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Entertainment News: Thor 2 director Patty Jenkins
Fired; Natalie Portman furious - 21st December 2011
From
Sydney, Australia to Tokyo, Japan, to Hollywood, California
in the U.S, most of the world loves superheros, and
Disney's Marvel Entertainment are widely regarded
as the leaders of the pack, followed by DC Comics,
with Frank Miller of 'Sin City' fame and a bush tucker
bag of others following.
One
of the things a studio always tries to do with big
name actors who are starring in their big budget films
is to keep them happy. But it looks like Marvel Studios
will be working overtime in that department as Natalie
Portman is reportedly furious at the studio over the
firing of Patty Jenkins.
Last
week, it was reported that Patty Jenkins was no longer
directing ‘Thor 2’ due to “creative
differences.” It seemed like it was an amicable
split as it was suggested that Jenkins would probably
have another chance to direct a superhero film for
Marvel, it just wouldn’t be ‘Thor 2.’
Now a report from THR is indicating that Jenkins was
actually fired without any warning and Natalie Portman
is none too happy about it.
Portman
was said to be instrumental in the hiring of Jenkins
in the first place and strongly urged Marvel to employ
her. Prior to this happening, she was considering
taking a hiatus from acting to raise her baby boy
who was just born last June. Portman decided to return
in the role of Jane Foster for ‘Thor 2’
once she heard of Jenkins’ involvement. That
and the idea of being part of a project that involved
having the first female director at the helm of a
big budget superhero movie appealed to her. So it
was no wonder that Portman was livid at the studio
when the firing occurred. Even though Portman is contractually
obligated to film the movie, Marvel is said to be
trying to smooth things over with the actress by including
her in the discussions to find a replacement director.
What’s
interesting to note, however, is the behind the scene
details that THR was able to obtain as to why Jenkins
was fired. According to a source near to the production,
Marvel felt that Jenkins wasn’t moving assertively
enough and didn’t think she could complete the
film in time for its November 2013 release date. They
felt that she displayed “a lack of overall clarity
in her choices” which led them to believe that
the filming process would be “difficult.”
Keep in mind, however, that although Don Payne had
written a script before Jenkins came onboard, Marvel
wanted a rewrite so there was no official script in
place for Jenkins to be decisive about.
This
seems to coincide with what an insider from Jenkins’
side says. This person, however, blames the “lack
of overall clarity” issue on Marvel’s part.
Although initially excited about hiring Jenkins, mainly
based on Portman’s enthusiasm, when the studio
started to interview writers for a script rewrite,
it was then that they began to second guess their
decision and have misgivings about hiring Jenkins.
“Marvel had certain things they needed to achieve,”
says another source. “There were constraints
on what she could do creatively.” Jenkins official
statement of the situation is as follows: “I
have had a great time working at Marvel. We parted
on very good terms, and I look forward to working
with them again.”
Rumor
has it that Marvel is now considering hiring either
Daniel Minahan (who has directed on ‘Game of
Thrones’ and ‘True Blood) or Alan Taylor
(who has directed on ‘Game of Thrones’ and
‘Mad Men). Once a decision is made, we’ll
let you know. But one thing is for certain, whatever
the decision, it will still have to get the approval
of Natalie Portman.
The Avengers full superhero line up revealed...
Marvel
Studios have just released the first set of international
posters for the highly anticipated superhero flick,
The Avengers. Although The Avengers isn't due until
May 2012, its publicity campaign has already began.
Featuring
an all star cast including Scarlett Johansson (as
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow), Robert Downey Jr
(Tony Stark / Iron Man), Chris Evans (Steven Rogers
/ Captain America) and Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner)
The
film also stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Jeremy Renner
(Clint Barton / Hawkeye), Tom Hiddleston (Loki - Thor's
brother), Samuel L Jackson (Nick Fury) and Stellan
Skarsgard (Professor Erik Slevig). The Avengers, a
superhero team that join forces to defeat an unexpected
enemy that is threatening global safety and security.
Chris Hemsworth Sad To See ‘Thor’ Director
Kenneth Brannagh Not Returning For 'Thor 2'...
In
a recent L.A. Times interview actor Chris Hemsworth
talked about ‘Thor 2' and director Kenneth Brannagh’s
exit from the film.
