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The Week in Spandex - Man of Steel, The Avengers 2, Iron Man 3, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Justice League, Booster Gold, Wonder Woman, The Incredibles 2 and more
19 May 2013 11:22 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, Arrow, Booster Gold, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans Go!, Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite, Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ultimate Spider-Man, The Incredibles 2 and more...
Seeing as Marvel has pretty much dominated the headlines these past few weeks (well, months actually), we'll start things off this week with the year's next superhero offering Man of Steel. With less than a month to go until its eagerly-anticipated release a full-on marketing blitz is imminent, and this past week saw Warner Bros. debuting three new posters, two TV spots, two new »
- Flickering Myth
The Punisher: 7 Essential Stories You Must Read
18 May 2013 4:01 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The Punisher is one of those strange characters – his logo is instantly recognisable and he has a lot of name value and yet despite this he doesn’t have the popularity of a Batman or a Spider-Man. This could be partly down to three poorly received films – 1989′s The Punisher starring Dolph Lundgren, 2004′s Garth Ennis influenced version starring Thomas Jane and the ultraviolent (albeit straight to DVD) Punisher: War Zone with Ray Stevenson perfectly cast as Frank Castle – or maybe because his ultraviolent and uncompromising nature makes it near on impossible for him to be mass marketed. But with his iconic black and white skull-shirt and gruff Dirty Harry demeanor, the story of Frank Castle – a former Marine who engages in a one-man war on crime after his family is viciously gunned down in front of him – is one that strikes a chord with people due to its simplicity and grounded emotions, »
- Neil Thomason
Marvel's Kevin Feige talks Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Inhumans, Runaways, Marvel Zombies and more
18 May 2013 1:39 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Marvel fans have plenty to look forward to over the next couple of years, with Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy building to the release of The Avengers 2 in 2015. However, with Iron Man 3 getting Phase Two of the McU off to a billion dollar start, Marvel Studios is wasting little time in formulating its plans for a third cycle of movies. So far, all we know for certain is that Edgar Wright's long-awaited Ant-Man will kick-off things off in 2015, but speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Marvel's President of Production and super producer extraordinaire Kevin Feige has offered a few new comments on several potential projects, including... deep breath... Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Inhumans, Runaways, Daredevil, The Punisher, Blade, Ghost Rider and even Marvel Zombies! Here's what he had to say...
On Doctor Strange: "I would love Strange to be »
- Flickering Myth
Marvel Zombies, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4 and Punisher All Marvel Phase 3 Possibilities
17 May 2013 6:26 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Marvel's Phase Two is already underway with Iron Man 3 in theaters, and Thor: The Dark World coming this Thanksgiving. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is shooting right now, with Guardians of the Galaxy deep into pre-production and The Avengers 2 screenplay completed. So that means Marvel is of course thinking about their Phase Three plans with only Ant-Man confirmed at this point. What else might be included in this third leg of the Marvel movie legacy?
Kevin Feige recently caught up with Entertainment Weekly, and offered a list of potential titles, with the fact that Doctor Strange is likely to be confirmed next. While we've heard most of these titles batted about the Internet before, one title sticks out like a sore thumb, and that's Marvel Zombies. We haven't really heard this mentioned before in terms of being included as a Marvel Phase Three project.
Here are the possible »
- MovieWeb
Marvel Phase 3 Update
17 May 2013 6:10 PM, PDT | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Entertainment Weekly sat down with Kevin Feige and got an update on what was and wasn’t in the cards for Marvel’s Phase 3 and beyond.
Ant-Man: This one is happening. Apparently it’s director Edgar Wright who has been postponing the project up until now. Wright will begin working on it later this year after he’s finished with all things The World’s End.
Doctor Strange: This one is a probably. EW writes “…Feige says Doctor Strange is one of the prime candidates for a Phase Three berth.”
