Josh Friedman, who worked on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and developed ‘Snowpiercer’, has been roped to write the script for Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four. Matt Shakman, who was the key director behind Marvel series WandaVision, is on board to helm the feature that has a release date of February 14, 2025, and is set to kick off Phase 6 of its storytelling universe, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
‘Fantastic Four’ was the heroic team that introduced readers, and the world at large, to Marvel Comics and ushered in the Marvel Age, as the self-generated hype machine described it in the 1960s.
Written by editor Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four No. 1 brought forth Reed Richards, a scientist dedicated to his work and unafraid to push the boundaries of science; Sue Storm, his girlfriend-turned-wife; Johnny Storm, Sue’s hothead and hot-rod-loving brother; and Ben Grimm, Richards’ beefy best friend.
After an unauthorised...
‘Fantastic Four’ was the heroic team that introduced readers, and the world at large, to Marvel Comics and ushered in the Marvel Age, as the self-generated hype machine described it in the 1960s.
Written by editor Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four No. 1 brought forth Reed Richards, a scientist dedicated to his work and unafraid to push the boundaries of science; Sue Storm, his girlfriend-turned-wife; Johnny Storm, Sue’s hothead and hot-rod-loving brother; and Ben Grimm, Richards’ beefy best friend.
After an unauthorised...
- 4/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Out with the old, in with the new. That's the case with Marvel's long-awaited "Fantastic Four" movie reboot, as the project has added a new writer — and that new writer is Josh Friedman. This update comes from the folks at The Hollywood Reporter, who bring word that the "Avatar: The Way of Water" writer has boarded the project, which is due to be directed by Matt Shakman ("WandaVision"). Whether or not this change is for the better or for the worse is almost impossible to say at the moment, but it does indicate Marvel Studios is headed in a different direction than previously planned.
Prior to the hiring of Friedman, duo Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer had been tapped to reboot Marvel's first family for the big screen. Kaplan and Springer lean more into the comedic side of things, with upcoming projects such as "Disaster Wedding" and "K-Pop: Lost in America" on their resumes.
Prior to the hiring of Friedman, duo Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer had been tapped to reboot Marvel's first family for the big screen. Kaplan and Springer lean more into the comedic side of things, with upcoming projects such as "Disaster Wedding" and "K-Pop: Lost in America" on their resumes.
- 3/31/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Marvel’s first family is getting a rewrite. Josh Friedman, who worked on Avatar: The Way of Water and developed Snowpiercer as a TNT television series, has been tapped to write the script for Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four.
Matt Shakman, who was the key director behind Marvel series WandaVision, is on board to helm the feature that has a release date of Feb. 14, 2025, and is set to kick off Phase 6 of its storytelling universe.
Fantastic Four was the heroic team that introduced readers, and the world at large, to Marvel Comics and ushered in the Marvel Age, as the self-generated hype machine described it in the 1960s.
Written by editor Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four No. 1 brought forth Reed Richards, a scientist dedicated to his work and unafraid to push the boundaries of science; Sue Storm, his girlfriend-turned-wife; Johnny Storm, Sue’s hothead and hot-rod-loving brother; and Ben Grimm,...
Matt Shakman, who was the key director behind Marvel series WandaVision, is on board to helm the feature that has a release date of Feb. 14, 2025, and is set to kick off Phase 6 of its storytelling universe.
Fantastic Four was the heroic team that introduced readers, and the world at large, to Marvel Comics and ushered in the Marvel Age, as the self-generated hype machine described it in the 1960s.
Written by editor Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four No. 1 brought forth Reed Richards, a scientist dedicated to his work and unafraid to push the boundaries of science; Sue Storm, his girlfriend-turned-wife; Johnny Storm, Sue’s hothead and hot-rod-loving brother; and Ben Grimm,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Korea’s Cj Enm is off to a strong start in the international arena in 2023, with its U.S. co-production Past Lives emerging as one of the biggest hits of Sundance and Berlin, and Vietnamese family comedy House Of No Man becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in its home territory.
In addition to overseeing global distribution of Korean hits such as Parasite, Decision To Leave and Broker, Cj Enm’s Head Of Film Business Jerry Kyoungboum Ko is spearheading an ambitious international strategy that involves English-language production in the U.S., as well as local-language content across several territories.
Celine Song’s Past Lives, which Cj co-produced and co-financed with A24, garnered rave reviews when it premiered at this year’s Sundance film festival and went on to win more acclaim in Berlin. Produced by U.S. labels Killer Films and 2Am, the film stars Greta Lee,...
