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Who Should Direct 'The Avengers' Instead Of Jon Favreau? One Of These Guys!

15 October 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

When Jon Favreau said he would not be available to direct "The Avengers" for Marvel, he opened the doors for speculation about who would be behind the camera.

Favreau's "Iron Man" breathed life into the current wave of Marvel films culminating in 2012's gigantic crossover event, but someone else will have to step in to bring his storyline together with "The Incredible Hulk," "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "Thor."

Here are five directors who might be able to pull it off and make the "Avengers" movie fans want to see.

Zack Snyder: Was "Watchmen" Snyder's last word in superhero movies? Its box office performance may have made that debatable, but its visual presentation was spectacular. Snyder's name sits on a short list including Brett Ratner and Bryan Singer who have tackled superhero team movies in recent years, and his name comes at the top right now.

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- Brian Warmoth

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Live Action Akira Movie Comes Back from the Dead

8 September 2009 2:18 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

We heard reports [1] a couple of months ago that the live action adaptation of the seminal anime flick Akira had lost its director and essentially been shelved, which was no doubt seen by some as a fortunate turn of events. If you were hoping this project would stay dead, however, prepare to be disappointed because this week the Akira feature film looks to be revving its engines all over again. According to Collider [2], Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way and Warner Brothers are still actively developing the film, and are currently awaiting a new draft of the script from Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. Fergus and Ostby have some serious geek cred under their belts as they previously worked on the screenplays for Children of Men, Iron Man and First Snow. Apparently their version of Akira is still set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan, but it's unclear if the adaptation is being planned as two films, »

- Sean

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'Iron Man' Screenwriters Keep Live-Action 'Akira' Alive

8 September 2009 10:51 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

We all thought the live-action “Akira” movie was dead and buried, but we were wrong.

According to Collider, the update on Katsuhiro Otomo’s popular anime (based on his graphic novel) is still breathing, though it’s not exactly up and walking around just yet.

Warner Bros. has kept the project in development and is about to receive a new script from Oscar nominees Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, whose joint credits include “Children of Men,” “Iron Man” and the upcoming “Cowboys & Aliens” (which recently added director Jon Favreau and actor Robert Downey Jr.).

Of course, it’s necessary to clarify that their “Children of Men” script was an early version, which was rewritten by director Alfonso Cuaron, and that much of what they wrote for “Iron Man” was also rewritten daily as the movie was being shot—but at least they have a good track record for what their names have been connected to. »

- Christopher Campbell

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‘An American Werewolf’ Goes To The Weinstein Company

30 June 2009 11:28 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

It's not new news that John Landis' classic An American Werewolf In London is on track for a remake.  We've known for a while that some foolish production company would be bank-rolling it even though common wisdom says it's going to suck.  (Or bite.)  But who in Hollywood would be stupid and/or egotistical enough to believe a remake could improve upon (or even replicate) the original's perfect hybrid of horror and humor?  Who?!? BloodyDisgusting reported over the weekend that Landis has sold the remake rights to The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films.  Cue groans from film-lovers around the world. I'm not against remakes in general... if a film can be improved in some way then I say go for it.  If it fails, the original is still available.  But what can be made better here?  As I said above the movie is a near-perfect mix of humor and horror.  The »

- Rob Hunter

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