It's hardly a secret that the Wachowski brothers are into geek culture, but they're particularly pivotal in the comic book arena thanks to their work on "V for Vendetta" with director James McTeigue. The online rumor mill has suggested McTeigue and the Wachowskis' involvement in some other comic properties -- but according to McTeigue himself, fans shouldn't get their hopes too high.McTeigue spoke with SlashFilm recently about his rumored connections to a variety of superhero projects, including "Plastic Man," "X-Men Origins: Magneto" and the untitled "Superman" reboot. The "Ninja Assassin" director said that the reports were off-base for the most part, but he's keeping one of those rumors in play for the time being.
Regarding "Plastic Man," McTeigue said, "Obviously, Larry and Andy [Wachowski] did a script for 'Plastic Man' back in the day. I'll be very surprised if that movie gets made. We haven't ever really talked about it. But I know it's still a Joel [Silver] property or a Warner property."
McTeigue was similarly skeptical about his involvement with "Magneto," a film that he was alleged to direct in David Goyer's stead. The director laughed off the report, saying: "I think that David Goyer would be surprised about that actually."
"[Magneto] was just one of those rumors that started out and I don't know where it came from or how it came up," he said, but added: "I mean, you know, it's not a bad idea."
Finally, the filmmaker spoke about rumors that he'd direct the latest "Superman" film with the Wachowski siblings on board as producers. Interestingly, he was more coy regarding this project than the others.
"You know... I... I would say... I'll keep you guessing, actually," McTeigue reportedly said. "It's good not to dispel every rumor, right?"
Does he seem to hesitate on that last question?
McTeigue was so forthcoming on previous questions, and quick to deny false rumors. I hate to read too much into his answer (or as it may be, his non-answer) but his hesitation seems to suggest there might be something to it. Maybe there have been some early talks, or possibly it is something the Wachowski Brothers are developing. But the non denial seems rather odd, especially coming off of denials on a handful of other rumored projects.
McTeigue's next project will be the period piece "The Raven," which is a fictional tale about the final days of Edgar Allan Poe.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: MTV News, SlashFilm
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