Marvel Sets Up ‘Runaways’
May 22nd, 2008 in Action, Adventure, Book-to-Movie, Idle Speculation, Movies, The Movie Biz
Marvel Comics book is placing the “Runaways” in the big-screen treatment plan at Marvel Studios.
As opposed to other Marvel characters getting the big-screen treatment, such as the “Hulk” and “Spider-Man” — who have been around since the 1960s and are pop-culture fixtures — the heroes in “Runaways” are relatively new, with the comic series launching in 2002.
“Runaways” was critically honored for its honest portrayal of teens and their issues and in 2006 won a Harvey Award for best series.
The Comic book story follows a group of teenagers who find that some family secrets are bigger than others when they discover their parents are actually super-villains. Running away from their homes, the teens band together and begin a journey of discovery, both of their parents’ origins and of their own inherited powers, while trying to make up for the evil done by their folks.
According to Hollywood Reporter, while Marvel has already scheduled its next four films through 2011, “Runaways,” like the company’s “Ant-Man” project, remains in the incubation stages.
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