Regarding
Brannagh not directing ‘Thor 2' Hemsworth said,
“I’m really disappointed. Ken built that
character, and everything I know about the Thor world
I learned while shoulder-to-shoulder with Ken. I learned
so much from him. As long as he’s happy that’s
the thing.
I
learned so much from Ken while we built [Thor] so
at least I had that time with someone like that. The
start of anything creative is the most important period
in a way. That’s when the most can go wrong and
Ken made sure we got it right.”
By
all accounts, Marvel was very happy with the results
of ‘Thor’ at the box office. It has grossed
$447 million worldwide. ‘Thor 2' was immediately
greenlit and given a July 2013 release date. So, it
seems the acclaimed director was not ready to jump
right back in with a visual effects heavy sequel.
He is instead getting back to acting on the British
television series ‘Wallander’.
As
Marvel works on the script for ‘Thor 2' as well
as finding a director, Hemsworth is in New Mexico
filming Marvel and director Joss Whedon’s ‘The
Avengers’. The big ensemble film brings together
many of Marvel’s biggest superheroes. ‘Avengers’
is set for a May 4, 2012 release date.
'Avengers' Movie Prelude Coming To Comics...
Marvel
Studios has done a fantastic job building up to "The
Avengers" with efforts like "Iron Man,"
"Thor" and "Captain America: The First
Avenger" on the big-screen. And if you thought
the House of Ideas would neglect a non-movie approach
to what's surely their all-time biggest cinematic
endeavor, think again.
Over
at Marvel.com comes news that an official "Avengers"
movie prelude is on its way in comic book form, courtesy
of writers Chris Yost and Eric Pearson and artists
Luke Ross, Daniel HDR and Geral Parel. Keep on reading
for more details on the comic from the good folks
at Marvel.
Marvel
Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures
“Marvel’s The Avengers”--the super
hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel
super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor,
Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an
unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety
and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international
peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself
in need of a team to pull the world back from the
brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment
effort begins.
Starring
Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris
Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel
L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon from a screenplay
by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers”
is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series
“The Avengers,” first published in 1963
and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself
for an exciting event movie, packed with action and
spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s
The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. The film
is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
In
addition to "Marvel's The Avengers," Marvel
Studios will release a slate of films based on the
Marvel characters including "Iron Man 3"
on May 3, 2013; and “Thor 2” on November
15, 2013.
"Marvel's
The Avengers Prelude" #1 and #2, which kicks
off a four-issue limited series, launches in March
2012. Keep an eye out, true believers.
Joe Simon dies at 98; co-creator of Captain America...
Joe
Simon and fellow comic book industry pioneer Jack
Kirby created Captain America in 1941 and went on
to become 'the first superstar creators of comics.'
Joe
Simon, a comic book industry pioneer whose defining
career moment came in the dark days of March 1941
when he delivered a star-spangled superhero named
Captain America, has died. He was 98.
Simon
died Wednesday night in New York City after a brief
illness, according to a statement from his family,
and his death adds a solemn final note to the 70th
anniversary of his greatest creation, Captain America,
who leaped across the big screen this summer with
the Marvel Studios film "Captain America: The
First Avenger." The film took $369 million in
worldwide box office and earned strong reviews despite
early skepticism about the 21st century pop culture
potential of a Roosevelt-era character who looks like
a walking American flag.
Simon
created Captain America with Jack Kirby, a key figure
in American comics, and they would work together for
various publishers as comic books went from quirky
confections to American mythology.
The
American superhero concept began in 1938 with Superman,
the creation of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, but
Simon and Kirby brought a different contribution to
the genre, not unlike the way songwriter Chuck Berry
would later add more ambition to the lyrics of the
young form of rock 'n' roll. Mark Evanier, author
of the 2008 Kirby biography "Kirby, King of Comics,"
said the signature duo became more of a brand than
the masked men they put on the covers of their comics.
"Joe
Simon and Jack Kirby were the first superstar creators
of comics," Evanier said Thursday. "Jerry
Siegel and Joe Shuster were hailed because of Superman,
but Simon and Kirby were hailed because of Simon and
Kirby. They didn't just have one or two great ideas.
They were the go-to guys for the next thing in comics."
