Super-Villain Comedy Short Henchmen: Ill-Suited Gets Feature Treatment
Posted on Thursday, August 14th, 2014 by
Russ Fischer
The lives of super-villains have been explored in animated films such as
The Incredibles,
Despicable Me, and
MegaMind. Now
Adam McKay,
Will Ferrell (who voiced
MegaMind), and their company Gary Sanchez are guiding the feature adaptation of a short film set in a city of super-villains.
Henchmen will expand and revamp the story from the Bron Studios short
Henchmen: Ill Suited, which premieres this week at SIGGRAPH 2014.
In the short, a janitor at a museum of villainy accidentally activates the armor of a noted bad guy, and then nearly lays waste to the entire place. The film will keep some of that concept, but expand it significantly. Watch
Henchmen: Ill Suited below!
First, watch the long teaser for the short that inspired development of the feature:
http://vimeo.com/103030689
Deadline reports that Gary Sanchez is targeting 2016 as a release for the film. The site also says,
The synopsis for the feature-length adaptation suggests there will still be a hapless young twerp in a super suit, but will also focus on a fallen henchman named Hank overseeing a motley crew of blue-collar workers in the Union of Evil. The risk-nothing sentiments of Hank are challenged when he must become a hero and rescue the kid in the suit and the missing woman he loves.
Gary Sanchez and Bron Studios have worked together before, on
Welcome To Me, the film premiering soon at TIFF that stars Kristen Wiig.
