Joe Pokaski, the co-creator of “Underground,” has no trouble remembering the worst advice he got about his Underground Railroad drama. “We sat in front of somebody, who was the brother of somebody else. He actually said, which will be the title of a book someday, ‘I haven’t read your script, but I know how to fix it,'” Pokaski said. That kind of unhelpful advice was not on display Monday as a panel of top drama showrunners gathered for TheWrap’s Emmy-season screening series. Pokaski and his “Underground” co-showrunner Misha Green, sat alongside Eric Newman of Netflix’s “Narcos,...
- 5/24/2017
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Fox announces franchise reboot right after Disney reveals plans to buy Marvel.
By Rick Marshall
The Fantastic Four
Photo: Marvel
Monday's news regarding the Walt Disney Company's plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment had comic book movie fans buzzing about what would happen to Iron Man and Captain America. But now it looks like the publisher's first family of superheroes will receive a fresh coat of paint too.
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has announced plans to overhaul the "Fantastic Four" film franchise with a new movie produced by Akiva Goldsman and scripted by Michael Green.
No strangers to comics-to-film adaptations, Goldsman is currently producing movies based on DC properties "Jonah Hex" and "The Losers," while Green is both the co-writer of the upcoming "Green Lantern" movie (starring Ryan Reynolds) and co-executive producer of NBC's "Heroes."
At this point, there's no word on whether "Fantastic Four" stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba,...
By Rick Marshall
The Fantastic Four
Photo: Marvel
Monday's news regarding the Walt Disney Company's plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment had comic book movie fans buzzing about what would happen to Iron Man and Captain America. But now it looks like the publisher's first family of superheroes will receive a fresh coat of paint too.
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has announced plans to overhaul the "Fantastic Four" film franchise with a new movie produced by Akiva Goldsman and scripted by Michael Green.
No strangers to comics-to-film adaptations, Goldsman is currently producing movies based on DC properties "Jonah Hex" and "The Losers," while Green is both the co-writer of the upcoming "Green Lantern" movie (starring Ryan Reynolds) and co-executive producer of NBC's "Heroes."
At this point, there's no word on whether "Fantastic Four" stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba,...
- 9/1/2009
- MTV Movie News
Disney may have purchased Marvel Comics, but Fox still owns the rights to the Fantastic Four movies and is moving ahead with a reboot. Variety reports that Fox has hired Michael Green (Green Lantern) to write the script, while screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend, Jonah Hex) will produce.
Whether the cast from the two previous Fantastic Four movies will return is unknown. However, earlier this year Chris Evans, who played The Human Torch, declared the franchise "done": "I think if there was talk [about a sequel] I think that I would've heard about it by now." Evans may feel "done" with the Fantastic Four, but Fox may not be done with him.
What Evans may not realize is that if Fox doesn't continue to develop properties like Fantastic Four or Daredevil, the rights to those characters will revert to Marvel Entertainment and, now, Disney as well. And once Disney owns the rights,...
Whether the cast from the two previous Fantastic Four movies will return is unknown. However, earlier this year Chris Evans, who played The Human Torch, declared the franchise "done": "I think if there was talk [about a sequel] I think that I would've heard about it by now." Evans may feel "done" with the Fantastic Four, but Fox may not be done with him.
What Evans may not realize is that if Fox doesn't continue to develop properties like Fantastic Four or Daredevil, the rights to those characters will revert to Marvel Entertainment and, now, Disney as well. And once Disney owns the rights,...
- 9/1/2009
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
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