
Earlier today, Paramount and Marvel Studios announced an agreement for the former to distribute (worldwide) Marvel's next five self-produced flicks. In addition to this news, tentative release dates were given for Iron Man 2 (moved to May 7, 2010), Thor (moved to July 16, 2010), The First Avenger: Captain America (May 6, 2011) and The Avengers (July 15, 2011). The agreement is said to also cover Iron Man 3. All I'm gonna say is what the hell will we do in 2009 without Superman, Batman, Spider-Man ... or any of these new Marvel films? Perhaps we should create Government Bailout Man and ask Oliver Stone to whip up the flick in about three months or so .... (not funny Davis).
But back to Marvel. It was announced earlier today that Kenneth Branagh is in talks to direct Thor (a ballsy move, but certainly one that comes with a lot of promise) while word is still out on filmmakers for The Avengers and Captain America ... and what's up with Ant-Man? Obviously folks are really looking forward to seeing what Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. do with Iron Man 2, but ... honestly ... Thor just shot up past Iron Man 2 on my must-see list. C'mon ... we're looking at a three-hour Shakespearean epic -- one that must include Jeremy Irons playing someone we immediately hate. What's not to look forward to?
But seriously, which upcoming Marvel film is at the top of your must-see list ... and why?









1. Ant-Man is at the top right now. With Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz under his belt Edgar Wright seems to have reached a perfect medium between comedy and action, and with Scott Pilgrim on the horizon it seems he is set to show the world both that he does not need Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to make a good movie and that he can direct a comic movie without compromising the integrity of the book itself.
Plus I loved the Irredeemable Ant-Man mini digest that Robert Kirkman did so maybe this is the reimagining that Ant-Man needs?
Posted at 7:56PM on Sep 29th 2008 by Sam