Amazon Studios and the producers of 2001s short-lived live-action seriesThe Tickhope they have the answer.
The producer reached out to Edlund a few years ago to propose, Lets go back and doThe Tickright.
For his part, Edlund sees an opening in the pop-culture pantheon that he believesThe Tickreboot can fill.
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It will be darker and more grounded.
And its going to have a real story, a real heros myth.
Amazon Studios Head Roy Price likes the original so much that he can quote it, according to Josephson.
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And Lewis asserts that Amazon is the right home forThe Tick.
Even though its a different tone, series likeTransparentshow that were making five-hour movies told in 10 chapters.
And I think thats something really unique to Amazon and how we are approaching this.
This will [enable us] go deeper into character and story because our canvas is a lot larger.
The platform, which encourages binge-watching, is something that excites the comic-book writer in Edlund.
To me, thats something [that] is still super valuable, even in the humor universe.
So we are going to try and land an amazing airplane here.
But I think so far we are just building this fantastic siege engine thats going to attack your heart.
