Talk has been going around for awhile about a possible avengers film, and today we have word that it is a go. It appears that Zak Penn will be writing the script, we get the following news from the caves of Yahoo:
Zak Penn, who wrote the screenplay for Marvel’s upcoming “The Incredible Hulk,” is slated to pen the live-action adaptation that would be titled “The Avengers.”
While the roster for the Avengers has changed since its inception in 1963, growing to include the likes of Spider-Man and X-Men hero Wolverine, the classic iteration of the team consisted of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the diminutive Ant-Man and Wasp. Other members have been the Hulk, the bow-and-arrow-wielding Hawkeye and the probability-altering gypsy Scarlet Witch.
We all probably could of guessed that an Avengers movie was going to be made, but who will the cast of characters be? If they use Thor, Iron Man, Wolverine, The Hulk or any other superhero that will soon have their own movie, I would like to see the same actors used. For me it would add continuity and take the movie to another level of excellence. If they have Robert Downey Jr working with Edward Norton in a super hero movie….we would all cry tears of joy.
I would like to see them stick to the golden age Avengers lineup myself, perhaps switching out Wasp for Hawkeye, or Scarlet Witch. I used to doubt that an ensemble cast superhero film could ever be good, but X-Men proved me wrong on that. There is no word yet on when this film will be out, but the news of this film will be fun to watch for.
International Friends: What Avengers lineup would you like to see?
