Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige offered some small updates today on the status of various Marvel projects as part of a long sit-down with the press to promote “Fantastic Four: The First Steps”.
Beyond “Spider-Man,” which was reported on earlier, he also discussed a number of other titles. Here’s a breakdown of what was said:
Blade
Feige confirms Mahershala Ali is still attached to the film which has gone through three or four different iterations whilst in development at the studio, two of which were period pieces. They’ve now now settled on a modern day story, and he says it’s all about getting it right as “we didn’t want to simply just put a leather outfit on him and have him start killing vampires. It had to be unique.”
Avengers: Doomsday
Feige is claiming the use of Doctor Doom was already being lined up as the Avengers’ big bad, even before the pivot away from Kang the Conqueror who they started to realise “wasn’t big enough, wasn’t Thanos, and that there was only one character that could be that because he was that in the comics for decades and decades. He then adds: “In fact, I had started talking with Robert about this audacious idea before ‘Ant-Man 3’ even came out.”
X-Men
While past “X-Men” actors are coming back for “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars,” future films with the X-Men characters will be played by new and notably younger actors as it gets back to the franchise’s core: “They have been a place to tell stories about young people who feel different and who feel Other and who feel like they don’t belong. That’s the universal story of mutants, and that is where we’re going.”
Cameos
Those hankering to see previously teased cameos, like Charlize Theron’s Clea, Brett Goldstein’s Hercules, or Harry Styles’ Starfox get fleshed out – forget it. Feige pointed Tim Blake Nelson’s Samuel Sterns returning 17 years later in “Captain America: Brave New World” as an example of how long the wait could be if at all: “let’s talk again in 12 years and see who comes back… the fun of the comics is anyone popping up anywhere.”
Deadpool
Asked about the future for Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Feige says: “There have absolutely been discussions. We’re in touch with Ryan a lot. So the answer is yes.” As for Jackman? “He’s doing it until he’s 90, man.”
Source: Comicbookmovie.com
