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OK, here's some info about the forthcoming now oh-so-popular movies based on Marvel comics, for all the fans of the genre or the comics.

Sam Raimi: Spiderman 2 (July 2, 2004)

- Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker faces new challenges as he struggles with "the gift and the curse," desperately trying to balance his dual identities as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man and his life as a college student.
- Tormented by his secrets, Peter finds that his relationships with all those he holds dear are in danger of unraveling.
- His life-long yearning for M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) becomes even stronger as he fights the impulse to reveal his secret life and declare his love.
- His friendship with Harry Osborn (James Franco) is complicated by the young Osborn's bitterness over his father's death and his growing vendetta against Spider-Man.
- Even Peter's beloved Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), who has fallen on hard times after the death of Uncle Ben, begins to have doubts about her nephew.
- Peter's life is about to become even more complicated as he encounters a formidable new foe - Dr. Otto Octavius.
- Peter must use all the powers at his disposal to try to stop this diabolical madman in his octagonal tracks.
- Tobey Maguire still is Peter Parker/Spiderman
- Alfred Molina is Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus
- Dylan Baker is Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard
- Willem Dafoe is planned to have a cameo
- Bruce "Ash of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead" Campbell will also have a cameo.

Jonathan Hensleigh: The Punisher (April 16, 2004)

- Undercover FBI agent and former Marine Frank Castle is devastated when his wife and children are killed after they accidentally witness a mafia hit.
- With nothing left to lose, he decides to dedicate himself fully to the eradication of crime (organized and otherwise) from America, as an army, assassin, judge and jury all rolled up into one man, with a whole lot of guns of course: The Punisher.
- Wearing a menacing black battle suit with a white skull emblazoned on his chest, the Punisher first sets his sights on the crime syndicate that was responsible for the murders of his family.
- Along the way, his vendetta quest leads to the son of Howard Saint, a former underworld boss who had gone straight, but the death of his son leads him to get back into crime, and guess who's he gunning for...
- This adaptation will have nothing to do with the original, made in 1990 and starred by Dolph Lundgren.
- Thomas Jane as Frank Castle/The Punisher
- John Travolta plays the main villain, Howard Saint
- Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (Mystique on X-Men/X-Men 2) as Joan.
- Tom Nowicki is rumoured to play Lonnie Lincoln aka Tombstone.
- Laura Harring as Ivia Saint.
- Ben Foster as Dave.
- Samantha Mathis as Amanda Castle.
- Roy Scheider (Police Chief Martin Brody on Jaws) as Frank Castle's father.

Mark Steven Johnson: Ghost Rider (Fall 2004)



- A motorcycle stuntman makes a deal with the devil in order to save his mentor from cancer.
- His end of the bargain is a little more than he expected, however, and he is possessed by a demon.
- Every night, he transforms into the Ghost Rider, a humanoid form with a flaming skull for a head, and goes out to wreak vengeance on the guilty.
- Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider played by Nicolas Cage!!!
- Jon "Angelina Jolie's father" Voight also starred
- Johnson directed Daredevil and will also direct Daredevil 2 and Elektra

David Goyer: Blade 3 - Trinity (August 2004)

- Official name not confirmed yet
- Blade joins forces with two vampire hunters part of a group called the Nightstalkers as they tackle the powerful and ruthless villain Danica Talos.
- After harvesting the superior blood of the ancestor of all modern vampires, Talos has resurrected the man now known as "Drake" (notice the modernization of the Dracula name) from a century-long sleep in the hopes of finally getting world control for all vampires.
- Blade, along with the band known as the Nightstalkers must stop them from unleash a virus that will kill all the vampires � but only are given one chance to make it work.
- Wesley Snipes returns to his ass-kicking character as Blade

Mark Steven Johnson: Elektra (2005)

- Movie picks up the curvaceous assassin as she recovers from the near-death experience in Daredevil and battles the Hand, the organization of killers that trained her and then turned against her.
- A central character will be a martial arts trainer named Stick.
- Starred by Jennifer Garner as Elektra
- Productions starts April 2004.

