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There's all sorts of madness going on at Marvel right now in the wake of
Iron Man's ridiculous opening weekend. Marvel's Kevin Feige was promoted to God and now it's time to start looking toward the future. While we await the release of Marvel's second self-financed flick (
The Incredible Hulk) later this summer,
The Hollywood Reporter tells us
Matthew Vaughn is no longer directing
Thor (currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 4, 2010, not July 4 as previously reported -- unless
HR made a typo). According to
HR, Vaughn's holding deal expired. In the meantime, Marvel is waiting for a script polish from writer Mark Protosevich (
I Am Legend).
On what we should expect from
Thor, Feige says, "It's very much a Marvel superhero story but against the backdrop of nothing you've seen before. " He then described the flick as a "period fantasy in the vein of
The Lord of the Rings." Sounds pretty cool to me. Who do you think they should get to direct
Thor? Heck, why not throw
Peter Jackson on it -- I'm sure fans would freak over that one.
Additionally, and this is just a rumor right now,
HR also claims that Hulk might be featured in
Iron Man 2 (due out April 30, 2010). They don't go any further than that except to say we should expect cross-referencing in all these films now that Marvel has control over the movies its characters are in. However, one thing's NOT for sure right now -- and that's Robert Downey Jr.'s participation in the
Iron Man sequel. He's signed on, but
HR says Marvel may have to "sweeten the pot to reward the movie's star." Oh, they'll sweeten ... or else millions of fans will look to bring on a world of hurt.
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'Thor' Needs New Director, Hulk to Cameo in 'Iron Man 2'? 