Iron Man 4: Feige said, “I believe there will be a fourth Iron Man film and a fifth and a sixth and a 10th and a 20th. I see no reason why Tony Stark can’t be as evergreen as James Bond. Or Batman for that matter. Or Spider-Man. I think Iron Man is a character just like that. »
- Alex Corey
Marvel's Phase Three: 'Doctor Strange,' 'Iron Man 4,' 'Hulk,' 'Inhumans' or 'Runaways' on horizon? -- Exclusive
17 May 2013 11:00 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Big things happen in threes.
With Iron Man 3 heading into its third weekend, now is the perfect time to look ahead to what Marvel Studios may be planning for its own third act — the evolving multi-movie slate known as Phase Three.
Phase One for the comic book studio was the series of films that culminated in last year’s The Avengers. Phase Two begins with Iron Man 3, and will build to Avengers 2 in 2015, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, and Guardians of the Galaxy in between.
The question that still hasn’t been resolved, »
- Anthony Breznican
Marvel Planning Blade, Ms Marvel, Iron Fist and Black Panther Films
9 May 2013 4:06 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
In a new article about internal negotiations between Marvel and its actors, THR revealed that the studio is looking toward the future and already has scripts for a "Blade" and "Ms Marvel" films. Other projects on the horizon are "Iron Fist," "Black Panther" and "The Runaways." That doesn't mean that any of those projects will be part of Phase Three (between "The Avengers 2" and "The Avengers 3"), but the studio is definitely looking for new superheroes to build franchises around. At this point "Ant-Man" and "Doctor Strange" are set for Phase Three, leaving room for at least two more characters to get their own films. Surprisingly, The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and War Machine (Don Cheadle) will likely remain on the sidelines. Marvel head Kevin Feige recently confirmed that there are no plans to give the superheroes their own stand-alone movies. And even though Marvel recently got back the rights to Ghost Rider, »
It’s High Time Marvel Dabbles With R-Rated Superhero Movies, So Which Directors Should Make Them?
8 May 2013 9:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The head of Marvel Studios and one of the masterminds behind their current, stupendously successful franchise building strategy, Kevin Feige, recently did an interview with Entertainment Weekly, and not only did he address all of the plans they have for Marvel Phase II, the series of films that are going to lead up to their next team-up spectacular, The Avengers 2, but he also dropped the bomb that a group of characters who used to be under various other studios’ controls were now back in the Marvel fold. According to an excerpt from the interview pulled out by Comic Book Movie, Daredevil, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, and Blade are now back under Marvel Studios control—but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the House of Ideas has any immediate plans for them. Feige was quoted as saying, “Whenever a character comes back to us, it’s usually because the other studios don’t want to make the »
- Nathan Adams
Kevin Feige confirms that Doctor Strange is in development for Marvel's Phase Three
4 May 2013 1:24 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Now that Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially underway with the release of Iron Man 3, fans have plenty to look forward to over the next couple of years, with Marvel Studios unleashing the solo sequels Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier along with the cosmic ensemble Guardians of the Galaxy building toward The Avengers 2 in 2015. Of course, Marvel is already looking beyond the second outing for Earth's Mightiest Heroes, with Edgar Wright's Ant-Man set to launch Phase Three in November 2015, and now Kevin Feige has officially confirmed that the studio is moving into active development on the long-rumoured Doctor Strange movie.
"Doctor Strange is something that I talk about often and it’s sort of next up for us to dig into and explore," said Feige in a chat with Collider. "Our executive producer of Iron Man 3, having done »
- Flickering Myth
Marvel Studios Regains Rights to Blade and Ghost Rider
3 May 2013 10:24 AM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Most deals Marvel previously made with various movie studios include a ticking clock for character rights. If a studio decides not to make a movie within a certain period of time, the rights revert back to Marvel in most cases, and we recently saw this happen with Daredevil. That’s not the only character to come back to Marvel, as it has been revealed that they’ve also regained rights to Blade and Ghost Rider.
Kevin Feige made mention of this in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly and discussed the reason why characters are coming back to Marvel: “Whenever a character comes back to us, it’s usually because the other studios don’t want to make the movies anymore – and that usually means the [previous] movies may not have been particularly well-received.”