In addition to overseeing global distribution of Korean hits such as Parasite, Decision To Leave and Broker, Cj Enm’s Head Of Film Business Jerry Kyoungboum Ko is spearheading an ambitious international strategy that involves English-language production in the U.S., as well as local-language content across several territories.
Celine Song’s Past Lives, which Cj co-produced and co-financed with A24, garnered rave reviews when it premiered at this year’s Sundance film festival and went on to win more acclaim in Berlin. Produced by U.S. labels Killer Films and 2Am, the film stars Greta Lee,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Legally Blonde and The House Bunny screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith are set to write the romantic comedy I Do… Not for Amazon Studios and Di Bonaventura Pictures.
The feature is centered around a woman who gets the chance to stop her own wedding.
Mark Vahradian and Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce via Di Bonaventura Pictures.
The project reteams Vahradian, McCullah, and Smith who first worked together on the 1999 teen classic 10 Things I Hate About You.
McCullah and Smith recently completed a rewrite on K: Pop: Lost In America starring Rebel Wilson and a draft of Legally Blonde 3. The duo also penned the comedy She’s the Man, Ella Enchanted and The Ugly Truth. MGM is eager to reignite the Legally Blonde franchise, the first two movies raking in over 266M worldwide at the global box office.
Smith is represented by Verve, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, and attorney Karl Austen.
The feature is centered around a woman who gets the chance to stop her own wedding.
Mark Vahradian and Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce via Di Bonaventura Pictures.
The project reteams Vahradian, McCullah, and Smith who first worked together on the 1999 teen classic 10 Things I Hate About You.
McCullah and Smith recently completed a rewrite on K: Pop: Lost In America starring Rebel Wilson and a draft of Legally Blonde 3. The duo also penned the comedy She’s the Man, Ella Enchanted and The Ugly Truth. MGM is eager to reignite the Legally Blonde franchise, the first two movies raking in over 266M worldwide at the global box office.
Smith is represented by Verve, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, and attorney Karl Austen.
- 9/28/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Earlier this month at D23, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige confirmed that WandaVision director Matt Shakman will helm Fantastic Four, the studio’s take on the team that launched the Marvel Universe in the comics. Now there is word on who will pen the script. Writing duo Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer are on the project, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The team is behind the spec script Disaster Wedding, which has Palm Springs filmmaker Max Barbakow attached to direct for Warner Bros. They also penned the Rebel Wilson comedy K-Pop: Lost in America, which is in development. Deadline first reported the news of the duo’s involvement in the Marvel project.
Feige has said Fantastic Four, which was made into three films at 20th Century Fox before the studio was acquired by Disney, will not be another origin story. “A lot of people know this origin story.
Earlier this month at D23, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige confirmed that WandaVision director Matt Shakman will helm Fantastic Four, the studio’s take on the team that launched the Marvel Universe in the comics. Now there is word on who will pen the script. Writing duo Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer are on the project, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The team is behind the spec script Disaster Wedding, which has Palm Springs filmmaker Max Barbakow attached to direct for Warner Bros. They also penned the Rebel Wilson comedy K-Pop: Lost in America, which is in development. Deadline first reported the news of the duo’s involvement in the Marvel project.
Feige has said Fantastic Four, which was made into three films at 20th Century Fox before the studio was acquired by Disney, will not be another origin story. “A lot of people know this origin story.
- 9/21/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
South Korea’s leading entertainment group Cj Enm has appointed Steve W. Chung as its global chief growth officer. He will be based in Los Angeles.
Previously, Chung served as chief growth officer at Fox Corporation. Prior to that Chung was the founder and CEO of Frankly, a publicly-traded media tech company based in San Francisco. He was also a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley and an executive producer in China.
Chung currently serves as a board member of the non-profit National Asia Pacific Center on Aging (Napca) and received his B.A from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Chung will be working together with all (related) divisions to create synergy for global growth — based on our company’s vision to position Enm as a global total entertainment company,” a Cj source told Variety. “At the same time, growth in the Americas will be one...
Previously, Chung served as chief growth officer at Fox Corporation. Prior to that Chung was the founder and CEO of Frankly, a publicly-traded media tech company based in San Francisco. He was also a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley and an executive producer in China.
Chung currently serves as a board member of the non-profit National Asia Pacific Center on Aging (Napca) and received his B.A from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Chung will be working together with all (related) divisions to create synergy for global growth — based on our company’s vision to position Enm as a global total entertainment company,” a Cj source told Variety. “At the same time, growth in the Americas will be one...
- 8/31/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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