Is McG A Loser?

by Christopher Campbell Mar 6th 2007 // 3:01PM

Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Warner Brothers, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels

One movie we can all thank God didn't happen is McG's Superman movie. But he's been given another chance to upset comic book fans, though not on as big a scale. According to IESB.net, McG has replaced Peter Berg as director on The Losers, an adaptation of the DC/Vertigo title that was a remake of an old WWII-based comic. The updated version features a group of anti-hero ex-special forces soldiers who go to war against the CIA after being betrayed and abandoned. Yes, this sounds a bit like The A-Team, and there is even mention of the similarity on the comic's Wikipedia page. Maybe 20th Century Fox can get their A-Team movie going and the two titles can compete against each other.

As if one studio signing McG isn't enough, IESB.net also reports that Fox is looking to hire the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle director for the remake of The Fantastic Voyage. For those unfamiliar with the original, a sci-fi classic, it follows the story of a submarine crew shrunken small enough to enter the body of a dying diplomat in order to save him. It also won two Oscars, for visual effects and for art direction, which the new version will probably not receive. Currently, McG is also attached to the comedy Me and My Monster, which is sounds a bit like Little Monsters.

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3-07-2007 @ 5:25PM

The Jeremy said...

I'll take the contrarian viewpoint and say that McG would have made a better Superman film than Singer made.

Hell, Ratner - hiss! - could have made a better Superman film than Singer.

But please, for the love of Zod, McG, would you drop your abbreviated credit name? You aren't some wanna-be rapper (or maybe you are). Have some self respect.

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