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Creative Differences Are Knocking Directors Out of Marvel Movies

Rob Keyes — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:15:36 +0000

Marvel Studios now has five movies under its belt, with a sixth coming next summer in The Avengers, two confirmed for 2013 and another pair of unannounced films scheduled for 2014. All of these movies exist in a shared universe, taking part in an ongoing continuity with an overarching storyline running congruently in the background.

While seeing movies follow the comic books in this respect makes The Avengers possible, this strategy does also have its downside as we saw most evidently in Iron Man 2. Each movie by Marvel Studios must follow certain guidelines and must include certain characters portrayed in a very specific way, thus restricting the creative freedom of the filmmakers and talent involved.

Combine this lack of creative freedom with Marvel’s ...

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Guillermo del Toro talks ‘Pacific Rim’ and ‘Hulk’ TV Show

Ben Moore — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:32:53 +0000

After Guillermo del Toro’s dream project — At the Mountains of Madness — was cancelled unceremoniously, he has thrown himself into a number of new projects. Currently, he’s directing Pacific Rim, starring Idris Elba and Charlie Day, and developing The Hulk TV show.

Today, an interview with del Toro hit the Internet where he discussed both Pacific Rim and The Hulk while promoting the comic book adaptation of his vampire book series, The Strain. Check it out below.

On how Pacific Rim is coming along, courtesy of io9, Guillermo del Toro said:

“Very good, we’re at the end of our second week. We are shooting everything for the main complex in the movie, which is a huge complex in Hong Kong where the robots are ...

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New ‘Avengers’ Banners; Marvel Confirms Alan Silvestri as Composer

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:07:55 +0000

Marvel superhero comic book movie fans will have to wait until February 2012 to get their next fix, in the form of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. However, the next big Marvel cinematic events is (of course) writer/director Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, which should be getting a full-length trailer sometime sooner, rather than later.

However, in the meantime, we have a pair of new Avengers characters banners for you to check out – along with some official confirmation from Marvel that (as was previously reported) composer Alan Silvestri is indeed scoring Whedon’s superhero extravaganza.

On the off-chance you’re new to this whole Avengers thing, here is the official plot synopsis:

When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink ...

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Marvel TV Panel NYCC ’11: Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk, Avengers Season 2 & More

Ben Moore — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:57:01 +0000

We already covered the DC Animated panel at NYCC ’11 – which featured DC Universe animated features coming to DVD/Blu-ray – and yesterday, we covered the Marvel Television panel hosted by Vice President of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb.

The topics and television properties showcased in the panel were wide-ranging – from live-action (A.K.A. Jessica Jones, The Hulk, Cloak and Dagger, and Mockingbird) to animated (Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk: Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes season 2).

There was a lot to cover, so we’ve sectioned our report in order of the topics discussed. You can jump to specific shows by using the links below:

Jessica Jones, Hulk, Cloak & Dagger
Mockingbird & Ultimate Spider-Man
Hulk: Agents of S.M.A.S.H. & Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest ...

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Marvel Short Film ‘The Consultant’ Fills Gaps in ‘Avengers’ Saga

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:47:10 +0000

Marvel Studios is now ramping up to their big superhero movie crossover event The Avengers - an ambitious saga that has been in the making ever since Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk were released in 2008.

The last two years have brought us much deeper into The Avengers universe with the releases of Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger – however, despite some clear links between the respective films, there have been some gaps in the telling of how Marvel’s mightiest heroes ultimately come together.

We’ve known for some time that Marvel is planning live-action short films, which would presumably be used to test the appeal of their more obscure superhero properties (Black Panther,
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Teaser For ‘The Avengers’ Button At End of ‘Captain America’

Rob Keyes — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:47:59 +0000

In Marvel and DC comics, each character is part of larger universe. Batman fights alongside Superman and Wonder Woman in DC’s Justice League; some of the X-Men fight alongside Spider-Man and The Avengers in Marvel’s main universe. When it comes to the films however, only Marvel Studios had made the effort to realize that shared universe on the silver screen and after years of laying the foundation, the next feature from the Disney-owned studio represents the culmination of their efforts, and the ultimate comic geek fantasy: The Avengers.

If you’re reading this, looking for that first glimpse at The Avengers and are excited to see these heroes come together on screen, then you’ve no doubt been following the series to date. Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk introduced two heroes to ...

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Guillermo del Toro: Hulk TV Show Is Progressing

Michael Crider — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:58:28 +0000

We haven’t heard much about the Incredible Hulk television series since ABC started pre-production, but Guillermo del Toro wants to assure fans that production is moving forward. The director recently finished outlines for the show and spoke with Fear Net about his version of the iconic hero.

Hulk was announced last November as one of the first live-action productions to take advantage of Marvel’s new parent company, Disney. Other comic-based shows currently in pre-production for an ABC debut are AKA Jessica Jones (based on the Alias comics) and Cloak and Dagger, though there has been even less revealed about the other two.

Del Toro has been working with David Eick, the producer of the well-recieved Battlestar Galactica reboot, on the new Hulk series. The pair have completed the beginning stages of the ...