The
pair had memorable creations such as the Newsboy Legion,
the Fighting American, Blue Bolt, the Boy Commandos
and the Challengers of the Unknown, but it was Captain
America — a shield-carrying super-soldier created
in a lab by American technology but defined by the
country's earnest patriotism and integrity —
that would resonate most.
"I
was 24 when I first started creating Captain America,
" Simon told the Philadelphia Daily News in 2005.
"It's been a guardian angel hanging over me my
whole life. Everywhere I went — in the service
or wherever — I wasn't Joe Simon; I was Captain
America. It was like a cloud hanging over me, but
a good cloud. I loved it."
He
was born Hymie Simon in Rochester, N.Y., in 1913,
and as a youngster he was drawn to journalism. Instead,
he ended up in the scruffy, deadline-driven comic
book business that popped up in New York City in the
1930s. His first collaboration with Kirby came in
1940 with a hero called Blue Bolt, but they struck
gold with Captain America — who was punching
Adolf Hitler on newsstands months before Pearl Harbor.
It turned out to be a quick hit for Timely Comics,
which would later become Marvel Comics.
Simon,
who was both a writer and artist, came up with the
concept of the red, white and blue character, but
it was Kirby — by most appraisals the most important
comics artist ever — who created the dynamic
artwork in the early issues.
After
the success of "Captain America," Simon
and Kirby followed opportunity over to DC Comics,
the publisher of Superman and Batman, where they worked
on titles such as "Boy Commandos" and "Sandman."
Both
went into the military in 1943. On their return. they
ended up at Harvey Comics and toiled on titles including
"Boy Explorers" and "Stuntman."
In 1954, the pair launched the creator-owned "Fighting
American," a clear conceptual descendant of their
most noted character — a hero with a shield and
a costume Betsy Ross would love.
In
the 1960s, Kirby began working with a new partner,
Stan Lee, and they created the Fantastic Four, Thor,
Hulk, the X-Men, Iron Man and others.
Simon
founded and edited Sick magazine, a publication that
took the model of MAD magazine and ran from 1960 to
1980. He also packaged educational and political comics
for various agencies, mostly in New York, and occasionally
dipped back into the comics world, with oddball efforts
like 1968's hippie hero "Brother Power, the Geek"
and 1974's "Prez," about a teenager who
becomes president.
Those
comics were strange, politically informed and commercial
fizzles, but they were fascinating to readers such
as Neil Gaiman, the Newbury Medal-winning author of
"The Graveyard Book" and the writer behind
the DC Comics epic "The Sandman."
"What
attracted me to Simon's stories was how unlike anyone
else's they were, how full of life," Gaiman wrote
in 2010 in a foreword to "The Simon & Kirby
Superheroes" collection from Titan Books. "He
created strange villains, part cartoon, part caricature,
part embodiment of whatever he wished to talk about.
While the trends in comics were toward realism in
writing, Joe Simon marched in the other direction,
creating his own reality.... The oddness of Joe Simon's
work is where it gets its power."
Earlier
this year, Simon attended the premiere of the Captain
America film and in the surge of media attention he
spoke often about Kirby, who died in 1994. For a younger
generation of creators — such as Ed Brubaker,
who has been the award-winning writer for Captain
America for the last seven years — Simon and
Kirby are titan figures.
"Joe
and Jack Kirby created Captain America at a time when
the U.S. was not in World War II yet and had to contend
with pro-fascist Americans giving them death threats,"
Brubaker said Thursday. "I always think about
that when I work on the book, the origins of both
the character and the comic. Those were two brave
guys creating what would be a classic character, who
has definitely stood the test of time while other
'flag-wearing' heroes haven't."
Simon
is survived by two sons, three daughters and eight
grandchildren.
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Entertainment's The Avengers: New Mexico Connection...
Marvel
Entertainment's biggest film project of all time is
is now New Mexico’s biggest film production ever
as 'The Avengers' confirms its 2011 shooting locations.
Thor
not only hits off the summer movie season of 2011,
but it sets up events that will culminate in the Marvel
superhero team-up epic, The Avengers, the following
year. With story elements of Thor taking place in
New Mexico, and the production shooting in Santa Fe
and Galisteo, it’s of little surprise to see
Marvel Studios returning once again for their biggest
project ever.
