On first glance, "Xmas Without China" seems to be a surprising next subject for Alicia Dwyer, the filmmaker who last brought us "Bully" and "Pandemic: Facing Aids." But the film's humor is filled with an undercurrent of social commentary, discussing America's reliance on foreign goods and our holiday traditions that blend to make one of the festival's more fascinating documentaries. What it's about: A Chinese immigrant challenges his American neighbors to survive the Christmas season without any Chinese products. Tell Us About Yourself: Alicia’s work recently appeared in theaters nation-wide in Bully, distributed by The Weinstein Company, for which she directed key material with the main character, Alex. Alicia was a director on The Calling, a four-hour PBS series that was a flagship of the 2010 Independent Lens season. She was associate producer of the 2004 Emmy Award-nominated HBO series Pandemic: Facing AIDS and of the 2001 Academy Award-winning feature...
- 3/7/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Update: EW’s inside sources at Marvel say the report is entirely untrue, although studio reps decline to comment on the rumor.
The Wakanda tourism board should prepare to put in some overtime. They could soon become much more popular.
A report from the movie website Latino Review by writer El Mayimbe says Marvel Studios has committed to making one of its next projects a movie based on Black Panther, the leader of the fictional African nation and the character widely regarded as the first major black superhero.
True? False? Marvel Studios and parent company Disney did not immediately comment on the rumor,...
The Wakanda tourism board should prepare to put in some overtime. They could soon become much more popular.
A report from the movie website Latino Review by writer El Mayimbe says Marvel Studios has committed to making one of its next projects a movie based on Black Panther, the leader of the fictional African nation and the character widely regarded as the first major black superhero.
True? False? Marvel Studios and parent company Disney did not immediately comment on the rumor,...
- 6/6/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
According to Entertainment Weekly via The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel is developing a film adaptation of ”The Black Panther”. According to the sites, Marvel has hired documentarian Mark Bailey to write the screenplay for the film. While asking a documentarian to write a superhero movie is a bit out of left field, the sites state that Bailey, who worked on documentaries “Pandemic: Facing AIDS” and “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”, will add grittiness, depth and realism that will help ground the film. Originally, Wesley Snipes was set to star as The Black Panther (whose name is T’Challa), and Entertainment Weekly suggested Mr. Eko, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. But what about casting Djimon Hounsou? He’s already been T’Challa for [...]...
- 1/25/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Once again, we're at one of those points where there are a bunch of little news tidbits floating around, so in the interest of saving time and not ruining my current and ongoing drunk, I figured we'd knock them all out in one post. So here's another comic book movie roundup, my beautiful little nerdlingers -- with extra cheesecake as a present. Read it and furiously masturbate as necessary:
1. First and least interesting, here's another image of Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in director Pete Travis' upcoming Dredd. It's him on a Lawmaster motorcycle, and it's Ok. It's a little grainy and looks a little Hell Comes To Frogtown-ish, but maybe I'm just being cranky.
(via Slashfilm)
Since everyone always bitches about not being able to see Urban through the helmet (even though that's integral to the character, you assjacky jackasses), here:
2. Next, apparently David E. Kelley's...
1. First and least interesting, here's another image of Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in director Pete Travis' upcoming Dredd. It's him on a Lawmaster motorcycle, and it's Ok. It's a little grainy and looks a little Hell Comes To Frogtown-ish, but maybe I'm just being cranky.
(via Slashfilm)
Since everyone always bitches about not being able to see Urban through the helmet (even though that's integral to the character, you assjacky jackasses), here:
2. Next, apparently David E. Kelley's...
- 1/23/2011
- by TK
Well, guess what, folks from Marvel Studio are now more than serious about that Black Panther project.
At least, that’s what we had a chance to read from the latest reports that go like this – the studio has finally hired a documentary writer Mark Bailey to pen the adaptation.
Surprised with this news? Who cares, as long as T’Challa is back!
Let us remind you that Wesley Snipes was attached to an adaptation back in 2006, but the movie never happened.
Then, director John Singleton was brought in to helm Black Panther in 2007 with Chiwetel Ejiofor for the role.
G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra’s Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has discussed negotiating for the role in both 2009 and 2010, with no luck.