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The Avengers Updates: Production Start, Hulk, Thor & More!

Rob Keyes — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:28:36 +0000

Thor hits theaters in North America next week, Captain America just two months after that, the story of Iron Man 3 is in the works and The Avengers begins production today. It’s a wonderful time for Marvel fans everywhere.

Let’s talk about Joss Whedon prepping for the first day of shooting, Mark Ruffalo on the Hulk, an important scene in Thor and video game tie-ins.

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The Avengers Assemble Today!

Clark Gregg, who plays Agent Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Thor (and more to come) and who’s heavily involved in the Marvel Studios marketing relating to the ‘Join SHIELD’ viral campaign, tweeted last week that The Avengers was going to start shooting today.

Director/writer Joss Whedon followed up with confirmation of his own with the following funny write-up ...

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Marvel Studios Viral: Join SHIELD Now!

Rob Keyes — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:34:57 +0000

It started with a mysterious, yet questionable email I received two months ago which explained that Marvel Studios was prepping to announce an S.H.I.E.L.D. event in New York City for spring 2011. The event would bring film stars Samuel L. Jackson (Director Nick Fury), Clark Gregg (Agent Phil Coulson), Cobie Smulders (Agent Maria Hill) and at least four other agents and have them “recruit” new SHIELD members.

This would supposedly occur during filming of The Avengers in April or May and would also continue through San Diego Comic-Con in July. We didn’t jump on it at the time, but things got interesting a while later when our own Roth Cornet attended WonderCon two weekends ago only to experience the beginning of Marvel’s SHIELD viral.

SHIELD made phone calls ...

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Joe Quesada: Marvel Creators Will Be Involved In TV & Movie Development

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:26:23 +0000

Marvel’s longtime Editor-in-Chief, Joe Quesada, is moving on. Quesada has passed his former title to Axel Alonso in order to become the new Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment.

As you may already guess, being CCO of Marvel Entertainment means that Quesada’s vision for the Mouse House of Stan Lee (that’s a Disney/Marvel joke for the unaware) must now extended beyond the comic book page to TV shows, movies, video games, digital publishing…the works.

Comic Book Resources is currently running an installment interview piece aptly titled “Exit Interview”, in which Quesada talks about his time as Marvel E-i-C and what the future holds for him as Marvel Entertainment CCO. With that talk comes nice little tidbits that you Marvel TV/Movie fans likely want to hear, so we’ve highlighted portions of CBR‘s interview ...

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Superhero Shows ‘Hulk’, ‘Jessica Jones’, & ‘Cloak and Dagger’ Headed to ABC

Michael Crider — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:14:56 +0000

The Incredible Hulk, AKA Jessica Jones and Cloak and Dagger projects are likely to to make it to television – that is, if you believe ABC Entertainment President, Paul Lee.

Lee recently spoke on using Marvel’s assets, via ABC’s parent company Disney, to capitalize on audiences’ infatuation with superheroes:

“I’m thrilled we have Marvel within our family, it’s a superb opportunity for us… We would love to make a Marvel franchise work on the network.”

All three potential series are in the early stages of development. Hulk will be the most recognizable to TV and movie fans, owing to the 1970s TV show and big-budget movies in 2003 and 2008. Jessica Jones is a lesser-known Marvel superhero (though she runs in circles with the likes of The Avengers) who has ...

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Guillermo del Toro and David Eick Team-Up for New ‘Hulk’ TV Show

Chris Schrader — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:34:39 +0000

Last week, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Marvel TV and ABC were developing three television shows based on existing Marvel properties. Earlier reports on this venture suggested that an updated version of The Incredible Hulk was always at the top of that list.

It was rumored that David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) and Guillermo del Toro would each be pitching their take on The Hulk, and at the time I expressed skepticism over del Toro’s involvement, given how frequently his name has been attributed to projects he had nothing to do with. Well, allow me to admit I was wrong – and in this particular instance, I’m quite happy to be.

Deadline is reporting that Eick and del Toro will both have a hand in bringing The Incredible Hulk back ...

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Confirmed: 3 Live-Action Marvel TV Shows In The Works

Kofi Outlaw — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:02:31 +0000

It has been confirmed that there are currently three live-action Marvel TV shows in the works.

One of these projects is the new Hulk TV show that we reported on last month, the second is likely a live-action Cloak & Dagger TV show (which was rumored along with the new Hulk show) and the final show has yet to be confirmed, but names like The Punisher and even the more obscure Daughters of the Dragon are being thrown around the rumor mill.

The confirmation that we’ll be getting more Marvel TV came from an interview that the Wall Street Journal conducted with Disney CEO Robert Iger. Check out what Iger had to say about Disney’s plans for Marvel Entertainment (and read closely):

“[With Marvel] we’ve taken back distribution, or bought back distribution from [
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Tim Blake Nelson Signed For More ‘Hulk’ Movies

Rob Keyes — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:13:46 +0000

Everyone knows that when it comes to comic book movies, studios sign multi-picture contracts with their talent with the hope they can make sequels and retain their cast at affordable rates. To no surprise then, actor Tim Blake Nelson who played a key role in The Incredible Hulk has a deal in place that could bring him back for The Incredible Hulk 2.

