Alright guys, here's my latest update. The last third or so is a Christmas themed Deadpool special. Enjoy!
Despite reports that the Iron Fist Netflix series was in trouble, a showrunner and executive producer has been found in Scott Buck. Buck previously held the same positions for the last four seasons of Dexter and was a writer for shows like Six Feet Under and Rome. Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb says "Scott came in with a take on Iron Fist that quite simply knocked us off our feet". It sounds like Danny Rand may be in good hands.
A short official synopsis for Iron Fist was also released by Marvel: 'Returning to New York City after being missing for years, Daniel Rand fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his incredible kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist.'
While Fox hasn't
officially cancelled the sequel to Fantastic Four, they've quietly removed it from their upcoming schedule. Whereas it previously had a release date of June 9, 2017, now it has been changed simply to TBD. Fox has a ten year window to get another film in theaters or else the rights revert back to Marvel, so I bet they sit on it for now and we'll see another reboot sometime in 2024.
If you've been thinking that Warner Bros went for a premature money shot by showing Doomsday in the latest Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer, production designer Patrick Tatopoulos says that Doomsday isn't the final act and a larger threat is a play. My guess is that the 'larger threat' will be Darkseid lurking in the background of the DC films like Thanos in the Marvel films.
While the role is still unknown, actress Cate Blanchett is in talks for a part in Thor: Ragnarok.
We keep hoping Marvel will get around to doing that Planet Hulk movie but it looks like a stand-alone Hulk film may forever stay a pipedream. Marvel isn't always open about the details regarding the film rights of their characters, but it looks like while Hulk can be used by Marvel in any ensemble film, like the Avengers or his buddying up in the next Thor film, Universal still has control over any standalone Hulk film. It worked out ok when the Marvel Cinematic Universe was being born, but now that Disney's in the picture and Marvel Studios has become its own powerful entity, I don't think it will happen unless they wrestle full control from Universal or work out a deal like with Sony/Spider-Man, which to be honest, I love the Hulk, but on a box office level, he doesn't have the same draw on his own as Spidey does.
On the subject of Sony and Spider-Man, while they're collaborating with Marvel Studios now on the character, Sony still hasn't given up on their own version. What they are working on is an
animated Spider-Man film that will hit theaters on December 21, 2018.
Ryan Coogler (director of Creed) is talks with Marvel to direct Black Panther.
While Marvel has not reached out to the actor nor has he auditioned for the role, James Gunn's top choice to play Peter Quill's father in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2 is Kurt Russell. Russell himself says he knew nothing about it until he read it online along with everyone else. He as since spoke with James Gunn on the phone and admitted he has yet to see the first film and basically told Gunn he'd get back in touch after he watched it. I imagine that's what the Russell family will be watching today on Christmas.
Here's a cool
concept art image from Captain America: Civil War depicting a large group battle. I'm linking it rather than posting it because it's a screen stretcher.
Martin Freeman's character in Captain America: Winter Soldier (while still not revealed) has been confirmed to return for future Marvel films.
Alright, time for the Deadpool section of the update. Merry Christmas!
This is a video from a couple of weeks ago announcing the
twelve days of Deadpool. I include it mainly because of the funny ending.
Here's a page from the script of Deadpool with scriptnotes made by the Merc himself.
Many people on Christmas these days turn their TV into a makeshift fireplace by having it play a video of a burning Yule log. However, if you wish to put a Deadpool spin on this tradition, here's a long video with Christmas music of a burning
'Pool log.
And finally, here's the brand new red-brand trailer for Deadpool!
Time to make the chimi-fuckin-changas.
Here's the
green band version if you need to keep it family friendly and/or are a pussy.