Bryan Singer: X-Men 3 (release date not available yet)

- Same cast as the first episodes + also new rumoured characters include Gambit, Beast, Angel, Psylocke, Emma Frost, Dazzler, Juggernaut and possibly the Sentinels.
- No story has been confirmed, but according to a few of my sources, the third part will most likely revolve around the Phoenix saga.
- The producers also want to go right ahead into the Dark Phoenix story.

Mark Steven Johnson: Daredevil 2 (2005)

- After his defeat at the hands of the Man Without Fear during their first confrontation, the Kingpin returns with a new weapon more powerful than anything that Daredevil is prepared to deal with - the truth about Matt's secret identity!
- And Kingpin has brought a new henchman with him to help achieve his sinister goals...the infamous Mr. Fear!
- already confirmed
- same cast than pt. 1 had

More info will be added later.

Cool stuff Grim , thanx for posting .

Nic Cage as ghostrider can lick my balls.

Mystique (aka. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)

Better yet.....

Thomas Jane as The Punisher ....

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Originally posted by Shook1 Better yet..... Thomas Jane as The Punisher ....

Exactly! I wonder why the f**k does Hollywood need to ruin all the coolest characters with these actors which don't look at all like they should. Thomas is too "lame and small" looking for being the Punisher. Even if the 1990 version of the Punisher was crap, Dolph Lundgren was much closer to what Frank Castle should look like. And that pic of Thomas as Frank doesn't give much more credit to him..

i'm pumped to see X-Men 3, the first 2 were pretty good. Spiderman was kind of sucky and i doubt they'll do a worse job with the second one. Daredevil, well i wasn't expecting much and it was an all round entertaining movie so i'm guessing the second one will be about the same.

I just need some good and well developed fight scenes to keep me happy

I wish to see nicely organized fights in movies too, especially in these movies because fighting is one of the most noticeable things in Marvel comics. Among the characters' love stories of course..

Hollywood has just made most of the comic adaptations look way too sweet and artificial, comic-like, a real rainbow coloured treat. Just like little children's toys. I must say i have liked all the new Marvel comics adaptations lately but even if the Spiderman, Daredevil and Hulk looked great to the audience, they all missed depth and the little things make the comics interesting. Not only the 110% speed and massive fighting scenes. After the movie ended, u kinda felt like something was still missing.. there should've been something more in it.

cool info...thnkx

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Bryan Singer: X-Men 3 (release date not available yet) - Same cast as the first episodes + also new rumoured characters include Gambit, Beast, Angel, Psylocke, Emma Frost, Dazzler, Juggernaut and possibly the Sentinels. - No story has been confirmed, but according to a few of my sources, the third part will most likely revolve around the Phoenix saga. - The producers also want to go right ahead into the Dark Phoenix story.

Yeah!
By the way, I was under the impression that Bryan Singer wanted to move on his career path away from the X-men series.
As a side note, The Usual Suspects was a kick ass movie

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Mark Steven Johnson: Daredevil 2 (2005) - already confirmed - same cast than pt. 1 had

Oh no not a sequel to Daredevil, what have Jennifer Lopez appear as a cameo and run the movie further into the ground?

Ugh, Daredevil 2? I thought 1 was bad enough

The only thing that made that movie worth watching was Jennifer Garner, and she died like half way through the movie, so I guess you catch my drift

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Originally posted by bananapeel Yeah! By the way, I was under the impression that Bryan Singer wanted to move on his career path away from the X-men series. As a side note, The Usual Suspects was a kick ass movie

Well, the plans for X3 are confirmed but Singer is still thinking whether he will direct it or not.. Anyway, he is considered as the biggest candidate for doing directing.

And about DD 2.. LOL @ JLo!! Yes, the first one really wasn't that great. It missed alot of things from the comics or had changed them too much. It also looked like a sweet candy but was an empty shell afterall. Even if i've been a fan of Marvel Universe for about 18 years, it was a disappointment. Shame really, DD would've had so much more possibilities if told a bit differently. More "less-Hollywoodish" style would i say. And some other than Ben Affleck might have been better IMO.

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Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 The only thing that made that movie worth watching was Jennifer Garner, and she died like half way through the movie, so I guess you catch my drift

She didn't die!

She survived.. heh, she's a tough chick. She also gets her own movie Elektra next year and most likely will be on DD2 as well.

