Disney unveiled or changed the release dates for a slew of movie titles Tuesday, including Marvel’s Blade, which was announced this morning to be delaying production.
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EXCLUSIVE: With Matt Shakman boarding as director, Marvel Studios has now find its writers to deliver the new Fantastic Four pic. Sources tell Deadline that Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer are on board to write the script for the film.
Insiders add the writing duo have actually been involved with the film for some time, even before Shakman was tapped as director, and have been outlining where this next series of films will fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Kaplan, Springer and Shakman will now come together to align their visions for this project before Kaplan and Springer dive into writing the script. Feige is producing the pic.
Marvel had no comment.
At the recent D23 event early this month, Feige did confirm Shakman as director of the film but said that was all he had for the audience for now with no cast currently on board. Feige and Shakman will now focus on finding that team while the script is being written. Fantastic Four has been an highly-anticipated property for MCU fans going back to when Disney acquired Fox and absorbed all its assets; those included Fantastic Four. Ever since fans have been wondering when they would get that new series of films, and Feige delivered that answer at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego, saying the film would kick off Phase 6, bowing on November 8, 2024. It will be followed by two Avengers movies: Avengers: The Kang Dynasty on May 2 of that year, and Avengers: Secret Wars just six months later.
As for Kaplan and Springer, while new to the scene, the writing duo is one of the hotter screenwriters in town having sold a number of specs in the last year. One of those high-profile projects is the comedy Disaster Wedding at Warner Bros.
Disney unveiled or changed the release dates for a slew of movie titles Tuesday, including Marvel’s Blade, which was announced this morning to be delaying production.
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Disney has overhauled its film schedule, delaying the release dates for “Blade,” “Deadpool 3,” “Fantastic Four” and other Marvel properties. As part of the shuffle, “Blade” has moved from Nov.
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EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Michael Waldron looks to be in line for another high-profile Marvel property as sources tell Deadline he is set to write Avengers: Secret Wars for Marvel Studios. Deadline recently broke that Jeff Loveness was on board to write Avengers: The Kang Dynasty following the news Destin Daniel Cretton would direct Kang Dynasty for Marvel Studios and now both films have locked up there writers. Insiders add Secret Wars will have its own director though its assumed all parties will be in touch while the films are in development. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is producing.
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