Marvel Making Movies

Comic company enters film biz. See what's coming...
by IGN FilmForce

September 6, 2005 - Marvel Entertainment – formerly Marvel Enterprises – announced Tuesday that it has raised the $525 million needed to begin producing its own movies based on characters in the legendary comic book company's massive catalogue. Marvel had previously been licensing its works to production companies, but now it will have complete creative control over the filmmaking process – not to mention potentially higher profit margins.


According to Marvel chairman and CEO Avi Arad, the studio is primed and ready to begin simultaneous development of 10 new film projects based on Marvel characters. Captain America, Avengers, Nick Fury, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Cloak & Dagger, Dr. Strange, Hawkeye, Power Pack and Shang-Chi are all setup and screenwriters will start being attached to the various projects on Wednesday. We'll have more for you on those projects as news breaks!

The company added that the Marvel-produced projects will complement existing big-screen partnerships and on-going Marvel movie projects licensed to other Hollywood studios (Ghost Rider, X3, Punisher II, etc.).

Paramount Pictures, under its existing deal with Marvel, will distribute and market the newly announced films. The first movie chosen to go into production (not yet known) is expected to make its big-screen debut no later than 2008.

Marvel added that each production could be budgeted as high as $165 million and that the films will be developed with ratings no higher than PG-13 in mind.

they can do an ant-man movie but not a dazzler movie?

Anxiety said:

I mentioned in an old thread that they should cast J-Lo as the Dazzler!

PurpleJedi said:

i owned that comic book.

unless it got ruined in my mom's storage shed, i probably still do!

PurpleJedi said:

HELL. FUCKING. NO. DAZZLER IS GOD. fucking J-Lo my ass. Let her ruin comics for me. I don't fucking think so. And what about Psylocke, my other x-bitch? Alice and Betsy need their own fucking movie together. Then i can die in piece.

i can't believe i found this.

GlitterStream said:

Is that...can it be?...is it...BRITNEY?!?!!?

PurpleJedi said:

Yep. It's Eileen alright.

Captain America deserves a good film! I hope they set it in WWII, then have it end with him being found in the ice in modern times! That would ROCK!!!!

Oh, and a Doctor Strange movie? I REALLY hope they don't frak that one up!

GlitterStream said:

I haven't seen that cover in forever. I collected her for a while.


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PurpleJedi said:

If Britney is Dazzler, you could give it the same script as Bambi meets Godzilla, only she gets stomped by a Sentinel. That could be stretched out to a 60- or 90-second mini-film. People will watch it over and over just to see Britney get squashed.

Housequake2K2 said:

Great now all I see is Britney when I see DAZZLER. I am a closet Britney fan though. Sorry.
I know, she can't sing. I like her dancing and stuff.

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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

:ssh: i'm a closeted Eileen fan too. I just found that pic when i was lookin for Dazzler pics. It doesn't mean anything.

Anxiety said:

A movie about a disco singer on roller skates with super powers would be more appropriate for late night cable, lol.

Perhaps if the movie was based on Ultimate Dazzler where she's a punk singer, that could be taken more seriously.

Anxiety said:

You can get a crisp $1 for it now.

JediMaster said:

LMFAO, jedi, do you remember that train wreck of a cap movie from the 90's? Direct to video, god it was atrocious.

BTW, Shang-Chi?? FUCK YEAH

jerseykrs said:

I remember that shit. Remember that horrible abortion of a Fantastic Four movie that was made a while back?

GlitterStream said:

LOL, yeah the one that was just in the theatres?

I remember the one you're talking about though, ugh.

We sound like such fucking nerds.

can't tell you how long i've waited for an ant-man movie to come out.....!.....not!

how about doing all the fucking Avengers...! fucking ant-man..

[Edited 9/9/05 12:15pm]

jerseykrs said:

Yeah. The new one was pretty shitastically craptacular. Why did they spend so much time on character development LIKE NOBODY KNOWS WHO THE FUCKING FANTASTIC FOUR ARE AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN OUT FOR A MILLION YEARS.I want my time and money back. I still want a Justice League movie. In my dreams, huh. I want a banana milkshake.

JediMaster said:

The Captain needs a good movie.

TMPletz said:

I know right? Can we PLEASE try this again, and get it right this time? For God's sake..a painted on six pack?
[Edited 9/9/05 12:20pm]

For the love of Jeff.

GlitterStream said:

Stop it! Just stop it! I've spent years trying to block out that horrible film!

sextonseven said:

sometimes a guy needs a dollar, you know.

GlitterStream said:

SERIOUSLY, stop it!! I beg you!!!

GlitterStream said:

Mr. Fantastic looks drunk. The Invisible Girl looks like she should be selling Amway products. The Human Torch needs to FLAME OFF, GIRLFRIEND.

And The Thing?

jerseykrs said:

Anxiety said:

OMG