Comments on: Zak Penn Loves Marvel Interconnectivity… But His ‘Avengers’ May Suck

By: Whedon Re-Writing ‘Avengers’ Script (and Captain America?) [Updated] - Screen Rant

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:13:02 +0000

[...] doing exactly that.Up until now screenwriter Zak Penn (X-Men 2 & 3, Incredible Hulk) has been wracking his brain over the Avengers script. Last year Penn expressed early on that Marvel’s interconnectivity approach – while it [...]

By: Avengers Update: Script Done, Being Reviewed - Screen Rant

Avengers Update: Script Done, Being Reviewed - Screen Rant — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:11:31 +0000

[...] (X2, Incredible Hulk) has been hard at work trying to connect all the necessary superhero dots into a cohesive Avengers script. The assumption is that the script Quesada is reading is a finished early draft of Penn’s [...]

By: Will Jeremy Renner Be Hawkeye? - Screen Rant

Will Jeremy Renner Be Hawkeye? - Screen Rant — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:26:12 +0000

[...] Zak Penn of course is the man in charge of bringing all of the major players together in one of the most ambitious film projects ever, in writing The Avengers. [...]

By: Who Should Direct The Avengers Movie? - Screen Rant

Who Should Direct The Avengers Movie? - Screen Rant — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:20:38 +0000

[...] been pointed out by Favreau, current Avengers writer Zak Penn and even a few directors who have already tried to toss their hats in the ring to direct The [...]

By: michael

michael — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:38:07 +0000

when can we start to see some pictures of thor’s costume that will be worn in the movie? i like the new design with the chainmail armor for thor 2011. my pick’s for an avengers line-up include captain america,thor,iron man,quasar,ms. marvel black panther. but please no hulk! he’s boring he’s stupid, he can’t even communicate in proper english.unless the hulk is cast as an enemy of the avengers it can work!

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Marvel’s Avengers According to Louis Leterrier - Screen Rant — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:45:06 +0000

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By: sean500

sean500 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:09 +0000

…And then Wes Anderson’s ARCHIE’S PALS N GALS. I’m the first one in line!

By: sean500

sean500 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24:48 +0000

Ken Branagh doing Thor is what I’m most excited about, too. Captain America seems tough to pull off (what’s the costume gonna look like?)

Gotta admit…that list of Zak Penn’s superhero movie credits, other than X2, doesn’t give me a lot of confidence. I hope he does well…with a name like Zak Penn, he’s a born superhero writer!

When is Woody Allen’s Weeping Gorilla coming out? Now THAT I want to see!

By: Ironman2You

Ironman2You — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:17:08 +0000

Why can’t Marvel UNDERSTAND or face the fact that his movies were the worst of the superhero genre to date? Even the unreleased Fantastic Four movie that was done what, in the eighties?, had more to it than his recent ventures. Writers can have the best intentions and decide to be true to the comics, but when it all comes out as mish-mash, many things need to be reconsidered. LIKE THE WRITERS! How can Marvel, or those at large who make the final decisions, actually consider taking what could be the most celebrated superhero movie of all time (YES I SAID ALL TIME) and allow someone who has proven to NOT command the box office OR the fans approval? Can anyone say DUH? LETS GET SOME OF THESE GREAT COMIC WRITERS AND LET THEM DO IT RIGHT!!! If Penn writes the Avengers(and this doesn’t even fully describe it), It WILL suck. I want THE Avengers. Not some rehydrated hollywood stylized version of My Avengers wasted on the big screen. What a waste that would be. As Daniel F. mentions, there is always HOPE.
I like the idea of having the Vision being the villian, who could turn out to be a substantial part of the Avengers at some point, as Brodie Bruce states in his post. With Iron Man, Iron Monger, Crimson Dynamo?, I think this robot ideal might be overdone. As it may be with an Ultron and the Vision storyline. THERE IS SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM THROUGH THE AGES! This is why we need the Mighty Men at Marvel to be at the helm.
The only Penn I want involved with the Avengers is the one that designs the storyboards. THE END.

By: ogb

ogb — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:07:25 +0000

touche

By: Iggy O Horror

Iggy O Horror — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:57:58 +0000

okay maybe not his best.. but his best comedy.. total recall would be his best action… ziiing!

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:34:47 +0000

I don’t know, I liked Last Action Hero because they were kind of funny in some of the things they make fun of about movies (some of it was totally true! lol), but no way it’s Arnold’s best…

By: ogb

ogb — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:23:35 +0000

@Iggy

I just can’t believe you consider that movie to be Arnold’s best. Terminator 2 by FAR is his best. True Lies also way better.

But that’s my opinion.

By: Iggy O Horror

Iggy O Horror — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:26:06 +0000

@ogb lol nope its the destruction of the action flick…and its a comedy; so i like it.

at least the film is meant to be what it is
unlike transformers where it is the action film with bad puns and story that last action hero is making fun of.

plus those pans and widescreen shots are hilarious

even Ian McKellen played death
and his acting was superb.. even though he was onscreen for 5 mins

By: ogb

ogb — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:33:19 +0000

Iggy I really do hope you were joking/being sarcastic.

By: Iggy O Horror

Iggy O Horror — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:23:40 +0000

he also wrote the story for last action hero which is arnold best movie ever!

By: Marvel Updates: Nick Fury’s Role In Iron Man 2 & Avengers - Screen Rant

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:12:27 +0000

[...] in the next two years and each has its own creative team behind it. That makes life challenging for Avengers writer Zak Penn who must take all of their individual stories and happenings together in planning the Avengers – [...]

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5 star wrestling radio on youtube — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:01:30 +0000

Elektra, Fantastic Four, and X3.Those are some of comic book fans least favorite movies.The Avengers is a movie I have hoped to see since I was a kid,heres hoping they can pull it off.

And since I heard David Goyer’s name come up in a comment.His storylines are pretty awesome,the problem is the actual execution.His concepts are awesome in my opinion.I loved the concept of the crow:city of angels,but the movie sucked.Visually stunning but it wasnt good.Dark city however was awesome and to this day its looked at as a sci-fi masterpiece.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:25:38 +0000

I hope Marvel has the sense to rewrite his script if need be, or get a new writer all-together, they have time…

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:01:14 +0000

@ Brodie Bruce

“or if a MARVEL fan (me) can Dream, they would Bring in Ultron as the Villan,
and Make “my personall favorite Avenger” The Vision a villan then like in the Comics Turn him over to the AVENGERS. Leaving it open for sequels. ”

I agree ..completely..they can do so much interms of storyline with Vision and Ultron especially considering reliance on tech and how they could exploit it.