While talking to Adam McKay about his hilarious new film, The Other Guys, I snuck in a question about The Boys, an adaptation of a Garth Ennis comic book that he’s in negotiations to direct. In The Boys there are superheroes in the world, but they’re dangerous and reckless, so the CIA has created a covert ops group to keep them in line – or kill them, if need be. The newest member is Wee Hughie, whose girlfriend was killed as collateral damage by the superhero A-Train. Ennis and artist Darick Robertson based Wee Hughie on Simon Pegg.
I asked McKay if he had talked to Pegg about doing the film. He told me: ‘I haven’t officially signed on yet, so I haven’t had any conversations with anyone, but he’s got to do it. It has to be.’
‘So if you sign on it has to be with him?’ I asked.
‘For sure,’ McKay said.
The ball’s in your court, Pegg. I imagine someone will ask him about this at Comic Con, where he’s promoting Paul.
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So, that's pussy blood yeah?
LOL. of all the artwork in the comic to represent hughie you pick that one. LOL. great moment in ennis comic history.
awww, there's some red on him
So…Ennis created a comic character who is explicitly based on the guy Ennis wants to play the character in a movie? This is maybe the most artistically bankrupt thing I've ever heard. Are people just writing comics so they can sell the film option now?
the boys is a very good comic, it's well put together and funny as all hell. but it a world awash with covert CIA team films flops from comics – it's gonna be hard to get something this raw and post-modern into production. Plus Pegg is busy. real busy for the forseeable future.
@Magic Of Velcro: Have you heard of a little film called Iron Man and a character named Nick Fury?
Maceodkat, I'd say it's less 'artistically bankrupt' than it is a comic book writer being heavily influenced by movies. That's a rad thing. I don't make comic books, but if I did, I would cast actors I loved as characters. Why not?
hate to be that guy, but i gotta point out the fact that you always give everyone else shit for asking questions about future/rumored projects instead of what's being currently promoted. i guess because you "snuck it in" makes it ok.
Comment #6—and Fuckface is another Ennis character from a Nick Fury series he did way back when. Well played.
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