Mark Millar Changes the Tone of His Miracle Park Movie

Mark Millar Changes the Tone of His Miracle Park Movie

Mark Millar shares some new info on his latest movie project Miracle Park. Check it out!

By StephenCadigan - Feb 24, 2011 07:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: STV

Comic book writer Mark Millar talked to STV about Miracle Park, the Scottish super-hero movie he wrote and is directing.

Millar said the following:

"I didn’t want to do a Scottish movie in the sense that it was shortbread and kilts and all that kind of stuff. I wanted it to feel Scottish in the same way that Goodfellas feels like it’s made in America. It’s unmistakably Scottish without ramming it down your throat.

"But the big thing I wanted to do with Miracle Park was something that I changed the minute that I started filming, it was really odd. When I announced I was doing it my idea was to do something that was a wee bit rough around the edges and a little bit more Trainspotting-y, and something really struck me. In all the newspapers they were saying ‘Are the heroes going to be Buckfast-Man’, and I just thought ‘Hang on for a minute, what are we doing?’"

"I didn’t rewrite the story, but I rewrote the tone slightly. I thought that it was quite odd that there’s self-deprecation, and there’s self-loathing. To represent your country all the time as being the scum of the earth I think is a bit weird. I had a wee moment of clarity where I just thought ‘We’ve got to stop this, this is crazy."

Millar added:

"I want the place to look good in it, and for the thing in a weird way to be an advert for Scotland, because we’ve got some beautiful buildings and great locations. I love the idea of a fight scene in the Clyde or in the Highlands."

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DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 2/24/2011, 7:34 AM
I know a lot of people hate Mark Millar like they used to hate Frank Miller and Raymond Chandler, way back. But I love him.
This movie would be getting me really excited, but it probably be entirely unsuccessful. Comic legends that move into films?
Neil Gaiman and Dave Mckean (Genii) did Mirrormask. Big dissapointment.
Frank Miller (Genius) did The Spirit. There goes his movie career.
Mark Millar does Miracle Park. No more Kick Ass 2. Or Wanted 2. Or Nemesis. Or Superior. And we were never going to see American Jesus, anyway.
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 2/24/2011, 8:43 AM
@Duke.....Miller failed because he just ripped off what Sin City has done but only worse. I never saw Mirrormask...As for American Jesus, if they can pull off a "REAL" hard R Preacher, than we can possibly see American Jesus done right. People love hating on Mark Millar, they hate how good he is as a writer
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