The only issue then is that there may not be another Hulk solo film for quite sometime. The Incredible Hulk banked similar box office results compared to its Ang Lee-directed predecessor and earned fairly positive reviews, but it didn’t bring in the Iron Man money some hoped it could. After Ed Norton parted ways with Marvel Studios and was replaced my ...

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‘The Incredible Hulk’ Returning to TV

Chris Schrader — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:29:34 +0000

Not to be upstaged by DC Comics and their recent announcement of a new Wonder Woman show, Marvel has revealed plans to team up with ABC for a new series based on The Incredible Hulk.

Marvel’s television department has been operating in near secrecy since Jeph Loeb took over this past June and The Incredible Hulk quickly became one of their high-priority projects. They presented the idea to Disney along with a list of other properties they had designated as potential television shows.

According to THR, The Incredible Hulk and Cloak & Dagger were selected from that list and both are in the earliest stages of development. Loeb is currently meeting with writers for Cloak & Dagger (which would likely wind up on ABC Family) and The Incredible Hulk is actively searching for ...

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Former ‘Hulk’ Eric Bana on Mark Ruffalo ‘Avengers’ Casting

Ben Kendrick — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:27:02 +0000

While at New York Comic Con, promoting his ex-CIA agent role, starring alongside Cate Blanchett (Robin Hood) and Saoirse Ronan (Atonement) in director Joe Wright’s, Hanna, former Hulk, Eric Bana, offered a few thoughts on Marvel’s Mean-Green-Machine casting troubles.

Though he was there to promote Hanna, Bana took a minute to answer a question about the recent controversy surrounding Edward Norton’s exit from the Hulk role - as well as the decision to have Mark Ruffalo step in for the Avengers (as Bruce Banner and his CGI anti-hero) as well as any potential Hulk sequels.

At the Hanna press junket, Bana spoke about his own exit from the Hulk franchise:

“Nothing ever really went down, it was a real natural occurrence of events. I guess there was a fair gap between the first one and ...

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Mark Ruffalo Hints At ‘Avengers’ Sequels & New ‘Hulk’ Movie

Rob Keyes — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:51:10 +0000

Yesterday we rekindled the discussion on what plans Marvel Studios has in store for moviegoers post-The Avengers. We’ve listed the possibilities more than once for what Marvel films may enter production next, based on interviews with Marvel Execs and actors, and from official signings of writers and other talent.

What, or who, gave rise to the topic again was Marvel President of Consumer Products for Marvel, Paul Gitter, revealing that Marvel is at work behind the scenes, setting up the schedule of releases for the next few years, which will culminate to an epic conclusion of sorts come 2017. We still have no confirmation on what projects will hit theaters for the years in between, but actor Mark Ruffalo hints that there will be Avengers sequels and a possible new Hulk movie.

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Mark Ruffalo To Play Bruce Banner & The Hulk in The Avengers

Rob Keyes — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:22:42 +0000

As Edward Norton reveals his desire to play a comic book villain for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman 3, his comic book hero replacement Mark Ruffalo prepares to bring Bruce Banner to the big screen in Marvel Studios’ The Avengers. While some fans scoffed at the importance of an actor to play Banner in the epic team-up film, assuming his alter ego The Hulk would be taking most, if not all of the the bipolar character’s screentime, Ruffalo will do you one better.

In 2008′s The Incredible Hulk, Norton did a fantastic job of revitalizing the live-action version of Bruce Banner, but when it came time to Hulk out, movie magic took over and the digital artists created the Hulk without Norton’s ...

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SR Pick: If Superheroes Were Hipsters

Mike Eisenberg — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:55:29 +0000

Superheroes are no strangers to public makeovers. Sometimes the actor portraying a superhero changes every few years, while the visual effects that enhance another hero are upgraded with a new sequel. However, I’m not too sure any superhero could recover from a hipster makeover.

If you ever wondered what your favorite web-slinger would look like in full hipster mode, today is your lucky day. College Humor turned all of your favorite heroes into the self-conscious, anti-establishment personalities that are found creating new trends on every street corner.

We’ve picked a few of our favorites to share. There’s no getting by the best one of all, though: Hipster Spider-Man is nearly unbeatable. By blending Spider-Man with the latest celebrity meme – prancing Michael Cera – we are graced with one of the funniest depictions of late.

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Joe Quesada Talks Marvel Television Opportunities

Rob Keyes — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:45:47 +0000

With the earth-shattering news last year of Disney acquiring Marvel, many wondered what opportunities such a merger would open doors to for the powerhouse comic publisher. Disney’s empire spans across many mediums including that of television with networks such as ABC for which the Marvel brand could – and will – take advantage of.

Earlier this summer, Marvel Entertainment launched a new division specific to television to be headed up by comic industry veteran Jeph Loeb and Marvel exec Dan Buckly. The new division would handle projects such as cartoons, straight-to-DVD features and what everyone would love to see one day, live-action Marvel television programs.

Back at San Diego Comic-Con, MTV asked Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada about their new-found situation under the ownership of Disney and how it ...

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