Here's some info about the only so far rumoured movies:

*Director not yet known*: Black Panther
- After receiving favorable reviews for the adaptation of 1998's Blade, Wesley Snipes' company Amen-Ra will produce another Marvel comic, Black Panther.
- Though Snipes has confirmed to play the title role if the movie goes to production, no directors have been attached to the project yet.

*Director not yet known*: Captain America
- Captain America centers on a U.S. soldier who becomes a superhero after being injected with a secret government serum.
- After a recent deal with Marvel and Artisan Entertainment, Captain America will be one of several Marvel characters to be featured in a film.

Lee Tamahori: Deathlok
- A suburban family man is unwittingly made a test subject for technology research that slowly turns him into a living computerized assasin for the government.

*Director not yet known*: Doctor Strange
- Often referred to as Marvel's Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Strange follows a former surgeon who loses his ability to operate, but who contacts a mysterious figure, the Ancient One, and with his help, becomes designated as the next Sorcerer Supreme.

*Director not yet known*: The Fantastic Four
- Four astronauts return to Earth from outer space with newfound powers.
- Reed Richards, the mastermind of the team, turns into Mr. Fantastic, a stretchy figure, similar to a rubberband.
- Susan Storm, later Susan Richards, turns into The Invisible Woman.
- Johnny Storm, Susan's brother, turns into Human Torch, a figure who can fly and burst into flames by not burning himself of course.
- Benjamin Grimm, the muscle of the team, turns into The Thing (not related to the horror movie(s)), similar in behaviour with Hulk.

Steve Carr: Iron Fist
- Tells the story of Danny Rand, an orphan raised in an Asian temple who can magically turn his hand into an iron weapon.
- Ray Park is said to play the title role Danny Rand/Iron Fist.

*Director not yet known*: Iron Man (2005)
- Billionaire Tony Stark, previously one of the world's most imaginative weapons defense technology creators, decides to retire from weapons manufacture.
- A powerful competitor attempts to kill Stark, and almost succeeds.
- To keep himself alive, Stark must build a modern-day suit of armor.
- He then begins to build more agile and powerful versions of the suit, and uses it to fight crime as the Invincible Iron Man!

*Director not yet known*: Luke Cage
- Luke Cage was once was a gang member, growing up surrounded by crime.
- At one point, he found himself framed for a crime he did not commit.
- While in prison, some scientists offered Luke his freedom if he would agree to go through with medical experiments.
- These experiments not only gave him his freedom, but they also gave him superhuman strength.
- From there, Luke went into the world to become a mercenary.
- He became a man who would fight crime, but only for a price.

Brett Leonard: Man-Thing
- Man-Thing tells the story of scientist Ted Sallis who injects himself with an untested serum to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
- The serum transforms Sallis into the mindless, ambling swamp-matter beast (*cough* Swamper *cough*) known as Man-Thing, who is empathically drawn to the fear of others.
- Man-Thing prowls the Florida Everglades in search of the fearful... for whatever knows fear burns at the Man-Thing's touch!

*Director not yet known*: Silver Surfer
- Norrin Radd was once a scientist on the planet of Zenn-La.
- He lost all that as well as his human form when he pledged himself as the herald of the all-powerful Galactus, a being who threatened to annihilate his homeworld and must consume planets to sustain himself.
- Changed by Galactus and imbused with cosmic energy, Norrin Radd's body was transformed into a metallic scout capable of flying across the cosmos - the Silver Surfer.
- The Surfer betrays his master, however, when he falls in love with one of the doomed planets; a planet known as Earth.

Sam Raimi: Spiderman 3 (2006)
- The main villains in this one are rumoured to be Eddie Brock/Venom & Cletus Kassady/Carnage.
- Mark "Vin Diesel" Vincent & The Rock are early options for Eddie Brock, Sam Rockwell & Christian Bale for Cletus Kassady.

*Director not yet known*: The Submariner aka Namor
- One of Marvel's oldest superhero, The Sub-Mariner, will join his comic compatriots in diving onto the big screen.
- Prince Namor is a short-fused half-human/half-amphibian from the lost island of Atlantis.
- In the past, he has helped the human race but also fought alongside the Atlanteans against human invaders who brought waste to his underwater world.
- Caught between two identities, Prince Namor displays the classic angst that comes with being of mixed species and is widely regarded as one of the first anti-heroes.

