Is John Ridley’s mysterious superhero project still in the works?
Which John Ridley project?
It was the Marvel project. I can’t even tell you what it’s about because no one would tell us.
(Laughs) Yeah, so John is working on a rewrite of that script for Marvel at the moment. We have not seen a new version of it. He’s been on production of his show, over in London, and on season 3 of American Crime, so those are the things that have been top of mind for him of late. But I have heard from Marvel that he is working on a revision to that script.
Which John Ridley project?
It was the Marvel project. I can’t even tell you what it’s about because no one would tell us.
(Laughs) Yeah, so John is working on a rewrite of that script for Marvel at the moment. We have not seen a new version of it. He’s been on production of his show, over in London, and on season 3 of American Crime, so those are the things that have been top of mind for him of late. But I have heard from Marvel that he is working on a revision to that script.
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"For me, it's always about bring perspectives that we're not witnessing. It's always about a level of storytelling, patience in storytelling. We're still making sure that when we can produce it, that I can give it my absolute full attention, because I do have a lot of things that are going on right now. Timing is everything," he said. "It's not like it's about being better than somebody else or doing something opposite of them just for the sake of being opposite, but even if this were the only project that were existing, is it representative? Is it unique in and of itself in where it lands in television, and is it something that I can stay with over the long haul? That's what's what I want to make sure that we can do."
Ridley added that he hopes he can "bring it to people in the near term."
Details on the project have been kept secret since its inception, and it's unclear which Marvel character it will focus on or where it will fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. All Ridley would say about how his series fits into Marvel's master plan is "it is a space that is not currently being filled."
He also said that, like Guardians of the Galaxy and Jessica Jones felt like an expansion of what Marvel had done with superheroes, "the take we're working on is exceptionally unique. I am excited to do it because it is very different from American Crime, from Guerilla, from these things that live in a very real space. I hope the show is grounded, but I do hope it's fantastic."
Ridley added that he hopes he can "bring it to people in the near term."
Details on the project have been kept secret since its inception, and it's unclear which Marvel character it will focus on or where it will fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. All Ridley would say about how his series fits into Marvel's master plan is "it is a space that is not currently being filled."
He also said that, like Guardians of the Galaxy and Jessica Jones felt like an expansion of what Marvel had done with superheroes, "the take we're working on is exceptionally unique. I am excited to do it because it is very different from American Crime, from Guerilla, from these things that live in a very real space. I hope the show is grounded, but I do hope it's fantastic."
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