Margot Robbie is Reportedly Developing a New TANK GIRL Movie
It looks like Margot Robbie is going to be adding another comic book property to her resume. According to a new report, the actress and producer is in the process of developing a new movie based on Tank Girl.
When you think about it, this really shouldn’t come as a surprise, after playing Harley Quinn in the DC films, it’s not hard to imagine her playing another wild and crazy character like Tank Girl. The news came from Tank Girl creator Alan Martin, who took to Twitter to announce that Robbie and her team had optioned the rights to the character.
"Just heard that Margot Robbie's company have optioned rights from MGM to make a new Tank Girl movie - now several months in development. We haven't been contacted by any of the parties involved with the project, so not sure if there will be any input from the original creators."
Tank Girl is a pretty insane comic book that I enjoyed reading back in the day. She was just such an insane character and the stories always seemed to cross the line in some weird and entertaining ways.
Tank Girl originally worked as a tank operator and soldier for an ambiguous organization. When the organization gives Tank Girl the task of delivering a colostomy pouching system to a president with bowel problems, her tank gets appropriated and she is unable to make the delivery on time.
After this she leaves the organization, and becomes a modern day bushranger, living in her tank and using it to her advantage while finding herself in a number of surreal adventures. She did her best to save the world during the 2000 apocalypse, but was more concerned with killing the ones responsible.
The first Tank Girl movie was released in 1995 and featured Lori Petty in the lead role. I think Robbie would be great as Tank Girl. I’ve enjoyed her as Harley Quinn, and it’ll be interesting to see how show would handle Tank Girl. I wonder how far she would take it. Will she go as hardcore as the comic or scale it back?
What do you all think about Margot Robbie developing a Tank Girl film?
Just heard that Margot Robbie's company have optioned rights from MGM to make a new Tank Girl movie - now several months into development. We haven't been contacted by any of the parties involved with the project, so not sure if there will be any input from the original creators. pic.twitter.com/7RxbV4qLFt
— Alan Martin (@AlienMartian23) September 9, 2019