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Thor, Captain America and Avengers Updates

Source:ComingSoon.net

May 5, 2009

Marvel Entertainment reported its First Quarter earnings today and gave a few updates on its upcoming movies during the company's quarterly conference call.

Iron Man 2 is, of course, already filming for a May 7, 2010 release, but Marvel said this morning that the Kenneth Branagh-directed Thor is scheduled to start filming in the First Quarter of 2010. No formal offers have been made to actors, though they said that casting announcements are likely the next few months. Thor is targeted for a May 20, 2011 release.

Marvel added that The First Avenger: Captain America, to be directed by Joe Johnston, is scheduled to start filming in the summer of 2010 for a July 22, 2011 release.

In an interview with Empire magazine, Marvel's President of Production Kevin Feige talked about The Avengers as well:

"Zak Penn is already on board The Avengers [as writer] and he's spending a lot of his time looking into what we're doing with Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, seeing how we're tying it all together. And he's beginning to outline the script now – he'll be doing that over the summer."

The Avengers is coming to theaters on May 4, 2012.

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COMMENTS (65)

Posted by:

Lenin

May 5, 2009

Iron Man 2, YES. Avengers, Thor, no. They won't work on screen.

Posted by:

Violenttmac

May 5, 2009

cant wait for Avengers!

Posted by:

Wapeechoochoo

May 5, 2009

Screw you Lenin! They WILL work and I'll see them 20 times each!

Posted by:

adam messano

May 5, 2009

so wait, is Avengers now pushed to 2012? was that already announced.... regardless, sheer madness! i forgot Joe Johnston was directing Cap, that's fantastic! ...geez, exciting awesome times for Marvel movie fans.......and yes no good reason for this post other than this story made me very happy.

Posted by:

deez nuts

May 5, 2009

fan boys have got to go, and thats all i know.

Posted by:

Harry Hamlin

May 5, 2009

Good to hear them mention Edward Norton's return to the role of the Hulk as well.

Posted by:

Adamthefirst

May 5, 2009

Harry, which article were you reading?

I don't know how they'll get Thor to work, and be "believable". (as much as these movies can be believed...)

Posted by:

vaca

May 5, 2009

for the mosr part i think marvel will keep all the major players as themselfs for avengers..i think i read that DC is think of JLA and not using the same players

Posted by:

SaveOne

May 5, 2009

Ryan McPartlin as Captain America please. He is on Chuck, he has the look, the voice, and I think Marvel would be stupid not to take a look at him.

Posted by:

elessar

May 5, 2009

Adam Messano: The Avengers move was announced back in March.

Personally, I think they should move Cap to July 4. Michael Bay will not have TF3 ready by then, and I have a feeling that Paramount is just reserving the date,