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Movie News
Marvel updates upcoming films
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Dateline: Friday, August 11, 2006
By: KARL SCHNEIDER
By: News Editor
Source: Marvel
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Marvel's senior executives recently revealed their agenda and goals for the upcoming slate of Marvel comic book movies.
Their plan is to self-finance two movies per year starting in 2008. They currently have 7 projects in development.
Some of the updates:
- Zak Penn (X-Men) will write a script for the live action feature film version of THE AVENGERS. Penn is also writing a script for Marvel's THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
- Marvel plans to release IRON MAN and THE INCREDIBLE HULK in 2008, with IRON MAN coming first.
- Louis Leterrier will direct THE AVENGERS.
- ANT-MAN will have two versions of the Marvel character, with small time criminal Scott Lang stumbling upon a supersuit once worn by Dr. Hank Pym. Edgar Wright will direct the film.
- THOR will have the Norse god of thunder banished to live as a human amongst mortal men. Mark Protosevic (I AM LEGEND)is writing the script.
- CAPTAIN AMERICA and NICK FURY are in development. David Self is writing CAPTAIN while Andrew Marlowe is writing NICK FURY.
Marvel updates upcoming films
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Dateline: Friday, August 11, 2006
By: KARL SCHNEIDER
By: News Editor
Source: Marvel
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Marvel's senior executives recently revealed their agenda and goals for the upcoming slate of Marvel comic book movies.
Their plan is to self-finance two movies per year starting in 2008. They currently have 7 projects in development.
Some of the updates:
- Zak Penn (X-Men) will write a script for the live action feature film version of THE AVENGERS. Penn is also writing a script for Marvel's THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
- Marvel plans to release IRON MAN and THE INCREDIBLE HULK in 2008, with IRON MAN coming first.
- Louis Leterrier will direct THE AVENGERS.
- ANT-MAN will have two versions of the Marvel character, with small time criminal Scott Lang stumbling upon a supersuit once worn by Dr. Hank Pym. Edgar Wright will direct the film.
- THOR will have the Norse god of thunder banished to live as a human amongst mortal men. Mark Protosevic (I AM LEGEND)is writing the script.
- CAPTAIN AMERICA and NICK FURY are in development. David Self is writing CAPTAIN while Andrew Marlowe is writing NICK FURY.