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Iron Man sequel, Thor, Avengers announced
Wow. The ink is barely dry on Iron Man’s boffo box office reports, when Marvel announces, not unexpectedly, that Iron Man 2 is a go, set for April 30, 2010.
What IS a bit surprising is that Marvel has announced a full slate of future movies. They are Thor, due out June 4, 2010; The First Avenger: Captain America May 6, 2011; The Avengers, July 2011; and Ant-Man, which has no release date.
Marvel is understandably heady with its success, considering Iron Man, the first feature the company produced independently, opened bigger than most people expected. But I wonder if they’re moving too fast.
The Thor and Captain America titles make sense; those characters are pretty well known. But the Avengers, which are kind of a Marvel all-stars, seems like a risky venture to me this soon - just look at all the trouble WB has had getting a Justice League movie with the DC heroes off the ground. And who but ardent comic nuts cares about Ant-Man?
Marvel had better be careful - I have a sneaking suspicion that a good chunk of the goodwill they have right now will evaporate once The Incredible Hulk comes out in June. Then where will that put them?
What do you say?
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By SRCputt
May 7, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
Sorry, but I read about Ant-Man, all I can think about is the old Pink Panther TV series and whether the Aardvark will be in it too. I think Marvel is going out on a limb, and this summer’s Incredible Hulk could saw it right off.