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Comic Book Movies Follow X-Men To The Silver Screen


© Kevin Reed
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Jul 28, 2000


Daredevil: Fierce criminal defense attourney by day, agile martial arts superhero by night. Blinded in his youth by a radioactive chemical, Matthew Murdock uses his hightened senses to his advantage in ridding the streets of crime. Still in the script phase, Kingpin and Elektra are in place as the villains.

Wonder Woman: The Matrix producer Joel Silver has been toying with this picture in various degrees of production. Everyone from Madonna to Sandra Bullock has been considered to play the amazon heroine.

Ghost Rider: Said to be a personal favorite of Marvel honcho Avi Arad, This $75 million production chronicles the saga of Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt rider who makes a pact to assume the form of the "spirit of vengeance" by night in exchange for the safety of his true love. Filming is set to commence early next year.

Also on the drawing boards: Captain America, Iron Man, Morbius, Deadpool, Ant Man, Black Panther and the Fantistic Four.

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1.   Jul 27, 2000 4:59 AM
My favorite - in hopes there's a baby boomer conscious helmster out there somewhere - is the classic Neal Adams Dinny O'Neal Green Lantern/Green Arrow DC published. Ya talk about your basic movie!
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