Marvel Studios has revised its plans for the release of its upcoming film properties, pushing two films back by a year. However, this means that 2011 will be an awesome year for superhero fans. Here’s the new schedule:
May 7th 2010: "Iron Man 2" (same date)
May 6th 2011: "Spider-Man 4" (just announced)
June 17th 2011: "Thor" (delayed a full year)
July 22nd 2011: "The First Avenger: Captain America" (delayed two months)
May 4th 2012: "The Avengers" (delayed ten months)
The company appears to have firmly planted its superhero seeds in every summer, as they had Spider-Man 3 in 2007, Iron Man in 2008, Wolverine this year and now three films up to 2012.
2011 also appears to be quite crowded, seeing as how the studio aims to open three films over the space of eleven weeks. And there’s also expectations that the next Batman film will be out sometime that summer as well.
Joe Johnston first met with Marvel Studio two years ago and now they are working together on First Avenger: Captain America.
Johnston is not new to designing films. He first started out in visual effects. His work can be seen in Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
As a director he’s posting for The Wolfman right now. Other credits include Hidalgo, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and October Sky.
The story of Captain America was created in 1941 by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon for Timely Comics. He is an alter ego of Steve Rogers, who is rejected by the Army for being too sickly and undergoes an experiment that takes him to the pinnacle of human form. Paired with an indestructible shield, he became a symbol of the war effort, in and out of comics according to Hollywood Reporter.
Captain America is set to take place during World War II. However, he will also appear in the modern day-set Avengers. We just have to speculate that superheroes never grow old.
Robert Downy Jr. playing Sherlock Holmes excites both his fans as well as Sherlock Holmes aficionados. He truly gets under the skin of his characters. Watching behind-the-scenes footage from Iron Man DVD Special Features proves his professional talent.
Now, he’s confirmed for two Marvel Studio projects. Of course, Iron Man 2 but also is set to star in The Avengers. Jon Favreau who is set to direct the second Iron Man picture will also exec produce The Avengers, which is set for a release date of July 15, 2011. The picture includes the Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Incredible Hulk characters.
It’ so funny that Marvel has not confirm until now whether Downey or Favreau were back for Iron Man 2 even though both have been forthcoming about their plans for the sequel, which will bow May 7, 2010. The film earned $578 million worldwide. I believe that is enough reason to confirm any major deal right away.
Thor has a good chance of being directed by Kenneth Branagh as he negotiates with Marvel Studios to helm the project.
Billed as a heavy-action film, Thor is a type of project Branagh hasn’t doesn’t done for awhile since Henry V in 1989.
The story of Thor follows a disabled medical student Donald Blake with an alter ego, hammer-wielding Norse god Thor.
Following months of back-and-forth speculation, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that director Jon Favreau has reached a deal with Marvel Studios to oversee Iron Man 2, the insanely successful sequel to the alcoholic superhero movie.
Robert Downey Jr. is onboard thanks to the fact that there was a sequel clause in his contract. The inclusion of Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow are yet to be confirmed.
The sequel is targeted for release on April 30, 2010.
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.
