Mark Millar To Oversee 20th Century Fox’s Marvel Movies
By Germain Lussier/Sept. 27, 2012 12:06 pm EST
Coming Soon posted the press release (read the full thing below) but here are some of the major bulletpoints.
It says the move marks “an expanded commitment to some of its most important franchises” and confirms that Nemesis is still in development at the studio. Millar hints that he’s only working on those three films at the moment, but with The Wolverine already well into production, I’m not sure how much input he’ll have on that. I think this is more of an X-Men and Fantastic Four decision (which still mentions Josh Trank as the director) for now.
Millar is well-known for being one of the busiest men in the comic book business but he’s also extremely fan friendly. In that aspect, I see this hiring as great news for movie fans (maybe not comic fans, though, who already wait months for new Millar issues). Millar is a huge fan with a big mouth and will be privy to, and have influence over, some very cool properties. I think it’s likely he’ll be dropping more news than the studio would like. Plus his ideas are always pretty outside of the box and exciting so I’d imagine he wouldn’t sign off on something like Fantastic Four unless it’s the Fantastic Four he’d like to see as a fan.
What are you thoughts on Millar’s hiring?
Commented TCF production president Emma Watts: “We are excited to be working with Mark. In addition to his groundbreaking Marvel work, he is simply one of the most original voices in comics today and will be an invaluable resource to us and to our filmmakers as we look for fresh opportunities to innovate within our shared Marvel universe.”
Upcoming for the studio is THE WOLVERINE, starring Hugh Jackman, directed by James Mangold; X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, helmed by Matthew Vaughn; and a reboot of “FANTASTIC FOUR, to be directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle).
