 | Marvel preps Guardians of the Galaxy for the big screen |
Rumors surrounding the next big thing from Marvel Entertainment continue to fly about like so much Kirby crackle. Readers may recall that Black Panther, Iron Fist and Dr. Strange have been mentioned, but apparently Guardians of the Galaxy is also in the cards. A creation for Marvel back in 1969 from Doom Patrol's Arnold Drake and the dean of shadows, Gene Colan, the team is a rag tag crew of aliens from various planets gathered together to fight a common foe. Set in the far future of the Marvel Universe, the Guardians of the Galaxy was an oddball concept that took off with readers.
The colorful team of alien heroes; the stout Charlie 27, the crystalline Martinex, and archer extraordinaire Yondu Udonta were led by Vance Astrovick, an astronaut from the 21st Century forever imprisoned in his environment suit that prevented his body from decaying due to the ravages of time.
Appearing throughout the 1970's in Avengers comics, the Guardians of the Galaxy enjoyed a moment in the spotlight during the 1990's love affair with cosmic heroes such as Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock. When the dist settled, so did the appeal for space-faring heroes, but you can't keep a good team down. Most recently, the writing team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (AKA DNA) composed a magnificent series of cross-overs and event books that revived the cosmic superhero pantheon in ways no one ever thought possible. A cosmic threat from the negative zone shattered the Nova Corps governed with protecting various galactic empires, causing a new resistance to form in its wake. Think Star Wars mixed with the Avengers and the Dirty Dozen and you may begin to get the idea. The Guardians of the Galaxy were back and in a big way.
While the feature film version may (if it happens) focus on the original 1969 team, I doubt that the project would have even been optioned without the success of Abnett and Lanning's work.
After Thor, Captain America and Iron Man gather in "The Avengers", another superhero team from Marvel universe may follow in their footsteps to grace big screen. Sources recently said that Marvel is moving ahead with its plan to make a feature film version of "Guardians of the Galaxy", gushing that it is currently in "active development."
Before Twitch learned the latest update, Marvel studio chief Kevin Feige had uttered the possiblity of making this "Guardians of the Galaxy" film back in 2010. "I think 'Black Panther' and Wakanda has some amazing potential to be a feature film. 'Dr. Strange', as you've mentioned. There are some obscure titles, too, like 'Guardians of the Galaxy'," he said when discussing some titles which could be follow-ups to "The Avengers".
"Guardians of the Galaxy" was originally created in 1969 and resurrected in 2008. It revolves around a group of alien beings in the 31st century who travel back in time to fight against an alien race which attempts to conquer Earth's solar system.
Another potential Marvel film "Dr. Strange", meanwhile, has been reported to have its script done by "Conan the Barbarian" writers, Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer. The studio is allegedly looking for a director for the project.
Via AceShowbiz
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