We wouldn’t get too excited about a new Blade or Ghost Rider movie going into development right away. »
- Jonathan James
Marvel Takes Back Blade, Punisher, Rider
3 May 2013 8:10 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Marvel Studios Kevin Feige has confirmed that Marvel has reacquired the rights to "Ghost Rider," "The Punisher," "Blade" and "Daredevil".
Unfortunately, as said films don't exactly appeal to the demographics that the Mouse House targets, don't expect much from them in the near future. He tells EW:
"Whenever a character comes back to us, it's usually because the other studios don't want to make the movies anymore - and that usually means the [previous] movies may not have been particularly well-received. They all have potential, but we're not going to say 'We got it back - make it.'
Ghost Rider, The Punisher and Blade are some of the most violent characters in the Marvel world. So the fact that they are owned by Disney will make reboots of the films or entrance into phase two or three a very unlikely possibility. They are more likely to be licensed back out to other studios. »
- Garth Franklin
Marvel Studios Reacquires the Rights to Ghost Rider, The Punisher and Blade
3 May 2013 2:56 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Marvel has once again reacquired the rights to Ghost Rider, The Punisher, Blade, and more recently, Daredevil.
President of Production at Marvel Studios Kevin Feige commented on the acquisition in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"Whenever a character comes back to us, it's usually because the other studios don't want to make the movies anymore - and that usually means the [previous] movies may not have been particularly well-received. They all have potential, but we're not going to say 'We got it back - make it.'
Ghost Rider, The Punisher and Blade are some of the most violent characters in the Marvel world. So the fact that they are owned by Disney will make reboots of the films or entrance into phase two or three a very unlikely possibility. They are more likely to be licensed back out to other studios. Only the time will tell what will happen. »
- MovieWeb
Paradigm Signs Thomas Jane
24 April 2013 10:35 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: Paradigm, which has been adding lit clients after bringing in established agents like Robert Bookman, Ken Stovitz and Rand Holston, has made a good score in the talent realm: It signed Thomas Jane. Jane, the star of HBO’s Hung and films that include The Punisher, Deep Blue Sea and Boogie Nights, makes the move from CAA as he is preparing to star in and direct A Magnificent Death From A Shattered Hand. The Western thriller, being produced by Geyer Kosinski, also stars Jeremy Irons and Nick Nolte. Jane’s separately starring opposite Paul Walker, Brendan Fraser and Matt Dillon in Pawn Shop Chronicles, opposite Sly Stallone in Reach Me and opposite James Marsden and Billy Bob Thornton in Red Machine. Jane continues to be managed by Media Talent Group. »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
The Week in Spandex - Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers 2 and more
22 April 2013 2:34 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Lobo, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, Kick-Ass 2, Arrow, Heroes, Superman: Unbound, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and more....
There's been an absolute tonne of superhero goodness this past week, but we'll start things off with the big story - the arrival of the third trailer for Zack Snyder's eagerly-awaited Superman reboot Man of Steel. Things got underway on Monday with a viral video featuring Michael Shannon's General Zod demanding that Henry Cavill's Kal-El surrender to him, before the three-minute long trailer finally hit on Tuesday evening, sending »
- Flickering Myth
Scribe Michael France Dead at 51
16 April 2013 5:10 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Michael France, the scribe who penned “Cliffhanger,” “GoldenEye” and a slew of Marvel adaptations which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, died April 12 in his St. Pete Beach, Fla., home after an extended illness. He was 51.
France first found fame with his 1991 spec sale for “Cliffhanger,” which was shot within the year and became a worldwide hit for thesp Sylvester Stallone and helmer Renny Harlin. Another whammo hit came in 1995, when France revived the then-dormant James Bond franchise with his script for “GoldenEye.” In the early 2000s a string of Marvel adaptations followed, beginning with U’s “Hulk” (2003) and then Lionsgate’s “The Punisher” (2004) and 20th’s “Fantastic Four” (2005).
