Edgar Wright Has Found his Next Film!

Edgar Wright Has Found his Next Film!

After exiting Marvel's upcoming Ant-Man, Edgar Wright is going to direct a different insect movie. Find out which after the jump.

By Eustace - Jul 25, 2014 03:07 PM EST
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Source: HollywoodReporter.com



After his controversial exit from Marvel's upcoming Ant-Man, Edgar Wright still has a chance to show us his take on an insect movie.  Sony has tapped Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)  to direct the adaptation of the young adult novel Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith.  The script will be by Scott Rosenberg (Beautiful Girls), who will also produce the movie alongside Matt Tolmach (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) and Nira Park.

The book, which was released early this year, is about a plague of six-foot-tall mantises that invade the town of Ealing, Iowa.  What do these mantises want?  What any adolescent craves: food and sex.

The concept is strange, but it seems to be right up Edgar Wright's alley. Perhaps Wright sees this as an opportunity to show us the the insect movie that he could have made.

What do you guys think?  Are you familiar with the novel Grasshopper Jungle?  Sound off in the comments below!
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DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 7/25/2014, 3:51 PM
#BOYEGAMAN



-JJ


themidnightking
themidnightking - 7/25/2014, 3:51 PM
Never heard of it
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 7/25/2014, 3:52 PM
Also, does anyone know what Grasshopper Jungle is about?
Ignition
Ignition - 7/25/2014, 3:54 PM
I want to see the main character crush an ant hill in the opening shot.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 7/25/2014, 3:55 PM
Starring Patrick Wilson.
MisterHolmes
MisterHolmes - 7/25/2014, 3:57 PM
Good
WhiteSAMURAI
WhiteSAMURAI - 7/25/2014, 3:58 PM
What an odd choice but I guess I'll watch it since, well, Edgar Wright is probably the best comedy director in the last decade. But still, isn't there a better project out there for him?
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 7/25/2014, 4:04 PM
Did I really just read that the praying Mantises will be horny? Because if I did nothing can really go wrong with horny praying mantises. I hope to see a scene that shows a praying Mantis killing some ants.
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 7/25/2014, 4:12 PM
Just yesterday I saw a swarm of ants killing/eating a grasshopper.
What's that tell you? Sorry Wright,your Wrong for Marvel. Boo-Yah!
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 7/25/2014, 4:17 PM
Giv'em hell Edgar! Show the world how awesome you are as a director (although you already did it with the cornetto trilogy)!
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 7/25/2014, 4:56 PM
This will be way better than Ant-Man.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 7/25/2014, 5:00 PM
MexicanSuperman - Screw that Wright for Booster Gold!
Floke
Floke - 7/25/2014, 5:28 PM
It would be great if he directed a reboot of "Them"
TheOverlord
TheOverlord - 7/25/2014, 5:50 PM
Fail, Edgar.
DarkModeDan
DarkModeDan - 7/25/2014, 7:35 PM
Uh...what?

RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 7/25/2014, 8:53 PM
I'd watch a vacuum cleaner infomercial if Edgar Wright directed it.
nuyhm7ai
nuyhm7ai - 7/25/2014, 8:54 PM
i hope he works on writing the third film. can edgar wright write?
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 7/25/2014, 10:46 PM
Wow it is amazing how Marvel fanboys are putting all the blame one Wright..........
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