So the news from The Wrap that he’s getting to try his hand at making an animated movie – one for DreamWorks Animation about shadows, no less – is utterly fantastic.
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Given how inventive and creative the director has proven to be with his previous films, having Wright helm this project really does seem rather flawless.
Miller’s action comedy Ex-Criminals, meanwhile, is still in its early stages. Though Miller isn’t a stranger to the big screen-he was a voice actor in Big Hero 6, co-stars in upcoming R-rated superhero movie Deadpool, and let’s not forget Yogi Bear 3D-it’d be his first true starring vehicle.
DreamWorks Animation previously developed a project called Me and My Shadow and offered a glimpse of artwork in 2012, but it never came to fruition.
“Edgar will spearhead a new approach to this fascinating concept and we’re ecstatic to have him onboard as director along with David as co-writer”, DreamWorks Animation’s Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria said in a joint statement.
Wright, who broke out in a big way with the British TV series Spaced and then began a successful run of feature films with Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and most recently the brilliant The World’s End, is a pitch-perfect fit for the world of animation.
Overseeing the project for DreamWorks are Gregg Taylor and Damon Ross.
This movie will mark 41-year-old Wright’s first animation venture. He’s also attached to a project with Johnny Depp based on Fortunately, the Milk, a Neil Gaiman story.
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Wright is repped by CAA, Independent Talent Group and Anonymous Content. Little Britain c0-creator and co-star and Britain’s Got Talent judge Walliams is repped by CAA and Troika. A best-selling children’s author, Walliams’ books have sold more than 10 million copies to date.
