For a character that hasn’t been confirmed in any way shape or form for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there sure has been a lot of talk aboutSquirrel Girllately. The talk began when actressAnna Kendricktweeted that her brother sent her some Squirrel Girl comics because he thought she should play that character in a movie, which came shortly afterAvengers: Infinity WardirectorsAnthonyandJoe Russoteased that some of the Great Lakes Avengers could show up inSpider-Man: Homecoming, a group that Squirrel Girl belongs to in the comics. Today we have word that directorEdgar Wrightis calling for a Squirrel Girl movie starringAnna Kendrick, and he even has some of the plot worked out.
Of course, bothEdgar WrightandAnna Kendrickare likely just having some fun on Twitter, and don’t have any serious plans for an actual Squirrel Girl movie. It all started yesterday whenEdgar Wrightrevealed that the cast of his 2010 cult classicScott Pilgrim vs. The Worldhave played some beloved characters both before and since that movie, such as Superman (Brandon Routh), Cap America (Chris Evans), Human Torch (Chris Evans), Punisher (Thomas Jane), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Lego Robin (Michael Cera) & The Atom (Brandon Routh). He then said that the powers that be should giveAnna KendrickaSquirrel Girlmovie, which lead them to start hashing out their story plans.
The director revealed thatAnna Kendrick’s title character would have to fight and defeat all of the aforementioned characters in theirSquirrel Girlmovie, which leadAnna Kendrickto ask for some movies to watch for “inspo” (i.e. inspiration). The director told her to watch “the one where George Michael & Max Fischer have a fight,” referring toScott Pilgrim vs. The World. Even if the director and actress are joking, it would be interesting to seeEdgar Wrightreturn to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We also reported last week thatStranger ThingsstarShannon Purserhas expressed her desire to play Squirrel Girl on the big screen.
As you know, the filmmaker was attached to directAnt-Manfor many years, before famously backing out, just months before shooting was set to begin, due to creative differences with Marvel. The filmmaker is still given a story credit on the screenplay, which he co-wrote withJoe Cornish, and they both shared screenplay credit withAdam McKayand starPaul Rudd. Both the director and the studio parted ways amicably, but it remains to be seen if the director would ever actually return to theMarvel Cinematic Universe.
Edgar Wrightis currently in post-production onBaby Driver, which is set to hit theaters next March.Anna Kendrickwill next be seen inThe AccountantalongsideBen Affleckwhile lending her voice toTrollsalongsideJustin Timberlake. Take a look at this Twitter exchange between the actress and filmmaker and let us know what you think about a possible Squirrel Girl movie.
