Don Payne, the screenwriter who worked on Thor and Thor: The Dark World, passed away yesterday, according to his family. The family has not released any details regarding the cause of death, though a battle with cancer has been reported. Payne got his start writing for television after graduating from UCLA; after working for a…
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A little ripple of mixed confusion and curiosity went through the internet yesterday when Patty Jenkins was revealed to be in talks to direct Marvel's Thor 2. Jenkins helped Charlize Theron win an Oscar when she directed Monster, but that film is Jenkins' sole feature credit. The Thor 2 deal seems predicated on two things:…
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A few weeks back, Variety reported that Brian Kirk, who recently directed episodes of Game of Thrones, was in talks to direct Marvel's Thor 2. But movement has been pretty slow on the project, and we never got the expected press release from Disney and Marvel announcing the finalization of the deal. Now Deadline reports…
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Briefly: Marvel Studios is taking the next step in putting a Thor sequel into production; the studio is now in talks with Brian Kirk to direct the film that will follow on from Kenneth Branagh's first chapter. Variety has the news, saying that Brian Kirk's TV experience with large ensemble casts (Game of Thrones, Boardwalk…
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Briefly: Yesterday Marvel and Disney dropped word that Thor 2 will make the trip from Asgard to Earth on July 26 2013, and that Kenneth Branagh would not be along for the ride. Chris Hemsworth will almost certainly return, and we'll see whether or not Natalie Portman makes another appearance. While the studios figure out…
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There was a time in the '90s when derelict kids were consuming entire packets of Big League Chew and ravaging through violent garbage comics like Trencher and the motherlode, DC Comics' Lobo. Try as I might to better myself, the possibilities of a long-planned R-rated Lobo movie adaptation remain irresistible. A proper cinematic depiction of …
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