10 Marvel movies coming
Marvel got a half of a billion dollars to do 10 movies.
Marvel said the 10 characters in the arrangement are Captain America, The Avengers, Nick Fury, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Cloak & Dagger, Dr. Strange, Hawkeye, Power Pack, and Shang-Chi.
My predictions:
- Captain America – No surprise here given the current jingoistic climate. The Red Skull will be recast as a Muslim fundamentalist. Cap’s white star motif will be replaced with a looped ribbon.
- Avengers – It will attempt to be a mediocre X-Men and succeed. Whoever plays Scarlet Witch will not be as hot as the comic version.
- Nick Fury – The flying bathtub HQ could be cool.
- Black Panther – Will not be confused with Huey Newton because the target audience won’t know who he is.
- Ant-Man – Really?
- Cloak and Dagger – The costumes will be the only draw.
- Dr. Strange – This could be fantastic if they replace Dr. Strange with the parody version from Venture Bros.
- Hawkeye – One guy will be really disappointed if he doesn’t get a casting call; Orlando Bloom.
- Power Pack – I never read their books because they were used in a PSA about child molestation. What still haunts me is that creepy stare of one of the Power Pack kids in the ad. It was like his essence was drained like in the Dark Crystal. All that aside, it’ll be the film equivalent of Muppet Babies.
- Shang-Chi – No way. How many kung-fu movies come out every year? And you can’t beat Galactus with kung-fu.
Electro Rock Said,
September 7, 2005 @ 12:01 pm
My prediction – few of these will ever be made. Tons of flicks sit in production hell. Of the list, Black Panther has the highest likelihood – Wesley Snipes has been interested in the film for years and wants to do it. Avengers is the least likely, given that the main characters are all in line for solo films (e.g., Iron Man has been linked to Tom Cruise and Nicholas Cage, although that is in development hell too).
By the way, Power Pack had a television pilot back in the late 80s early 90s. I have it on tape somewhere. Not as bad as you might think. The comic was not too bad either. I have that PSA book somewhere. Dr. Strange had a 70s television movie that was real trippy. Nick Fury had a tv movie a number of years ago starring David Hasslehoff that had the giant helipad and everything – it wasn’t bad, even Hasselhoff was mildly amusing. And of course there is that terrible Captain America movie from years back as well as the old 70s tv show.
Given the critical acclaim Batman received this summer, and the lack of box office power it commanded, I wonder what the true future of licensed comic films will be.
Boxen Said,
September 7, 2005 @ 1:59 pm
I thought Nicholas Cage was going to be Ghost Rider.
Maybe the Avengers might have a better chance if they focused on the Milwaukee-based Great Lakes Avengers… yeah, Flatman.
danger Said,
September 7, 2005 @ 3:53 pm
If they make all 10 of these, they only need one Spiderman to make it profitable.