Whats about Xmen3?

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Originally posted by MoSH_MaN Whats about Xmen3?

Oops.. i messed up a few things there.. fixed now. Everthing i know about X3 can be seen on the 1st post. More will be added as things get confirmed.

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Originally posted by GrimReaper She didn't die! She survived.. heh, she's a tough chick. She also gets her own movie Elektra next year and most likely will be on DD2 as well.

Yeah well, you never saw her again in the movie so she might as well have died.

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Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 Yeah well, you never saw her again in the movie so she might as well have died.

True. But i knew the the movie will follow the path of the comics and i knew they couldn't kill her that easily. Just couldn't do that because she's so important character in DD's world.

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Originally posted by GrimReaper True. But i knew the the movie will follow the path of the comics and i knew they couldn't kill her that easily. Just couldn't do that because she's so important character in DD's world.

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Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 Yeah well, you never saw her again in the movie so she might as well have died.

So what did you guys think about that necklace at the end of the movie ? She herself left it for him ?

Wouldn't that be very typical Hollywood thing? A person who everyone thought got killed, didn't die but left a hint he/she is still alive. I don't believe Elektra left that necklace but someone who helped her to disappear. That would sound more reasonable because she was in so weak condition she wouldn't have been able to do anything. We'll see the answers in Elektra's movie i think..

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Wouldn't that be very typical Hollywood thing? A person who everyone thought got killed, didn't die but left a hint he/she is still alive. I don't believe Elektra left that necklace but someone who helped her to disappear. That would sound more reasonable because she was in so weak condition she wouldn't have been able to do anything. We'll see the answers in Elektra's movie i think..

You might be right . I only wish they replace Ben Fuckfleck with somebody else in the next movie .

Re: Mystique (aka. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)

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Originally posted by DJ APX

mmmm, reptile pr0n

The guy who acts in spiderman the movie is stupid, he can not act, talks lame, and messed up mine favo cartoon serie, i used to watch spiderman the cartoon alot, even if i saw it numerous of times, after i saw the movie, freaking RUINED spidy, no tnx not seeing 2

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Originally posted by Massive84 The guy who acts in spiderman the movie is stupid, he can not act, talks lame, and messed up mine favo cartoon serie, i used to watch spiderman the cartoon alot, even if i saw it numerous of times, after i saw the movie, freaking RUINED spidy, no tnx not seeing 2

Its a good thing they get more actors like Tobey Maguire in these comic adaptations. Actors who are relatively unknown to the big masses. Makes the movies more interesting to see new fresh faces, not always the same ones with just a pretty face (like Affleck in DD ).

And personally, i think Tobey is ok as Peter Parker. You must have very limited idealism if his acting ruines the cartoon series. I keep the cartoons and movies separate, they don't affect on each other. This is just my opinion though.

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Its a good thing they get more actors like Tobey Maguire in these comic adaptations. Actors who are relatively unknown to the big masses. Makes the movies more interesting to see new fresh faces, not always the same ones with just a pretty face (like Affleck in DD ). And personally, i think Tobey is ok as Peter Parker. You must have very limited idealism if his acting ruines the cartoon series. I keep the cartoons and movies separate, they don't affect on each other. This is just my opinion though.

I did not like the voice, of that guy, he is not event 1.80 meter i think, just not peter parker, and it's not that peter parker was lame for me, the movie it self, it was containing more emotion then action, spidy is an action figur not soap figur.
anyway that is mine opinon, i do aggree more unknown actors, and deardevil sucks too..hulk sucks.Il stick with cartoons if i wanne watch that stuff again

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Originally posted by DJ APX So what did you guys think about that necklace at the end of the movie ? She herself left it for him ?

Sorry, I wasn't able to pay enough attention to the movie to notice this detail...I was too busy cutting up on the movie with my friends.

See the only reason why I even saw this movie was because I was with a bunch of friends who couldn't get into a rated R movie (Old School). So they bought tickets to DD and I was going to sneak them into Old School...but the plan was foiled by the people who worked there and I wound up sneaking into DD.

Kinda funny that they had people checking ticket stubs inside the theater for Old School, but not @ DD.

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