Born in 1962 in St. Petersburg, Fla., France graduated from the U. of Florida in the early ’80s and later attended Columbia U.’s School of the Arts. Following his breakthrough as a screenwriter, he moved to St. Pete Beach, where in 2007 he bought the Beach Theater, »
- Sean Fitz-Gerald
Screenwriter Michael France Dead At Age 51; "Cliffhanger", "Goldeneye" And "The Hulk" Among His Credits
15 April 2013 1:07 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Cinema Retro was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of screenwriter Michael France at the age of 51. He died from complications from diabetes. France's big break was writing the screenplay for Sylvester Stallone's 1993 blockbuster Cliffhanger, which he did "on spec", meaning he pitched his idea to the studio and was not commissioned to write it. France also wrote story lines for the 1995 James Bond smash GoldenEye, though he was not credited with the actual screenplay, which was a source of a strained relationship with the Bond producers. Some of his ideas that were developed for GoldenEye were utilized in the 1999 Bond hit The World is Not Enough. In the 1970s, he published the short-lived 007 fan magazine Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. France was a major comic book fan and wrote the screenplays for Ang Lee's 2003 version of The Hulk as well as the super hero flick The Punisher. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Hulk and Fantastic Four Writer Michael France Dead at 51
14 April 2013 6:51 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Michael France, who wrote the story for the James Bond film "Goldeneye" and the screenplay for Ang Lee's 2003 "Hulk," died Friday at age 51. He was suffering from a longtime diabetes-related illness, his sister revealed. France made his way into the industry with the screenplay for Renny Harlin's 1993 thriller "Cliffhanger," which starred Sylvester Stallone. He went on to write the screenplays for several big-budget Marvel superhero adaptations, including "Hulk," John Travolta's "The Punisher," and "The Fantastic Four." He stopped working in 2005 after "The Fantastic Four." In 2007, he purchased a movie theater St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he resided. Suzanne France, the sister of Michael, told the Tampa Bay Times that although the theater closed last year, "he wanted to re-open the theater, wanted to start writing again." »
'Hulk', 'Fantastic Four' screenwriter Michael France dies, aged 51
14 April 2013 4:44 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Screenwriter Michael France has died, aged 51.
France, who was entasked with writing the screenplays for several Marvel adaptations, passed away on Friday (April 12) due to complications from diabetes, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
He was behind the big-screen versions of 2003's Hulk, directed by Ang Lee, John Travolta-starring The Punisher in 2005 and The Fantastic Four the following year.
France also co-wrote the screenplay for 1993 action film Cliffhanger, along with its lead star Sylvester Stallone, and worked on the story for 1995 James Bond outing GoldenEye.
His passion for film also led to him buying Tampa Bay cinema Beach Theatre in 2007 for $800,000, although the venue closed in November 2012 due to declining audiences.
He is survived by wife Elizabeth and their three children, his mother and father and sister Suzanne. »
Michael France, Screenwriter on Superhero Movies, Dead at 51
14 April 2013 4:13 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Michael France, the screenwriter behind several Marvel superhero adaptations, died Friday in Tampa, Fla., at the age of 51. He died of complications from diabetes, his sister told the Tampa Bay Times. France wrote the screenplays for Ang Lee's "Hulk" in 2003; "The Punisher," starring John Travolta, in 2004; and "The Fantastic Four" in 2005. Also read: Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2013 He got his big break in 1993, when he wrote the screenplay for Renny Harlin's thriller "Cliffhanger," which starred Sylvester Stallone. He followed that two years later with a story credit for »
- Todd Cunningham
Fantastic Four, Hulk And Punisher Writer Michael France Passes Away Aged 51
14 April 2013 2:35 PM, PDT | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
According to Deadline and several other outlets, Michael France has passed away after battling diabetes-related health issues. His writing credits included Cliffhanger, Goldeneye and comic book movies such as Hulk, The Punisher and Fantastic Four. His sister, Suzanne France, discovered her brother on Friday morning in his home in St. Pete Beach, Florida. "[Thursday night] he was sitting up, he had good color, he was making jokes. Just sitting there on the couch with his dog", she said. Goldeneye is widely considered to be one of the best James Bond films of all-time. »
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