Now, we have Bailey on board, man with quite impressive background in documentaries (although an unusual choice for this adaptation), such as the 2003 HBO documentary Pandemic: Facing AIDS and A Boy’s Life.
At least, that’s what we had a chance to read from the latest reports that go like this – the studio has finally hired a documentary writer Mark Bailey to pen the adaptation.
Surprised with this news? Who cares, as long as T’Challa is back!
Let us remind you that Wesley Snipes was attached to an adaptation back in 2006, but the movie never happened.
Then, director John Singleton was brought in to helm Black Panther in 2007 with Chiwetel Ejiofor for the role.
G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra’s Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has discussed negotiating for the role in both 2009 and 2010, with no luck.
Now, we have Bailey on board, man with quite impressive background in documentaries (although an unusual choice for this adaptation), such as the 2003 HBO documentary Pandemic: Facing AIDS and A Boy’s Life.
- 1/22/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
After a failed attempt by Columbia Pictures in the early 1990s, Marvel Studios has hired screenwriter Mark Bailey to pen a new take on the comic book character Black Panther.
The Stan Lee creation debuted in 1966 as the first African-American supehero, before the founding of the political organization of the same name. The title refers to the rank of chieftain of the Wakandan Panther Clan, which grants him a connection to the panther god, giving him superhuman strength, senses, speed, stamina, and agility.
As the Hollywood Reporter points out, Bailey is an odd choice to write a comic book adaptation since his credits include work on hard-hitting documentaries Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. But Marvel has gone the unorthodox road before, such as the hiring of Jon Favreau for the first two Iron Man movies, Joss Whedon to write and direct The Avengers, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
The Stan Lee creation debuted in 1966 as the first African-American supehero, before the founding of the political organization of the same name. The title refers to the rank of chieftain of the Wakandan Panther Clan, which grants him a connection to the panther god, giving him superhuman strength, senses, speed, stamina, and agility.
As the Hollywood Reporter points out, Bailey is an odd choice to write a comic book adaptation since his credits include work on hard-hitting documentaries Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. But Marvel has gone the unorthodox road before, such as the hiring of Jon Favreau for the first two Iron Man movies, Joss Whedon to write and direct The Avengers, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
- 1/21/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Now that Marvel Studios has set up all its favorite kids in franchises of their own, the comic book giant has decided it's time to start milking developing its lesser underappreciated second-tier superheroes.
To that end, a film based on the Black Panther, king of the Panther Tribe of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, has been pushed back into development after having been abandoned back in the 1990s.
The Black Panther, aka T'Challa, first appeared in 1966 and is widely seen as the first black superhero. At one point, noted felon star of Marvel's Blade films Wesley Snipes was set to bring T'Challa to life but, well, you know how these things go.
Mark Bailey, a writer and story editor on the HBO documentaries Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghost of Abu Ghraib, has been hired by Marvel to draft a screenplay. His choice seems to signal that Marvel wants a...
To that end, a film based on the Black Panther, king of the Panther Tribe of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, has been pushed back into development after having been abandoned back in the 1990s.
The Black Panther, aka T'Challa, first appeared in 1966 and is widely seen as the first black superhero. At one point, noted felon star of Marvel's Blade films Wesley Snipes was set to bring T'Challa to life but, well, you know how these things go.
Mark Bailey, a writer and story editor on the HBO documentaries Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghost of Abu Ghraib, has been hired by Marvel to draft a screenplay. His choice seems to signal that Marvel wants a...
- 1/21/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
The Black Panther doesn’t have the same name recognition as fellow Marvel superheroes Spider-Man and Wolverine, but he’s one of the most interesting characters in comic book history. Debuting in the mid-’60s, the Panther is generally credited as the first African-American superhero in mainstream comic books. (He actually predated the founding of far-left-wing ’60s group of the same name.) There’s been talk of a Black Panther movie for decades now, without any success, but it looks like Marvel is willing to try again: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel Studios has hired documentarian Mark Bailey to draft a Black Panther screenplay.
- 1/21/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Around this time last year, Stan Lee jumped on Twitter and started talking about Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, along with other forthcoming Marvel Studios big-screen projects like Iron Fist, Doctor Strange, and Black Panther. Most people thought that Stan was just dreaming out loud, and then we heard that they were indeed working on a possible Doctor Stange film, and Iron Fist movie, and now it seems they are also prepping a Black Panther film.
