Comments on: Marvel movie news round-up

By: inhumans99

inhumans99 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:18:49 +0000

Nikki Finke says insiders are saying Marvel does not have its head up its ass, and perhaps what we are seeing on the net are basically negotiating tactics (putting pressure on Marvel, see the fans want me, so dude, pay me those tall dollars and I will do whatever pleases you, baby, ooh yeah, slide that c-note into my waistband). It is amazing how many people put what should be behind-the-closed-door knowledge on the net nowadays…even the director of a film that has grossed over half a billion dollars, and counting!

Which reminds me to note, whoda thunk it, being able to put the words Iron Man and half-billion dollars next to each other.

By: BradyDale

BradyDale — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:12:04 +0000

When Marvel Studios announced this, I said on here that it would be awful (remember your NYT piece with the photo of the dude in charge, Heidi?). Well, I felt like I was eating a lot of crow with the first IM, but this makes it sound like they could still prove me write.

Who looks at a movie and says, “Wow, that was great! Let’s change directors!”

Crikey.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:33:23 +0000

I think that Joe Quesada made a deal with the devil to save Marvel from bankruptcy, and the price was changing history so that Ang Lee’s The Hulk never happened.

By: Glenn Barbis Jr.

Glenn Barbis Jr. — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:17:46 +0000

Right after Iron Man opened, Jon had called in to the Howard Stern show and talked how he was not signed for the sequel, had not been called, and how he was making very little money off the movie, which Howard really railed on him about. Jon talked of how his deal was low to start since he was an unproven director for this type of movie, and how he would only make more money off the film after it was out of the red, which Howard said the movie studios will always screw with so it looks like it never made any money.

Howard told him to get a better deal for the sequel, with more money up front and for residuals, and also said if needed, he would represent Jon in the negotiations.

If you heard the interview, it was pretty amazing that he directs one of the biggest box-office movies of the year, and only got his standard low-ball directing fee, and nothing else. Oops…I forgot…he said they did buy him a new car. And the fact he hasn’t from them since it premiered.

By: mrpeepants

mrpeepants — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:01:30 +0000

if john isn’t attached to Iron Man 2 then people at marvel should get punched in the face

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:46:20 +0000

Man i hope that is not true. I guess they just want the big opening weekend like with X-3 when they had Ratner instead of Singer

By: Diego Greco

Diego Greco — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:59:15 +0000

Muy bueno el blog!!!!!!!!!
Felicitaciones!!!!