After writing Academy Award-calibre biopics like the 2014’s The Theory of Everything and this year’s Darkest Hour, screenwriter Anthony McCarten is setting his sights on the currently popular comic book movie genre, admitting that he hopes to write a Marvel film someday.
The book was later adapted in 2011 into a movie starring Thomas Sangster opposite Andy Serkis, and was met with positive reviews.
SR: What Marvel character in particular would you like to take a stab at if you had your choice.
Anthony McCarten: I’d love to get into the Marvel Universe.