THR reports that Marvel Studios has hired screenwriter Mark Bailey to write the big-screen adaptation of the comic book Black Panther. Bailey is an odd choice, having only written an HBO documentary entitled Pandemic: Facing AIDS and acted as a story editor on just a couple of other projects.
The Black Panther first appeared in the pages of the Fantastic Four comic in 1966 and is considered the first black hero in mainstream comics. A movie...
THR reports that Marvel Studios has hired screenwriter Mark Bailey to write the big-screen adaptation of the comic book Black Panther. Bailey is an odd choice, having only written an HBO documentary entitled Pandemic: Facing AIDS and acted as a story editor on just a couple of other projects.
The Black Panther first appeared in the pages of the Fantastic Four comic in 1966 and is considered the first black hero in mainstream comics. A movie...
- 1/21/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
As “The Avengers” gains altitude, it’s hard not to wonder what team alumni might turn up in the film. In comic history, Black Panther once joined the Avengers’ ranks, remaining something of a satellite member as the team's roster changed over the years.
There are certainly many who would like to see T'Challa, a.k.a the Black Panther, join the ranks of Marvel heroes fleshed out on film, from Marvel Studio chief Kevin Feige to Stan Lee himself.
Those high-profile fans may not have long to wait, because according to the Hollywood Reporter, “Black Panther” is back in development at Marvel, complete with a scribe freshly charged with completing its screenplay.
Documentarian Mark Bailey has to his credit stints as a writer and story editor on the HBO documentaries “Pandemic: Facing AIDS” and “Ghost of Abu Ghraib,” as well as a feature adaptation of the non-fiction book “The...
There are certainly many who would like to see T'Challa, a.k.a the Black Panther, join the ranks of Marvel heroes fleshed out on film, from Marvel Studio chief Kevin Feige to Stan Lee himself.
Those high-profile fans may not have long to wait, because according to the Hollywood Reporter, “Black Panther” is back in development at Marvel, complete with a scribe freshly charged with completing its screenplay.
Documentarian Mark Bailey has to his credit stints as a writer and story editor on the HBO documentaries “Pandemic: Facing AIDS” and “Ghost of Abu Ghraib,” as well as a feature adaptation of the non-fiction book “The...
- 1/21/2011
- by Rachel Molino
- MTV Splash Page
It’s been a long time since our last news item regarding one of Marvel’s third tier characters, Black Panther, July 2009 in fact was the last time we reported on the studio attempting to bring the character to the big screen. However now it seems that with all of their first tier characters licensed out to rival studios, and most of their second tier characters catered for, Marvel are once again rummaging around the bottom of the bag for other possible box office fodder.
With the likes of Doctor Strange still struggling to materialise (much to my own personal dismay), the Black Panther seems to be back on the trail and possibly making it’s way to the big screen at some time in the future. According to THR, Mark Bailey has been hired to pen a fresh take on the African prince who becomes the superhero known as Black Panther,...
With the likes of Doctor Strange still struggling to materialise (much to my own personal dismay), the Black Panther seems to be back on the trail and possibly making it’s way to the big screen at some time in the future. According to THR, Mark Bailey has been hired to pen a fresh take on the African prince who becomes the superhero known as Black Panther,...
- 1/21/2011
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
If this movie is going to happen then it needs to just freaking happen! I’m over talking about the possibility of it being made, who might be starring in it, etc. A Black Panther movie has been “in the works” for almost 20 years now. Enough with the ambivalence; Just make the movie already! And if there’s really no interest in making it, then stop teasing us with shite.
Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter announced the following: “Black Panther is back in development at Marvel Studios.” And a writer has been hired to pen the screenplay. Who? Some dude named Mark Bailey. Never heard of him, but THR says he hails from the documentary world, working as a story editor on HBO documentaries like Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghost of Abu Ghraib.
This makes him an odd choice for a film about T’Challa, he of the fictitious African nation,...
Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter announced the following: “Black Panther is back in development at Marvel Studios.” And a writer has been hired to pen the screenplay. Who? Some dude named Mark Bailey. Never heard of him, but THR says he hails from the documentary world, working as a story editor on HBO documentaries like Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghost of Abu Ghraib.
This makes him an odd choice for a film about T’Challa, he of the fictitious African nation,...
- 1/21/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Marvel’s been churning out movies faster than ever since it got all that sweet Disney money. The studio has mostly been sticking to established pop culture icons like Iron Man and Spider-Man, though. Comic fans, if you’ve been waiting patiently for a less mainstream superhero to get some time on the big screen, I’ve got good news. Marvel has officially hired Mark Bailey to write an adaptation of the Black Panther comics. [THR]
Bailey, most known for his documentary work on films like Pandemic: Facing AIDS, may not be a recognizable name, but that’s no reason to worry. His background may help him come up with a fresh take on the superhero movie. It isn’t unheard of for these types of screenplays to go through multiple writers, anyways, so who really knows how this one’s going to end up?
Any casting or release information at...
Bailey, most known for his documentary work on films like Pandemic: Facing AIDS, may not be a recognizable name, but that’s no reason to worry. His background may help him come up with a fresh take on the superhero movie. It isn’t unheard of for these types of screenplays to go through multiple writers, anyways, so who really knows how this one’s going to end up?
Any casting or release information at...
- 1/21/2011
- by James Battaglia
- The Film Stage
Marvel's filmic future beyond 2012 ensemble The Avengers - a gathering of its current on-screen heroes, plus new addition Hawkeye - is taking shape.
A third Iron Man will be released in 2013 and a new crop of heroes are on the way.
In June last year, we learned that Conan scribes Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer had been hired to pen a Doctor Strange film, and in August it was announced that Rich Wilkes was to write an Iron Fist script.
Joining them will be Black Panther, with Mark Bailey now signed to pen the screenplay, according to HeatVision.
Bailey is an unusual choice. He was a writer on the documentary series Pandemic: Facing AIDS and is adapting the non-fiction book The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon, which Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) will direct.
Black Panther - introduced in...
A third Iron Man will be released in 2013 and a new crop of heroes are on the way.
In June last year, we learned that Conan scribes Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer had been hired to pen a Doctor Strange film, and in August it was announced that Rich Wilkes was to write an Iron Fist script.
Joining them will be Black Panther, with Mark Bailey now signed to pen the screenplay, according to HeatVision.
Bailey is an unusual choice. He was a writer on the documentary series Pandemic: Facing AIDS and is adapting the non-fiction book The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon, which Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) will direct.
Black Panther - introduced in...
- 1/21/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Black Panther is one of the many comic book properties that Marvel Studios has been eyeing for the big screen adaptation for a while now. It looks like they are becoming more serious about developing the comic into a feature film. According to THR [1], Marvel Studios has hired documentary story editor and screenwriter Mark Bailey to write the big screen adaptation. Bailey seems like an odd choice, especially considering he has no fictional feature film experience. His filmography includes movies like Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House, Pandemic: Facing AIDS and A Boy's Life. He just got done writing a big screen adaptation of the non-fiction book The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon, which Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) is currently attached to direct. The Black Panther is considered the first modern Black superhero. Created by...
- 1/20/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
This summer Marvel will bring both Captain America and Thor to theaters, but those two characters are barely scratching the surface of what the studio has planned. With a backlog containing thousands of characters we could be swimming in comic book adaptations for the next 100 years. Last year, Marvel chief Kevin Feige took every opportunity he could to set us up for what they have in store, suggesting solo films about Dr. Strange and Iron Fist, but one of the characters mentioned most often was Black Panther. Now the project is officially moving forward. THR reports that Marvel has hired Mark Bailey, best known as a story editor for documentaries like Ghosts of Abu Ghraib and writing Pandemic: Facing AIDS for HBO, to script a solo film for the African superhero. Created back in the 1960s, movie adaptations have been considered before, the most significant being an attempt in the...
- 1/20/2011
- cinemablend.com
A comic property that seems to have been in development forever, Marvel's "Black Panther" may finally be getting his due on the big screen. Heat Vision reports that Marvel has put a movie based on the comic character back into development hiring on Mark Bailey--a name we're been hearing associated to the project for a while--to pen the screenplay. Who? Bailey comes from the documentary world with gigs as a writer or story editor on sober-faced fare like "Pandemic: Facing AIDS" or "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib." Seems like an odd fit right? It does seem that way until you realize…...
