Al Pacino has revealed that he has met with Marvel and Kevin Feige.
Al Pacino
Speaking on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused pod cast revealed that he had been a huge fan of the recent Guardians of the Galaxy, a movie that he has been to see with his kids.
Heaping praise on Guardian of the Galaxy, he said: "But with this movie, I was taken up," he said. "It was inventive, funny, strong in sound and music, the production of it, the ingenuity of it… I was really impressed."The Oscar winning actor then went on to say that he had indeed met with the studio, but was not able to reveal what he and Feige had discussed.
He said: "I would imagine either there's something he feels is right for me - [Pacino's phone rings] … Every time we talk about Marvel, that's what happens."
Are we going to see Pacino in a Marvel film? I guess that all remains up in the air, but don't be surprised if we see the actor pop up in one of the many films that are on the horizon for the studio.
Guardians of the Galaxy hit the big screen over the summer to critical and commercial acclaim. So far, the movie has taken in excess of $771 million at the global box office and is currently the second highest grossing movie of the year so far, second only to Transformers: Age of Extinction. It is also the third highest grossing Marvel film behind Avengers Assemble and Iron Man 3.
As for Pacino, he enjoyed success on the festival circuit earlier this year with his central performance in Manglehorn, which sees him team up with director David Gordon Green for the first time. However, we are going to have to wait to see this latest dramatic performance as Manglehorn will not be released in UK cinemas until August, 2015.
Pacino has also completed work on comedy/drama Danny Collins, in which he takes on the title roles. The movie is directed and written by Dan Fogelman and follows an aging rock star who decides to change his life.
Pacino will be joined on the cast list by Jennifer Garner, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer, and Bobby Cannavale. This is a movie that will also be released next year.
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