I've been catching up on the SDCC (that's San Diego Comic Con) news in the past few days, and something struck me. Marvel made some announcements about the movies they've been working on, and will work on in the near future. Let's do the rundown.
The Incredible Hulk. Don't call it a sequel, but this one's supposed to right the supposed wrongs of the first film. No Ang Lee this time around, so I guess that means we won't get a tender moment with Hulk telling the Leader, "I wish I knew how to quit you." I really enjoyed the first film, and Hulk's always been a personal favorite, so more Hulk is a very good thing. This one's in pre-production, and is slated to smash up theatres in 2008.
Iron Man. He's so money and he doesn't even know it. Jon Favreau is directing this one, and as long as Tom Cruise or Ben Affleck doesn't play Tony Stark, this should be awesome. It's been in development hell for a while, but is currently in pre-production with a release date of May 2, 2008.
Ant-Man. I admit it. I'm not a big Ant-Man fan. His sole claim to fame is what this entire post is about. The project is helmed by the director and co-writer of Shaun of the Dead. No release date for this one yet.
Marvel also announced that after those, they'll be doing films for Captain America and Thor, among others.
So what does this mean? How are these films related, other than the comic book genre? What common thread ties all those superheroes together?
The Avengers, baby. The only founding member missing from that list is Wasp, and technically, she could tag along in Ant-Man's flick. There is, of course, the possibility that it's just coincidence. An Avengers movie would probably be cost-prohibitive, unless it was animated. I guess we'll just have to wait. I'll be hoping.
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I know for a fact that my roommate would be stoked to hear Iron Man is in pre production. He's been jonesing for that movie for a long, long time.
An Avengers movie would put him in a state, to say the least.
Yeah, Iron Man rocks. Favs has even said they're going to do a progression, starting from the gray suit and moving through a couple iterations before getting to the latest one. Should be awesome.
Technically, they just did an Avengers movie, but it was animated. I have yet to check it out.
It's possible that by the time the current batch of flicks have been released and the inevitable sequels come out, the technology will have advanced enough where an Avengers movie could be done without being a guaranteed loser at the box office.
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