, 5:34 AM
Say what you will about Wilde, but when she got served papers she handled it like a pro.
gambgel
gambgel - 4/5/2024, 6:17 AM
Producers will try to do everything they can to get Margot as the lead, if not, they will go after the obvious A-lists of the industry: Ana de Armas, Sidney S, Scarlett.....

and if all of them say no, they will start to look at lesser known names.
Lets see who accepts
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