Mark Millar Tells True Lies
In Mark Millar's world a lie is never a lie. In his world you can say whatever you want and then erase it from existence and claim you never said it all. It doesn't matter if it is engraved in the databases of many major film websites across the internet universe. If you live in your own world that you created, anything is possible. It's a world where everybody hangs on your every word and pats you on the back with a "thumbs up" or a "smiley face" no matter how much smoke you blow up their asses. Welcome to Millar World.
In yet more non-news from our favorite publicity starved E-List celebrity, Mark Millar has again decided to chime in on the ups and downs of what is now Superman on film. You see, Mark Millar has it all figured out. If he talks about Superman, even if it is completely fabricated, he will get press. He still hasn't figured out that he has been getting enough press with "Kick-Ass" and "Wanted', along with their possible sequels. Nope, that isn't enough for "The Comic Book Writer Who Cried Wolf", he needs to bring up The Man of Steel to satisfy his cravings for attention.
1/ I don't think I said they couldn't afford me now. If I did I was joking because writing Superman would be a massive payday so if I said that I was obviously laughing at the time. It's possible though as I like being glib.
2/ Nobody has ever seen my Superman idea besides Matthew. We never pitched. I've never done a pitch in my life (it's demeaning) so all this stuff about people hating my Superman ideas, etc, is just bullsh*t. Nobody's seen it. I don't write or give ideas away for free and simply wouldn't. I mentioned a big epic idea to Empire in a Wanted interview which was a couple of lines long, but no story stuff at all. So the stuff about me pitching is nonsense. I don't and will never pitch. That's why I like working in comics.
Really Mark Millar? You didn't say that WB/DC "couldn't afford you"? For some reason I don't believe you. It could possibly be because I'm still waiting for the lost footage of Eminem in "Wanted". I'm not sure if Mark Millar could be glib if a "very well known American action director" like the BRITISH Matthew Vaughn was guiding him. On top of that, apparently pitch meetings are below somebody of Mark Millar's and he's never done a pitch in his life? He never pitched Superman, they didn't hate it, that is bullshit and nonsense...
“…for about fifteen minutes things were looking very sweet. I had a massive three-picture epic in mind, cribbed from notes I’ve been putting together for the last five years for a Superman comic-book revamp and the people I spoke to absolutely loved it. Everyone said this was very, very exciting, but…
Well, sadly, I’m a Marvel guy and we were surprised to find out that WB couldn’t hire me for a DC property. They were incredibly nice and superbly apologetic about it, but when they discussed the matter seriously DC explained just how associated I am with Marvel Comics at the moment and it’s against company policy to hire the competition. It’s absolutely nothing personal. I spoke to some friends at DC and they explained this has happened with a couple of big Marvel writers in the last couple of years and I absolutely respect that.
So first Mark Millar pitched some type of epic Superman film to DC, WB, or both. They liked it but couldn't hire him because he is a "Marvel Guy". Didn't Ryan Reynolds just star in "Wolverine" as Deadpool? Wasn't he in one of those "Blade" films? He's playing Green Lantern right? I believe this is a very real scenario. Back to fantasy land for a moment, now Mark Millar never pitched Superman because it is demeaning to pitch films. I can't wait to create my own world.
The truth is that Mark Millar has been knocking at WB's door for years trying to get them to go forward with his Superman ideas and they've been swatting him away like a fly. I really dig what Mark Millar has done in his career, especially with Superman. "Superman: Red Son" is still one of the best Superman reads I've ever flipped through. The problem is, every time Mark Millar cries out for publicity by mentioning Superman I want to cancel my internet access. Let's face it Mark, you're not going be involved with whatever the next Superman film is. The sooner you accept that the safer it is for the rest of us to start reading articles again.
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I wonder if I can get him to write the inevitable Superman installment of 'memo to the executives' for me.