That Invincible It is one of the most acclaimed animated series of recent years, it is nothing new. Nor has there been talk for some time about the possibility of adapting Robert Kirkman’s comic of the same name into a film. live-action. A project that has even captured the interest of Steven Yeunwho today lends his voice to Mark Grayson/Invincible, the protagonist of the Amazon Prime Video production.
In a recent interview with Screen RantSteven Yeun did not evade a question about his possible participation in a feature film live-action of Invincible. The actor of The Walking Dead and Beef He was forceful and stated that he would love to be part of the proposal, if its development resumes. Although he made it clear that the most likely thing is that, if this finally happens, it will not be in the leading role. And for a very obvious reason: age.
“Well, I’m already 40 years old”, said the artist between laughs. Thus, he rejected any possibility of playing Mark Grayson in person, considering that the protagonist of Invincible He is a teenager of just 17. In any case, Steven Yeun did not close the door on playing another protagonist of the comic and animated series.
When mentioned that he could play Nolan (Omni-Man), Grayson’s father, the actor did not rule it out, although he also avoided generating false expectations. “Yes, we’ll see. I love working with Robert [Kirkman]. That comic is great, and it’s so long and so deep. So I’m excited to see how it develops. Right now, we are having a lot of fun making this show [por la serie animada]. An adaptation live-action“Who knows?” he said.
When would the movie arrive? live-action of Invincible?
The original plan to develop a film live-action of Invincible It dates back to 2017, even before the creation of the Amazon Prime Video animated series. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who later joined as executive producers of the latter, were going to be in charge of directing. However, the feature film project has been put on hold since then.
Universal Pictures apparently revived the project in 2023, although progress was affected by strikes by Hollywood screenwriters and actors. In any case, those involved in the proposal have already hinted at some details of it. Rogen himself told Comic Book last March that the original intention was for the film had a different approach to the comic than the animated series. However, the popularity of the latter ruined that possibility.
“Invincible It was something that not many people, in general, had heard of before the animated series. There was a focus live-action which was different from the anime, so to speak. And then the animated series came out that was very faithful to the comic and was incredibly popular. At the time, it seemed like maybe doing a version live-action for it to be good, but very different, would be strange, and possibly not recognize the things that people liked about the animated version. Then in our heads the focus live-action “We thought it would be better if it were an adaptation of the animated series.”
Seth Rogen, on the live-action Invincible movie.
In July, meanwhile, Robert Kirkman also made it clear that the studio had not rejected the proposal, but that at that time everything was tied to what happened with the union conflicts in Hollywood. “Everything is on pause, but [la película live-action] It’s something I know Universal is very interested in. We were working on it behind the scenes until this moment,” said the creator of Invincible and executive producer of the series.
Having said all that, then, fans will have to be patient before Invincible comes to the big screen with a version live-action. Recall that the first half of the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series was launched last November. The rest of the episodes are expected to arrive on the streaming platform in the first part of this year. The production a third season has been confirmedalthough there is still no news about it.
In addition to Steven Yeun in the role of Mark Grayson/Invincible, the animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic stars J. K. Simmons (Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man) already Sandra Oh (Debbie Grayson). In addition to the cast of actors in supporting roles, Invincible It has stood out for the participation of multiple top-level guests. Such are the cases of Jon Hamm, Seth Rogen, Mahershala Ali, Ezra Miller, Michael Dorn, Tatiana Maslany and Djimon Hounsou, among many others.