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.
Posted on Feb 25, 2009 under Action, Actors, Adventure, Book-to-Movie, Fantasy, Fun/Entertainment, Movie News, Sci-Fi, Sequels, The Movie Biz, behind the scenes |
Samuel L. Jackson is in with Marvel bigtime. The actor has signed an unprecedented nine-picture 
deal to play Nick Fury in a series of Marvel movies. For the last few weeks, it appeared that Jackson was not interested in reprising his role. Now, he is the agent spy with the outfit S.H.I.E.L.D for nine films that include Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers and its sequels.
There is also talk of an S.H.I.E.L.D movie.
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.
Bringing even more cartoons to the small screen, Marvel Animation is beginning production on The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the company’s latest animated series.
Film Roman (The Simpsons) has been hired to produce the 26-episode series which will be available for broadcast sometime in 2011 just in time for the Captain America and The Avengers live-action films.
Ciro Nieli (Teen Titans) will produce the series. The story is being worked on by Christopher Yost, who has worked on previous animation endeavors including Fantastic Four and Iron Man.