Shaun of the dead creators take over Marvel

So Shaun of the Dead is awesome and Hot Fuzz is the shit. What happaneds when these creators take on a Marvel Comics character for their next project?? Pure awesomeness I predict. So after marvel finishes a couple of other movies, they're gonna make Avengers. First Iron Man, and then the new Hulk movie.....oh gawd geekgasm......hmmmm. Anyway I was over at arrow in the head
and lifted the following article:

SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ mastermind, Edgar Wright (above with a zombie), is hard at work at several upcoming projects. The director with the "golden genre touch" spoke recently about one interesting “little” pic in particular—his adaptation of Marvel’s ANT-MAN. Here’s what Mr. Wright had to say:

"It’s written and we’re doing a second draft of it. It’s going to be less overtly comedic than anything else I’ve ever done. It’s more of a full-on action adventure sci-fi film but with a comedic element – in the same spirit of a lot of escapist fare like that. It’s certainly not a superhero spoof or pastiche and it certainly isn’t a sort of 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids' endeavor at all."

Too bad about the “non-Honey I Shrunk The Kids” route. The world is in need of Rick Moranis now more than ever! However, ANT-MAN does sound like an ideal project for someone with Wright’s pedigree. In my mind, the dude can do no wrong. The flick’s synopsis reads like this:

Biochemist Dr. Hank Pym uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula. Though his first self-test goes awry, he develops an instrument that helps him communicate with and control insects.

Sounds like the usual kind of superhero fare. Let’s hope that Mr. Wright is able to up the ante. (My apologies for the lame f-ing pun. It’s early.)