The Next Marvel Heroes Are Runaways

While the more well known Marvel heroes such as Iron Man 2, Captain America and Thor are currently developing into their own franchises, it would suggest Marvel have their hands full, or perhaps not, with Runaways in prime position to be their next, after Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) has signed on to direct.

For the uninitiated, Runaways is the creation of Brian K Vaughn known for also being the man behind Y: The Last Man. It is an original tale set within the Marvel Universe that revolves around the teenage siblings of super-villains discovering that their parents have dark secret alter-evil-personalities.

Thus a battle ensues between the group of six – who all have inherited abilities – and their evildoer parents.

At this stage the film is in early development, with no cast set in place and the script in its initial draft phase penned by Vaughn himself.

MATT RICHARDSON

Captain America has Red Skull all woven up!

No, It is not the hotly anticipated announcement surrounding Captain America’s vacant castings. But, it looks like that they have found the right man to play Red Skull, in Hugo Weaving.

According to the Heat Vision Blog, Weaving will play Captain America’s archenemy, saboteur, and right hand-man to Hitler’s regime.

If the script for Joe Johnston’s Captain America remains true to Marvel comics, we may see the adversaries in two time periods. Beginning with the duo battling in 1941 against the backdrop of World War II, and later revived from suspended animation in modern times.

The deal between Marvel Studios and Weaving is yet to be finalised, but will play out in the next day or so. The negotiating process is minefield of assurances, with most new projects demanding multi-movie commitments, now franchises can be so lucrative.

If the deal does happen, it will see Weaving and Johnston reunite following their collaboration on recent horror remake ‘Wolfman’.
MATT RICHARDSON