- 1/20/2011
- The Playlist
The Black Panther is back in business at Marvel Studios. Mark Bailey who has mostly worked on documentary films has been hired to pen a script based on the king of a resource-rich fictional African country who becomes a super hero. Marvel's Kevin Feige is set to produce.
The Black Panther is seen as the first black hero in mainstream comics, He firt appeard in 1966 as part of the Fantastic Fourcomic books. A big-screen version has been in the works for awhile. It was first in development with Wesley Snipes starring for Columbia in the early 1990s.
Since then the project has changed hands a few times. It transferred to Artisan Entertainment with Snipes still attached. The Panther came back to Marvel in 2005 from Lionsgate, which bought Artisan in 2003.
Bailey's background in documentary films seems like an odd fit to me He has been a writer or story editor on...
The Black Panther is seen as the first black hero in mainstream comics, He firt appeard in 1966 as part of the Fantastic Fourcomic books. A big-screen version has been in the works for awhile. It was first in development with Wesley Snipes starring for Columbia in the early 1990s.
Since then the project has changed hands a few times. It transferred to Artisan Entertainment with Snipes still attached. The Panther came back to Marvel in 2005 from Lionsgate, which bought Artisan in 2003.
Bailey's background in documentary films seems like an odd fit to me He has been a writer or story editor on...
- 1/20/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Welcome back to film news Black Panther. Marvel has finally hired a writer for the comic adaptation. Who gets this responsibility? Mark Bailey. It's possible that you have no idea who I'm talking about. Bailey hails from the documentary genre. He wrote the HBO documentary, Pandemic: Facing AIDS. Bailey's non-fiction novel, The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon is being developed by Chockstone Productions with Doug Liman attached to direct. Definitely an...
- 1/20/2011
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
Marvel Studios has hired Mark Bailey to write the script for The Black Panther , reports Heat Vision . Bailey hails from the documentary film world and his credits include HBO documentaries such as "Pandemic: Facing AIDS" and "Ghost of Abu Ghraib." The trade says his latest project is a feature adaptation of the non-fiction book "The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon," to which Doug Liman is attached to direct. The Black Panther first appeared in the pages of the "Fantastic Four" comic in 1966. The character is the king of a resource-rich fictional African country who becomes a superhero. Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige is producing.
- 1/20/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Marvel has hired documentarian Mark Bailey to write a script for the feature film debut of the Wakandan ruler, known to comic book fans as the Black Panther. Since the beginning of the Marvel Film Universe, The Black Panther has always been a potential candidate for a feature film treatment. Now it seems that a Black Panther movie has grown closer to reality than the blip on a map during Iron Man 2. Marvel has taken an interesting direction by hiring Mark Bailey, the man known for his non-fiction works with HBO documentaries Pandemic: Facing AIDS and Ghost of Abu Ghraib. A movie version of the benevolent African ruler has been tossed around for a while. At one point, Columbia Studios planned to make a film of the character starring Wesley Snipes. The rights, then, progressed from...
- 1/20/2011
- by Eric Whitman
- The Daily BLAM!
As Marvel continues to mine its vaults for comic characters to be transitioned to the big screen, one of oft-discussed choices has been "The Black Panther". For those of you unfamiliar with the character, he is the first Black modern superhero in mainstream comic books and debuted in Fantastic Four #52-53 (July-Aug. 1966), sojourning from the resource-rich, fictional African nation of Wakanda — where he was known as King T-Challa — to New York City. His mystical connection with a Panther deity grants him superhuman sensory acuity, along with increases in strength, speed, stamina, and agility; all to the peak of human developmental ability. T'Challa is also a rigorously trained gymnast and acrobat, showing mastery in various African and contemporary martial arts, including fighting styles that belong to no known disciplines.
A documentary film writer may seem like an unusual choice to pen a comic book film with a character like the one described above,...
A documentary film writer may seem like an unusual choice to pen a comic book film with a character like the one described above,...
- 1/20/2011
- CinemaSpy
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