Paramount Inks Major Deal With Marvel Studios; Full Avengers Film Lineup Outlined

[Pai Pai Master]

Today Paramount Pictures signed a deal to distribute the next five films produced by MARVEL Studios, which include MARVEL's plan to build upon their popular AVENGERS comic franchise.

The first film covered by the deal will be Jon Favreau's IRON MAN 2, which opens May 7th, 2010, followed by THOR, rumoured to be directed by Kenneth Branagh, on July 16th, 2010. Up next is The First Avenger: CAPTAIN AMERICA on May 6th, 2011, which will be the last tie-in origin film before THE AVENGERS on July 15th, 2011.

The deal also covers Favreau's IRON MAN 3, which is currently TBA.

Favreau's been chatting up IRON MAN 2 a bit more lately. Apparently he wants to delve into the alcoholism arc of the comics and model Stark after J. Robert Oppenheimer, which will give the needed excuse to bring the War Machine character to the table. He said he's currently planning on how to make the classic IRON MAN nemesis, The Mandarin, more applicable to the modernized films, dropping the communism metaphor explored in the comics. We'll likely see a lot more on the film beginning next year.

MARVEL has not yet released any details on the next HULK film. The series will likely remain in the hands of Universal for distribution.

[TheGrandMom]

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....and the geek shall inherit the earth...

[Malacite]

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CAPTAIN AMERICA on May 6th, 2011,

FUCK YEAH!

Though I'm sad it's not until 2011.

[Pai Pai Master]

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Rumour has it MARVEL's having a helluva hard time trying to cast Steve Rodgers. I could imagine so; it's gonna be tough to find someone who really embodies Cap's spirit and character both in and out of costume.

I can't even imagine who'd be cast as Thor.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Given out Marvel movies have become more miss than hit lately, I can't really get that excited. I don't see how a deal with Paramount will be that much better than Universal was since Paramount has let francises fizzle as well.

Don't get me wrong, the first two Spiderman and X-men movies were great and Iron Man was solid, but the rest were really awful. Were it not for the fact that WB was taking Superman and Batman just as seriously as Spiderman or Iron Man were taken, I wouldn't have much faith in comic book movies right now.

You know the only reason people would even go see Avengers is for Iron Man. He's pretty much the coolest on the whole team. I don't know how neccessary a Captain America or Thor movie is, you could probably do without both and still make Avengers. See those guys are straight-up goodie-goodies, they're not usually funny. Iron Man is funny, hero-teams need funny to work.

This is why we don't have a Justice League movie, Superman and Batman aren't funny. Wonder Woman, who's the next to have a movie, is about as boring as Captain America or Cyclops, so no dice there. Sure, she's hot, but even Aquaman said she was boring and that's coming from someone who knows since his power is talking to fish.

Green Lantern and The Flash are a bit more humorous, though, especially when put together. GL and Green Arrow aren't so bad either, but Oliver Queen is more cranky than funny.

[Mhurron]

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Given out Marvel movies have become more miss than hit lately, I can't really get that excited. I don't see how a deal with Paramount will be that much better than Universal was since Paramount has let francises fizzle as well.

Don't get me wrong, the first two Spiderman and X-men movies were great and Iron Man was solid, but the rest were really awful. Were it not for the fact that WB was taking Superman and Batman just as seriously as Spiderman or Iron Man were taken, I wouldn't have much faith in comic book movies right now.

You know the only reason people would even go see Avengers is for Iron Man. He's pretty much the coolest on the whole team. I don't know how neccessary a Captain America or Thor movie is, you could probably do without both and still make Avengers. See those guys are straight-up goodie-goodies, they're not usually funny. Iron Man is funny, hero-teams need funny to work.

This is why we don't have a Justice League movie, Superman and Batman aren't funny. Wonder Woman, who's the next to have a movie, is about as boring as Captain America or Cyclops, so no dice there. Sure, she's hot, but even Aquaman said she was boring and that's coming from someone who knows since his power is talking to fish.

Green Lantern and The Flash are a bit more humorous, though, especially when put together. GL and Green Arrow aren't so bad either, but Oliver Queen is more cranky than funny.

I read this in the voice of the Comic Book Store guy.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Funny, I read all your posts in this voice:

[Mhurron]

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Funny, I read all your posts in this voice:

I can live with that.

I'll take it as a compliment.

[Pai Pai Master]

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Given out Marvel movies have become more miss than hit lately, I can't really get that excited. I don't see how a deal with Paramount will be that much better than Universal was since Paramount has let francises fizzle as well.

Read over it better. Marvel is making all these movies, not Paramount. The first two films Marvel Studios produced we both very solid, so I don't see any reason these don't have the same potential.

And how could you make AVENGERS without Cap and Thor? I don't wanna see Iron Man, Hulk, Ant-Man and The Wasp carry a movie on their own.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Well, I'm not saying make the Avengers without Thor and Cap, I'm just saying I don't think they need thier own movies as a pre-requisite to making the Avengers. Cap could probably use more explaining than Thor, its just kinda easy to explain Thor. Only he can wield his funny sounding hammer and he's the son of Odin and all this Norse mythology stuff.

Cap being something of a super-soldier, you gotta build him up a little more and explain what made him that way.

[TheGrandMom]

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Funny, I read all your posts in this voice:

Well said, well said. I agree.

[Akashimo]

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I'm with BBQ on Thor and Capt. I just don't see how'd they'll make a movie for those two that'll work.

At the same time.... v_v...... if they do make a Capt Movie, it makes me wish they go for a Black Cat and a possible Spidy 4 with her.

[Pai Pai Master]

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Well, Thor is about a medical student with an alter ego that happens to be that of the Norse God of Thunder. There's plenty they could do with the film, it just depends on how much of it they spend between both worlds.

Captain America has a lot of backstory to him that can be explored in a film, I'm really excited to see how much time is spent with the character during World War II. Beyond that, they could certainly use the film as a way to set up the Avengers film further, with him being the founding member. He's my favourite Marvel character so I personally see every reason for a movie.

[Caspian]

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I'm still impressed they have release dates for movies that are nearly two full years away.
Don't know how much I'd enjoy a Thor movie, I'd like to see a new Captain movie, praying it will be better than the original two.
Cable is the greatest Marvel character of all time.

Bbq, I thought Oliver Queen was dead. Did they make him alive again?

[pixiehawk]

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I'm still impressed they have release dates for movies that are nearly two full years away.
Don't know how much I'd enjoy a Thor movie, I'd like to see a new Captain movie, praying it will be better than the original two.
Cable is the greatest Marvel character of all time.

Bbq, I thought Oliver Queen was dead. Did they make him alive again?

Yeah, he's been back a few years now. Hal brought him back when he was Parallax - right before he died to reignite the sun. Hal is of course back himself.