New
Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Marvel Studios
officially announced the agreement making The Avengers
the single largest film production in the state’s
history. The current schedule has Joss Whedon’s
The Avengers shooting in New Mexico between April
and September of next year, using both Albuquerque
Studios and of course, the beautiful and vast surrounding
locations that so many other major Hollywood flicks
have used.
The
Avengers also is set to shoot action in Michigan and
New York but production will primarily take place
in New Mexico’s largest city Albuquerque.
Governor
Richardson talks to local economic benefits to New
Mexico: "In addition to being our biggest production
to date, The Avengers will be the most technologically
advanced and will provide cutting-edge training opportunities
for our crew… I’m announcing this as a Christmas
present of sorts to the people of New Mexico. This
is a perfect example of the incredible job creation,
economic impact and global visibility this industry
has brought our state over the past eight years, and
of the need to keep it moving forward."
So
Marvel heroes fans, be looking out for Chris Evans,
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo,
Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg and
Samuel L. Jackson.
Thor
opens May 5, 2011; The First Avenger: Captain America
hits July 22, 2011 and The Avengers is scheduled to
debut May 4, 2012.
Spider-Man:
Broadway No Match For Movie; Spidy Fans Disappointed;
Would Rather Play Spider-Man Games And Play Dress
Up...
The
new and much talked about Spider-Man musical has another
problem stuck in its web. Sick to death of waiting
for the problematic Broadway show to officially open,
critics for two mainstream news companies released
early and negative reviews of the $65 million musical,
which won't officially open until February 7.
Writing
for Bloomberg News, the influential financial news
wire service, veteran critic John Simon slammed the
show as "an unfocused hodge-podge of story-telling,
myth-making and spectacle that comes up short in every
department. A few good songs would help, in which
department the show is sorely lacking," Simon
wrote in the review late Sunday night. Like most rock
stars, Bono and The Edge haven’t a clue about
writing for the theatre."
The
U2 legends wrote the score for the show, which was
directed by Lion King helmer Julie Taymor.
Both
Simon and Newsday's Linda Winer defended their premature
reviews on the grounds that the show was charging
full ticket prices in some cases more than $200 a
seat for the performances, and that the opening date
had been pushed back twice.
Winer
called the show's infamous high-flying acrobatics
"exciting and scary, in a circus way" but
dismissed the second act as "weak."
Simon
was also impressed with the flying scenes: "An
hour of anticipation for about 90 seconds of exhilaration,"
he wrote.
Would
you believe four actors have been injured during the
show's rehearsals, including a horrible injury to
lead aerialist Chris Tierney last week.
Critics
almost never publish their reviews of productions
before the official opening night. Spider-Man: Turn
Off the Dark has pushed back its debut twice.
The
New York Times said in a posting to its arts blog
that it would not review the show until the official
opening.
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but this project does not sound good. Sorry guys.
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Hounsou Continues Campaign For 'Black Panther' Movie
- 4th December 2010
(Credit:
MTV)
As
Marvel Studios prepares for "Thor," "Captain
America" and "The Avengers," the successful
comic book movie studio is undoubtedly exploring future
films starring some of their other popular superheroes.
Could
Black Panther be one of them? That's certainly the
hope, according to "Gladiator" actor Djimon
Hounsou. The Oscar-nominated actor previously lent
his voice to an animated "Black Panther"
series, and in a recent interview with io9, Hounsou
said that his work on that show was an attempt to
generate interest in a big screen "Black Panther"
film.
"That
was the idea: using it as a leverage to tell a feature
story," he said — and his hopes for a "Black
Panther" movie are far from over.
"He's
a king, he's a man of the people, and he's very powerful
— he challenges himself throughout his kingdom,
and I think that's rare when the king puts his own
life [on the line] and challenges [people] to beat
him, in order to see [who's] the best out there,"
the actor enthused. "He's really cool. He comes
from a world in Africa that is cool, and has all those
minerals and it's very exciting. It's just a matter
of time for that to be realized."
We
agree that it's just a matter of time before a "Black
Panther" movie gets off the ground, but will
Hounsou be in the title role? He's certainly got competition,
as "Lost" actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
previously told MTV News that he was working with
Marvel on bringing the character to theaters. (Credit:
MTV)
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Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is an American entertainment
company formed from the merger of Marvel Entertainment
Group, Inc. and Toy Biz, Inc.
