Under the deal, which has been approved by the boards of both companies, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its portfolio of over 5,000 Marvel characters. That portfolio includes many familiar names like Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor.
I mean, WHOA!!!! This is hardcore. I didn’t know Mavel was in such bad shape. Marvel has bosses now? Looks like we’re gonna see “family friendly” versions of our favorite Marvel Characters. I hope they don’t muck up everything for us comic fans around the world. I just hope the movies will turn out a lot better.
Here‘s a funny response to this acquisition. 10 Dreaded Movies now that Disney owns Marvel.
Following up on yesterday’s announcement of Marvel’s anime projects at Comic Con International, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed via their exclusive trailer that Lions Gate/Marvel Entertainment will handle animation production on the feature slated for release in 2010, not Studio Madhouse as has been reported by the rest of the media.
The confusion stems from the announcements of the Wolverine and Iron Man projects being announced at the same time as Planet Hulk.
I really like what Madhouse is doing with Iron Man and Wolverine! As you can see with that extra touch of anime love Iron Man features some nice mecha and Wolverine wades more into a goth look:
A new Batman: Arkham Asylum developer diary entry sees the Rocksteady Studios team explaining their desire for players to feel like the dark knight himself–playing with handy gizmos and lurking unseen in the shadows, emerging to soundly thrash ne’er do wells.
Batman: Arkham Asylum is released on August 25 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
A videogame based on the upcoming film adaptation of the classic comic Green Lantern is in development at Double Helix, according to Venture Beat.
The film, to be directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye), is scheduled for a June 17, 2011 release.
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the Double Helix game are in the works. No other details on the game were mentioned.
Double Helix is comprised of former studios Shiny Entertainment and The Collective. The studio released its debut title, Silent Hill: Homecoming, in 2008. Helix will release G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and Front Mission Evolved later this year.
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