I just love superhero movies. Even the bad ones get my attention. I will give just about anything a chance if its based on a comic book. So when I tripped over this article that lists everything that Marvel is up to in the next year or so, it made me downright giddy.
Licensed Marvel Character Feature Film Line-Up
Wolverine, Fox – Director engaged (Gavin Hood)
Punisher 2, Lionsgate – Director (Lexi Alexander) and lead actor engaged (Ray Stevenson)Film Projects Being Developed by Marvel – partial list
Iron Man, Marvel – Completed principal photography; May 2, 2008 release
The Incredible Hulk, Marvel – Commenced principal photography; June 13, 2008 release
Ant-Man, Marvel – Writer (Edward Wright, Joe Cornish) and director (Edgar Wright) engaged
Captain America, Marvel – Writer engaged (David Self)
Nick Fury, Marvel – Writer engaged (Andrew Marlowe)
Thor, Marvel – Writer engaged (Mark Protosevich)
The Avengers, Marvel – Writer engaged (Zak Penn)Marvel Character Animated TV Projects
“Spider-Man,” Sony – In development; US distribution agreement with Kids’ WB
“Wolverine and the X-Men,” First Serve Toonz (India) – 26, 30 minute episodes in development
“Iron Man,” Method Films (France) 26, 30 minute episodes in developmentMarvel Character Animated Direct-to-DVD Projects
Doctor Strange, Lionsgate – August 14, 2007 release
Teen Avengers, Lionsgate – Targeted July 2008 release
Hulk Smash, Lionsgate – Targeted October 2008 releaseMarvel Character Live Stage Projects
“Spider-Man the Musical,” Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Martin McCallum, Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment – In development/opening date to be determined; Julie Taymor director; music & lyrics by U2’s Bono and The Edge
Keep in mind that this is a “partial list” as there are a number of other projects in the works but not solidified. These are just the ones that have concrete direction right now.
Clearly the Ironman buzz is really got my head turning lately, but a Wolverine movie looks like it could rock too.
So what projects are you all hopped up about?
i say let Robert Rodriguez helm Thor. at least he’ll make sure it looks nice & that the characters are still badass while being poetic.
i want a real intense trippy doctor strange movie thats hard r. i love dr strange. theres so much there to work with.
Aside from being pumped for Iron Man next year?
I would like to see Ant-Man; HOWEVER let me clarify this. I want an AVENGERS movie with Pym as the lead her; Scott Lang (Ant Man II) Janet VanDyne (Wasp;Pym’s one time wife) and either Hawkeye, or Simon Williams. They fight Ultron…and Vision, who later joins the team.
But Kurt is still right about Wright.
Other than that, I would like to see A Captian America MINISERIES on TV or have films do a Lord Of The Rings and have serial like cliffhangers. I’d like then them to work in a small bit of The Invaders (that’s a heavy wish list, you understand) and Bucky Barnes without the mask/Rawhide getup. Then Cap either gets cased in ice or goes through the Philly Expieriment and wakes up around this time when the nation proclaims he’s dead.
What isn’t mentioned:
I’d still want A Namor film, and Morbius. As if they ever will happen.
Robert(Wolf), the Wolverine movie will be standalone and separate from the XMen movies.
Talk of the 4th XMen movie is actually going to exclude a great deal of the current XCast, and start with a new generation of students.
A Spiderman musical… with music and lyrics by U2???
Now that’s strange.
i want to see dc’s lineup even though im a much bigger marvel fan.
I’d like to see Thor. Only because I’ve never seen him on the big screen. I’ve seen him in cartoons and Adventures in Babysitting, Incredible Hulk, – that’s about it. Marvel, just make sure I don’t laugh at whatever you come up with.
If you thought Spiderman 3 was schmaltzy, just wait till they put musical numbers to it.
I really hope that Edgar “Fuzz/Shaun” Wright does not waste his time with Ant-Man, and puts out something more personal.
I hope it’s not called “Wolverine and the X-Men”. I think it would be a ridiculous title.
I don’t really think that Nick Fury should have his own movie. I think he should just appear as an important character in every Marvel movie we see.
And I think that in order to make all of these movies appeal to fans is that they need to make a good success with the Avengers film. And right then and there I have to say is that they NEED to base the film almost exactly on the Ultimates comic book series. If they did, (plus add in Michael Bay as director as I said whom should replace Tim Story for the next FF movie) it would make more money than all of the Spider-man films put together. I must say, having read The Ultimates vols 1 & 2 and Ultimates 2 vols 1 & 2 they both would bring in all of the good superheroes we know plus most of the others we have met in movies before.
I’m looking forward to Thor and Captain America. Those were 2 of my favorite comics (though it’s been about 12 years).
I do worry about Thor that they’ll feel they have to get less mythological (more like Thunderstike) to appeal to a wide audience. He is the “God Of Thunder” after all.
I know that many don’t feel that Captain America is relevant, and wouldn’t make a good movie in today’s world. It could be a period movie, and take place during WW2…Red Skull and all. But, they also touch on the sentiment of him being out of place in the world in the Ultimate Avengers cartoon movie. That type of story could work also.
I love these things. I was under the impression that the Iron Man cartoon was done and already aired in France. As for the movies,looking forward too them all. Ant-Man is going to be interesting. Avengers isn’t going to happen
Spider-Man musical, haha. Well it worked for Superman