Mark Millar is currently one of the most important names in the comic book world and in the superhero movie industry.
Creator of Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, The Secret Service, Kick-Ass and Wanted has recently sat with JoBlo and revealed some new details about which of his works will be next adapted for the big screen.
JoBlo also picked his brains about a possible sequel of Kingsman: The Secret Service and about the adaptation of Hit Girl.
Hit the jump to see what Mark Millar's plan for the future are!
Starlight and Chrononauts to be produced next
The next two titles from the intricate Millarworld that will move to production are, as the creator himself states, Starlight and Chrononauts.
Some progress has already been made.
In Mark Millar's words, "The next two that I think will be moving forward pretty quickly are Starlight and Chrononauts, I think they’ll probably be made at the same time as Kingsman 2, if not even before".
Specifically, "I think Starlight’s screenplay is finished now, it was written by Gary Whitta, he finished the screenplay a couple of weeks back and we’re just moving forward now looking for a director".
As to Chrononauts, "there’s one of the actors already and we’re just looking for the second guy. Those two I think are the most likely to be the next two out, and then we should have another three ready to roll next year as well."
And that's not all.
Mark Millar talks Kingsman 2
Will it happen? If so, when? Millar doesn't seem so invested in the sequel, but he didn't abandon the project yet.
"I haven’t given it a huge amount of thought. Matthew’s been putting some ideas together at the moment, but I’m finishing up some other things. I do this weird thing where I compartmentalize, I find it really hard to jump out of one thing and into another".
But what does that mean? "He [Matthew Vaughn] and I have been talking on the phone about it, but I haven’t done a book for the second one or anything, so it would really just be an original screenplay, I think".
Will Millar weigh in? "It’ll mostly come from pub conversations, and then Matthew and Jane [Goldman] will write a screenplay I guess. At the moment, it’s just some set-pieces and some ideas, but there isn’t really a finished thing yet, there’s nothing close to a finished thing yet".
Will Hit Girl happen?
Mark Millar seems pretty enthusiastic about a screen adaptation for Hit Girl: "I love the idea of there being Hit Girl movies, it has to be the right story though. We have a crazy idea for it, and every now and then I think, is this too crazy? Because it’s kind of insane".
However"¦
"Would the world accept this? It makes Kick-Ass look like Finding Nemo. Matthew and I have chatted about it in the pub, and it’s fine in the pub, but when we’re being interviewed two years later, is it going to be terrifying?"
And the final words: "So I don’t know, it seems a fun thing, though. It’s funny, because Hit Girl was slightly pre-dated by about a year, before those kick-ass action heroine characters like The Hunger Games and Hanna and those kinds of things came along. And now I feel is a great time for her, so it could be really interesting".
So, basically, Hit Girl could or could not happen. Though Millar seems to support the idea.
And a word about Kindergarten Heroes
"That’s over at Fox, I’m executive producing. About two, three weeks ago, Carter Blanchard, the screenwriter, handed in a new draft of it, so that’s just up to Fox now. That’s going to be interesting, because my stuff is generally R-rated, and I do love the idea of mixing it up a little".
"So I love the idea of something like Starlight, or Chrononauts, something that’s a big family-friendly adventure, and Kindergarten Heroes would be the most overt of those. I’ve got all these children, and I can never take them to any of my movies, I feel terrible, I feel like the worst dad in the world! [Laughs] At least with Kindergarten Heroes, they could probably play parts in the movie, you know?"
So, there you have it: Millar seems pretty wrapped up in a lot of work, but what titles would you like to see next adapted for the big screen?
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