Marvel Studios Approached Parks & Recreation Writer to Direct a Film

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By Collier Jennings

Published Apr 9, 2020

Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang revealed that he has met with Marvel Studios to discuss a potential film project.

Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang revealed that he has met with Marvel Studios to potentially direct one of its future films.

During an interview with CineXpress promoting his upcoming film Tigertail, Yang said, "I'm really omnivorous, you'll see. I've done comedy, I've done drama. It sounds funny, but I was meeting with Marvel about directing a movie for them, so maybe we'll do that down the road."

While Yang did not specify which project Marvel approached him for, it's safe to say that it may have been an upcoming film that is not yet on the studio's current slate of projects.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Marvel's entire Phase Four slate has been pushed back, with Black Widow moving to November 4, The Eternals to February 12, 2021, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to May 7, 2021. Marvel Studios' slate of TV shows for Disney+, including The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki and WandaVision, have also all suspended production for hte time being.

In addition to writing for Parks and Recreation, Yang co-created the Netflix series Master of None. Tigertail is scheduled to premiere this Friday on Netflix.