Marvel Entertainment released their Q1 earnings report today, fresh off the very successful opening weekend of
Iron Man. In their release, Marvel clued us in to their plans for their future film adaptations, including
Thor,
Iron Man 2 and
The Avengers.
From their press release:
Marvel today updated its feature film slate strategy and plans for the next three years, locking in key release windows for its character franchises. In order to focus its attention on maximizing the success of an
Iron Man sequel and the launch of
Thor in the summer of 2010 and because Marvel believes that the summer is the optimal time to launch a new property, the Company will not release a self produced film in 2009. Marvel plans to launch its 2010 film slate with the release of the sequel,
Iron Man 2, on April 30, 2010, followed by the launch of
Thor on June 4, 2010. Additionally, Marvel is planting its feature film stakes for summer 2011 with an Avengers-themed summer - a two-picture project which will debut on May 6, 2011 with
The First Avenger: Captain America (working title), followed by
The Avengers in July 2011.
Marvel also released their 'pipeline' for licensed properties in film, television, DVD and stage.
Feature Film Projects Being Developed by Marvel - partial list Iron Man (Marvel) Released May 2, 2008
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel) Scheduled for June 13, 2008 release
Iron Man 2 (Marvel) Scheduled for April 30, 2010 release
Thor (Marvel) Scheduled for June 4, 2010 release
The First Avenger: Captain America working title (Marvel) Scheduled for May 6, 2011 release
The Avengers (Marvel) Scheduled for July 2011 release
Ant-Man (Marvel) Writer/director engaged
Licensed Marvel Character Feature Film Line-Up Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate) Scheduled for December 5, 2008 release
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox) Scheduled for May 1, 2009 release
Marvel Character Animated TV Projects Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (Moonscoop SAS) 26 30-minute episodes airing internationally
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Sony) Currently airing on Kids' WB
Wolverine and the X-Men (First Serve Toonz) 26 30-minute episodes in development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release on Nicktoons
Iron Man: Armored Adventures (Method Films) 26 30-minute episodes in development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release on Nicktoons
Hulk Gamma Corps (TBD) In development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release
Super Hero Squad (TBD) In development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release
Marvel Character Animated Direct-to-DVD Projects Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (Lionsgate) Scheduled for Late-2008 release
Hulk Vs. (Lionsgate) Scheduled for Early-2009 release
Thor: Son of Asgard (Lionsgate) Scheduled for Late-2009 release
Planet Hulk (Lionsgate) Scheduled for Early 2010 release
Marvel Character Live Stage Projects Spider-Man, the Musical (Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Martin McCallum, Marvel Entertainment, SONY Pictures Entertainment) In development/opening date to be determined; Julie Taymor director; music & lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge
Marvel 2008 Video Game Releases (Release dates controlled by Publishing partner) Iron Man (Sega) Released, Friday, May 2, 2008
The Incredible Hulk (Sega) Scheduled for release Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Activision) Scheduled for release Fall 2008
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I'd also like to see another animated Ultimate Avengers movie the first two were pretty good.
Let me guess, black super heroes sit at the back of the Marvel Avengers bus.....what a shock!
The Skrulls r a shape shifting race of aliens who first appeared in a Fantastic Four comic during the Stan Lee days. Since then, they've been nothing but a nuisance for the heroes of the Marvel U, and were the center of a crossover event called the Kree/Skrull War, in which the Skrulls were at war with an enemy alien race, the Kree. Now, they've shown up again, only this time, they've gotten smart. It was recently revealed that Skrulls have been taking and replacing people on Earth for some kind of invasion. Not alot has been revealed yet, but the people of have been outted as Skrulls include Hank Pym, Elektra, and Jarvis, the might avengers butler. U can catch all the event madness in the 8-issue mini-series "Secret Invasion." Issue 1 and 2 r already on sale.
And this has been ur lesson in the "History of the Marvel U: Skrulls," courtesy of AndrewRyan.
The original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, was a founding member of the avengers along with wife, Janet van Dyne a.k.a. the wasp. Hank now has a different costume and codename, Yellowjacket. He can still shrink, or even increase his height to towering proportions thanks to his "Pym Particles." Now that Hank is Yellowjacket, Scott Lang took upon the mantle of Ant-Man, but died in an explosion during "Avengers Disassembled." Luckily, he has a daughter to carry on his good name as Stature in the Young Avengers. Hank has since divorced from the Wasp after beating her(he's got issues). They remain friends, but i don't think that'll last long, as Hank was recently revealed to be a Skrull. The real Hank Pym's whereabouts aren't yet known.
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