A corporate predecessor traces its origins to the
May 1933 publication of Western Supernovel Magazine.
That magazine was only published for one issue before
the title was changed to Complete Western Book Magazine
in July 1933.
The company's oldest character is Ka-Zar introduced
in 1936. In 1939, the company began publishing comic
books as Timely Publications with Marvel Comics #1
History
Ronald
Perelman's MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings group
of companies bought the Marvel Entertainment Group,
the parent company of Marvel Comics, from New World
Entertainment for $82.5 million.
"It is a mini-Disney in terms of intellectual
property," said Perelman. "Disney's got
much more highly recognized characters and softer
characters, whereas our characters are termed action
heroes. But at Marvel we are now in the business of
the creation and marketing of characters."
Boosted by a massive merchandising effort, an increase
in Marvel comic prices, and an overall boom in the
comic book industry, Marvel's profits spiked. Perelman
later added the baseball card and basketball card
companies Fleer Corporation and SkyBox International,
Italian sticker manufacturer Panini Group, and comic
book publishers Welsh Publishing and Malibu Comics
to Marvel's holdings for a combined total of $700
million. Investors around the world recognized his
efforts and generated $80 million for Perelman when
he issued Marvel's initial public offering. He later
added a significant stake in Toy Biz to Marvel's holdings.
His luck was not to last. Marvel's attempt to distribute
its products directly led to a decrease in sales and
aggravated the losses which Marvel suffered when the
comic book bubble popped, the 1994 Major League Baseball
strike massacred the profits of the Fleer division,and
Panini was hobbled by poor showings at the box office
by Disney (Licensing Disney characters provided a
major source of revenue for Panini, so when the movies
performed poorly Panini performed poorly). A major
bondholder, Carl Icahn, fought to take control of
the company from Perelman. Both men failed as Toy
Biz owners Ike Perlmutter and Avi Arad snatched Marvel
from Perelman and Icahn in order to protect their
own financial interests. Estimates of his profit on
the deal vary widely. Chuck Rozanski estimates that
Perelman made $200-400 million off Marvel; Forbes
thinks he made nothing;and the judge in the Marvel
bankruptcy trial estimated he made $280 million plus
various tax advantages. In December 2003, Marvel Entertainment
acquired Cover Concepts from Hearst Communications,
Inc. On March 15, 2007, Stan Lee Media filed a lawsuit
against Marvel Entertainment for $5 billion, claiming
that the company is co-owner of the characters that
Lee created for Marvel. Additional, a lawsuit over
the Ghost Rider Character ownership was file On March
30, 2007 by Gary Friedrich and Gary Friedrich Enterprises,
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The
company's operating units include:
Marvel Characters, Inc.: intellectual property holding
company;
Marvel Publishing, Inc.: publisher of Marvel Comics;
Marvel Studios: a film and television production company;
Marvel Toys (formerly Toy Biz): a toy company owned
by Isaac Perlmutter since the 1990s.
Spider-Man Merchandising, L.P.: A joint venture of
Marvel and Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. that
owns the rights to Spider-Man movie related licensed
products.
MVL Film Finance LLC: holder of Marvel's Movie debt
and theatrical film rights to the ten characters as
collateral.
Marvel Animation: Subsidiary charge with oversight
of Marvel's animation productions.
Marvel Characters B.V. (The Netherlands)
MVL International C.V. (The Netherlands)
Marvel International Character Holdings LLC (Delaware)
Marvel Entertainment International Limited (United
Kingdom)
Marvel Property, Inc. (Delaware)
Marvel Internet Productions LLC (Delaware)
Marvel Toys Limited (Hong Kong)
MRV, Inc. (Delaware)
MVL Development LLC (Delaware)
Marvel Film Productions LLC (Delaware)
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MVL Rights, LLC: subsidiary holding movie rights of
all Marvel Characters with some on contract with MVL
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Iron Works Productions LLC: subsidiary holding debt
to finance the Iron Man movie.
MVL Productions LLC: an indirect wholly owned a film
development subsidiary
Incredible Productions LLC (Delaware): subsidiary
holding debt to finance the Incredible Hulk film
MVL Iron Works Productions Canada, Inc. (Province
of Ontario)
MVL Incredible Productions Canada, Inc. (Province
of Ontario)
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