Stan Lee talks Dr. Strange movie, Sgt. Rock, Ant-Man

If you’re wondering which films comic book maven Stan Lee would like to see made into a big budget Hollywood feature, you’re in luck. The co-creator of Spider-man and the Fantastic Four has announced that beyond a Dr. Strange film, he added a few more characters to the mix.

“Doctor Strange I’m sure will be out,” says Lee. “You probably know they’re working on Ant-Man now. If they ever want to do a war story, we have Sgt Fury. We already have Colonel Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. who pops up in so many of these. In fact, there might one day be a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie.”

A movie adaptation of Ant-Man was been in a holding pattern for some time.

It’s written and we’re doing a second draft of it,” says Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright in early 2008. “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 endeavour at all.”

In 2009, a rumor spread that Pixar was interested in picking up the project. While most of us were excited about the prospect, Wright says that it was bogus. “The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on,” says Wright. “I love Pixar’s work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them. I’m not sure though that they would want to do a ’shrinking’ film as a Pixar animation — since Toy Story and A Bug’s Life already cover this territory to some extent.

He adds: “Am guessing that someone just speculated on the ‘bug’ angle and tried to put two and two together. My spin on Ant Man is very different than a straight superhero origin — and very much live action.”

Regarding Sgt. Rock, in November of last year, I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence replaced Guy Ritchie on the upcoming project for Warner Bros. Lawrence will work from the adapted script from Chad St. John (Ronin).

Source: MTV, CHUD, Empire