Perhaps the superhero movie industry has been, like the rest of us, mourning the end of the first season of ABC’s Agent Carter, but things have been surprisingly quiet on the cape and cowl front this week. Is it a sign that things are calming down, or simply the calm before the summer storm? One thing’s for sure: when we’re pretending that Jared Leto getting a haircut is noteworthy, it’s a slow news week. With that in mind, here are the week's highlights in superhero movie news.
If Latino Review’s report is to be believed (and it’s been verified by a number of other sources), Drew Goddard is going from working on a stillborn Spider-Man spin-off to handling the 2017 reboot of the entire franchise, with the new Spider-Man being a high-school-age actor who’ll be sticking with the series for some time. For those playing along at home, rumors are now back to the new movie Spider-Man being white.
Why this is super: As fans of both Cloverfield and The Cabin in The Woods, we couldn’t be more excited about the prospect of a Goddard Spider-Man in the near future. If nothing else, the Buffy The Vampire Slayer experience he’ll bring to it feels like a good thing.
The on-again, off-again plans to reboot The Crow appear to be happening once more, with Deadline reporting that Boardwalk Empire’s Jack Huston is the actor most likely to take on the role of the undead anti-hero out for revenge for his own murder. This time, the potential movie is being developed by director Corin Hardy, a former music video director making his leap to the big screen with this year’s horror movie The Hallow.
Why this is super: While we're neutral-minus on the prospect of a new Crow movie (why have there been four of them? That's more than there have been Iron Man movies!), the Hardy/Huston pairing could pay off in interesting ways, especially if the more goth feel of the original graphic novel could be toned down for modern audiences.
Over the course of the last week, individual character posters for the members of Marvel’s premiere superhero team have been released online, reminding the world what Captain America, Thor, Hulk, et al will look like in this summer’s most anticipated superhero movie. All of this was in advance of a new trailer for the movie, scheduled to debut Thursday evening on ABC during the premiere of American Crime, because we are now officially in the Avengers: Age of Hype Machine.
Why this is super: This is just the start. We really are living in the Avengers’ world now (No, not that one), so if you weren’t that into the idea of looking at the Avengers, tough luck: they’re going to be everywhere for the foreseeable future. (Well, at least until May 1, when the movie opens.)
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Hugh Jackman, currently promoting Chappie, has said that there's a "possibility" that Fox might let the X-Men appear in a Marvel Studios movie. This should only be expected, as Jackman has talked about this possibility many times in the past---even before Sony and Marvel came to their deal surrounding Spider-Man’s movie rights---and has always been in favor of the idea of allowing all the Marvel characters to meet onscreen.
Why this is super: Even though Jackman’s optimism is likely just that—certainly, there’s been no sign anywhere else that Fox and Marvel are even in talks about such a crossover—there’s something charming about his hope. If Wolverine can keep the faith, then shouldn’t the fans (who have far less insider knowledge) be able to do the same? You keep being hopeful, Hugh Jackman!
In what might be the most frustrating and potentially worthless tease of the week, Latino Review's Umberto Gonzalez shared an almost-scoop on Instagram, writing that "Warners has finally found their GREEN LANTERN!" The problem is, he doesn’t have a name just yet. One thing’s for sure, though; it won’t be Michelle Rodriguez, who has denied rumors that she’d play the role… except, as comic book news site Newsarama.com pointed out, even the rumors were somewhat faulty in this case.
Why this is villainy: Look, the movie’s not out until 2020, and unless he or she makes a cameo in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, this is not a big deal yet. Shouldn’t we be more concerned about who’s going to play Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman or something…?
