Can Marvel Keep IT Togethere....

[Moefiz]

Ok..by now most of us have seen Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk both of them were excellent movies.With all the success that Marvel is having with there movies now do you think they can keep it together and not rush things so to speak.

They have a release date set for Iron Man 2 yet no script maybe no director do you think there success will come back and bite them in the ass.

We all remember Daredevil, Electra,FF4...

What do you guys and gal think.

[supersickie]

One really can't say at this point. In my opinion, The Incredible Hulk needs one more strong week at the box office - which I firmly believe it will get.

After that, it really comes down to how they want to set things up for The Avengers movie. Ant-Man, Thor, and Captain America are apparently in development so it really depends on the success of those movies. If the studio is able to retain all of the cast (Robert Downey Jr., Ed Norton, etc.) then I don't see how The Avengers could fail. That being said, I think Marvel may have lost Edward Norton over this whole screenplay debacle...

Only time will tell.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by supersickie

One really can't say at this point. In my opinion, The Incredible Hulk needs one more strong week at the box office - which I firmly believe it will get.

After that, it really comes down to how they want to set things up for The Avengers movie. Ant-Man, Thor, and Captain America are apparently in development so it really depends on the success of those movies. If the studio is able to retain all of the cast (Robert Downey Jr., Ed Norton, etc.) then I don't see how The Avengers could fail. That being said, I think Marvel may have lost Edward Norton over this whole screenplay debacle...

Only time will tell.

Many MANY people have stated over and OVER again that the 'screenplay debacle' was overblown.

Just a bunch of rumors on the internet by busybodies that have nothing better to do with their time other than to say that the Hulk will tank.

Logan

[supersickie]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Many MANY people have stated over and OVER again that the 'screenplay debacle' was overblown.

Just a bunch of rumors on the internet by busybodies that have nothing better to do with their time other than to say that the Hulk will tank.

Logan

I agree that the rumors were overblown, but the director recently confirmed that Marvel pulled a fast one on Norton. Long story short: he agreed to do the film under the impression he would be involved in a rewrite of the screenplay. This seemed like a fairly credible source when I came across it yesterday.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/14/...ton-vs-marvel/

Completely true or not, there's something to it. Now we'll just have to wait and see if it effects Norton's decision to sign on for the follow-up.

And, for the record, I loved this film. I was excited about it the moment I heard Ed Norton was cast in the starring role. I would love nothing more than seeing these movies continue to succeed for Marvel so we can continue to see great movies in return.

[Mxr5150]

I predict consistently good releases now that we have Marvel Studios. I'll be more concerned about Marvel and it's movies after Stan Lee passes on.

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by supersickie

I agree that the rumors were overblown, but the director recently confirmed that Marvel pulled a fast one on Norton. Long story short: he agreed to do the film under the impression he would be involved in a rewrite of the screenplay.

Edward Norton DID rewrite the film. If you paid attention to the credits, it said Edward Harrison. Either the WGA didn't allow him to get full credit or he didn't want any.

There are still things that he wrote that made it to the film. If you study it as a more emotional movie, you can see those scenes.

Back on topic, it's WAY TOO EARLY to predict anything about Marvel Studios. It, like any other big or small Hollywood studios do not have the recipe for a hit movie down pat. It's still about the story, the execution of the movie, the readiness of the public and the timing of release. Look at Pixar.


fuad

[KenThompson]

The movie was quite good. Look forward to the bd release. My question is who is Antman. I never heard of him.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Moefiz

We all remember Daredevil, Electra,FF4...

I remember Daredevil being one of Marvel's "good" movies, at least in the sense that they took the trouble of finding a director who had read the comic and wanted to do a straight version--
And then the studio couldn't decide whether or not to do a straight sequel, caved in to the mediocre (February) box office, shrugged "Eh, they just liked the babe anyway", took Elektra out of the original producer's hands, and did their own dopey improvisation without Marvel's input.

And, like the Fantastic Four movies, Elektra-In-Name-Only became one of the movies that traumatized Marvel Productions out of letting anyone ELSE do their movies...