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Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and breathes cinema and sometimes wakes up with the close-up shot of Ryan Gosling's hands playing piano in La La Land, in her head.
She has worked with numerous media outlets, including Burda Media (MSN News), DKODING Media, The Voice of Fashion, Hindustan Times, and more. Throughout her career, she has interviewed an array of people, from CEOs and politicians to filmmakers and farmers.
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Edgar Wright is one of his kind director, with his fast-paced, visually enticing filmmaking style. His latest, a remake of Stephen King’s The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, is exciting fans worldwide. He has made numerous iconic films, like zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, superhero flick Scott Pilgrim vs the World, and the heist film Baby Driver, to name a few. He was at one point also helming Marvel Studios’ Paul Rudd-led Ant-Man, but departed due to creative differences and hasn’t returned to the genre since.
Given the superhero genre has come a long way since, fans hope to see Wright’s take on another iconic hero. As the director promotes his new film, Josh Horowitz of the Happy Sad Confused podcast asked Wright about making a DC movie, given that James Gunn’s new universe is quite filmmaker-friendly. “I don’t know. I think, again, it’s all based on the title,” Wright said. Citing the example of Ant-Man, the director further explained,
“The reason I wanted to do that in the first place is because I was inspired by the people who got to do the first of something and set the pace … [1989’s Batman], when it came out, was both the biggest movie of the year so far and also so idiosyncratic and specific to Tim Burton. It was incredibly quirky for a big studio movie, and you felt that when Sam Raimi did Spider-Man and when Chris Nolan did Batman Begins.”
Edgar Wright’s ‘Ant-Man’ Plans Were Hindered By Formulaic Filmmaking
He further explained that when the time came to make Ant-Man, “which was eight years after I started writing it,” the filmmaking became formulaic, “Not just in terms of continuity within the movies, but also a house style and a way of shooting things. And all the things that are less interesting to me. There’s a lot of second unit stuff and a VFX unit. I knew I couldn’t make that movie in the same way I’d made Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
Certainly, Wright isn’t a formula-driven filmmaker. Each of his movies has its own flavor, like Scott Pilgrim is a combination of stylish action, humor, and emotional depth, coupled with Edgar’s distinct visual style. Shaun of the Dead is a satire on the genre as it seamlessly blends black comedy with genuine horror. Given Gunn has a huge sandbox where many filmmakers are bringing their own take to the characters, there is a chance Wright can find the right project that can bring him back to the superhero genre.
The Running Man is in theatres now. Stay tuned at Collider for more news and updates!
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