Marvel sold film rights to different superheroes before developing their own film studio. Seeing how each property has become a franchise, there’s no way that the other studios would let the rights revert back or willingly give them back. But that doesn’t mean they’ll refuse to work together.
In 2007 WB were in the process of filming an adaptation of Justice League of America. In the role of Batman was Armie Hammer, who was a surprising choice since he was unknown at the time. But as we all know, that movie didn’t pan out and we got Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins starring Christian Bale instead.
Christopher Nolan may have his take on Batman that leans towards realistic, but nothing is more real than self-proclaimed vigilante Mark Wayne Williams. He donned the Batman costume and patrolled the streets. The downside for him? He’s been arrested twice so far.
Spearheaded by The Avengers writer and director Joss Whedon comes S.H.I.E.L.D., an ABC television show. By “show” I mean “pilot” but it’s almost a given that it’ll be green-lit as a series. After all, Whedon has proven successful, and this time it isn’t on Fox.
The reboot for Judge Dredd, simply entitled Dredd has hit the U.S. theaters over the weekend. It stars Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, Olivia Thirlby as rookie judge Anderson and Lena Headey as drug lord Ma-Ma.
The Avengers ended with a dramatic shot of Thanos, a major villain in the Marvel Universe. So it’s a given that he would play a major role in the second movie, right? It wasn’t entirely the case.
Fox and Marvel have steadily moved along with The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman. Before anyone groans, the second film is its own entity, away from the horrible misstep known as X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Filming is underway for Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World and as expected, photos are surfacing online from the set. One of the not-so-surprising things is Chris Hemsworth wearing new armor for the Thor sequel.