Marvel officially announce Avengers movie, and 3 others.

ironbuster wrote:In the same way that the Dark Knight was film noir-ish and like Michael Mann's Heat, I actually hope that the Thor and Captain American movies aren't strictly superhero flicks. I reckon Thor would be awesome if it just dealt with Norse mythology first before the Avengers flick; Asgard on the big screen on a LOTR scale epic would be awesome. Whilst i reckon C.America should be gritty in the classic war, Dirty Dozen/Great escape, movie sense. But still mighty excited about the next few years at the cinema!

DroothR wrote:

ironbuster wrote:In the same way that the Dark Knight was film noir-ish and like Michael Mann's Heat, I actually hope that the Thor and Captain American movies aren't strictly superhero flicks. I reckon Thor would be awesome if it just dealt with Norse mythology first before the Avengers flick; Asgard on the big screen on a LOTR scale epic would be awesome. Whilst i reckon C.America should be gritty in the classic war, Dirty Dozen/Great escape, movie sense. But still mighty excited about the next few years at the cinema!

Well, from all reports, that's EXACTLY what they're going for with both films!



In other news, it looks like Marvel Films & Sam Jackson are playing hardball...

Nick Fury no more? Samuel L. Jackson says 'Maybe I won't be Nick Fury'
Source: Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2009

Hard to tell if this is a case of Marvel's penny pinching, of if Samuel L.'s doing a Favreau...

ComicsContinuum.com wrote:
Samuel L. Jackson and Marvel Studios have agreed to a deal for him to star as Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and other Marvel films.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, it's a nine-picture deal that would also include Thor, First Avenger: Captain America, The Avengers and a possible Nick Fury movie.

Jackson, 60, appeared as Fury in a short scene after the closing credits in Iron Man.

He was recently seen as The Octopus in The Spirit. His dozens of credits also include Mace Windu in four Star Wars films.

Iron Man 2 is expected to begin production in six or seven weeks.

Otter wrote:Updated info. Spidey 4 has a release date!
http://www.marvel.com/news/.7214