Saturday, October 15, 2011

NYCC Exclusive: Marvel on TV Panel


Jeph Loeb presented the upcoming in-development live action television shows coming from Marvel to ABC Networks.





AKA Jessica Jones



Following the plot of Brian Michael Bendis' fan favorite comic Alias, this show will follow failed superhero Jessica Jones trying to make a life for herself as a private detective in New York City. (Loeb made the requisite joke of being unable to use the title Alias due to JJ Abrams' long running serial of the same name.) The show will apparently be filmed in NYC as well, and to the fans' intense delight, significant characters that appeared in the Alias comic will appear on the show as well. Both Carol Danvers and Luke Cage will be cast members.

Hulk

Bruce Banner is coming to TV, also on ABC. Though Loeb refused to mention any names, it is widely reported on the Internet that Guillermo Del Toro will be the writer, director and producer of this live action superhero show. The series will focus on the relationship between Betty Ross and Bruce Banner, in a world where Hulk is still a secret menace who's origins and whereabouts are unknown. It was also mentioned that the graphics will not be on the same level as painting Lou Ferrigno--instead, they will be building off of what Joss Whedon is doing in the Avengers movie, essentially letting them do the research and development for the process of creating a realistic Hulk, and bringing that kind of big budget movie special effects to the small screen.

Cloak and Dagger


This fan-favorite duo will be getting their own show as well, however it will be on ABC Family rather than the main network. In what was the most groan-worthy presentation of the panel, it was revealed that the story will take place in a post-Katrina New Orleans, which will somehow benefit the plot by being crime-ridden, environmental, and grim. According to Loeb it is about two young kids who discover their powers. As I am not a legitimate journalist I feel more than confident about reporting on what exists in Loeb's subtext; the fact that their true comic origin will be completely redone. That is to say, they will probably not be runaways, and they most definitely will not be obtaining their powers by being kidnapped and pumped full of experimental narcotics, giving them extra-human abilities and leading to their escape and quest to help the downtrodden, the runaways, and the vagrants that evil corporations and manipulators take advantage of.

Mockingbird



The other ABC Family show to debut will be Mockingbird, focusing on the B-list, sometime Avenger and ex-wife of Hawkeye, Bobbi Morse. However, in this series she will be a college student at Stanford, recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to be a spy. So we will follow her life as a student by day, and a secret agent learning the ropes. Before anyone else could make the hugely obvious connection to JJ Abrams' Alias (there it is again) Loeb described the show as a fusion of "Felicity and Alias", Felicity being another Abrams show and one that should never in any way be compared to a superhero series.

Loeb went on to discuss the animated series being spearheaded by Marvel, including a full motion comic of Joss Whedon and John Cassady's Astonishing X-Men Run, as well as a highly produced Ultimate Spider Man animated series, based on Bendis' very successful alternate universe Spider-Man comic. At this point I ducked out, as animation just doesn't do it for me, but let me be clear: I am very excited about the AKA Jessica Jones project. I sincerely hope it makes it to the screen and am excited to hear about casting and production news.

Next up: the seminal panel Cup 'O Joe, wherein Marvel bigwig Joe Quesada answers questions and breaks big news. Unfortunately, due to frankly inexcusable scheduling by NYCC, this all but overlaps with the event of the weekend: the Avengers movie panel in which we will see new footage, a good chunk of the cast in attendance, and surprise guests which obviously everyone is hoping ends up to be Joss Whedon. They're already lining up for that one, so wish me luck.

28 comments:

  1. They need to blend Lou Ferrigno image with the CGI character from the comics.

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  2. They need to cast the same actors from the Incredible Hulk 2008 Film with Edward Norton as the Bruce Banner Including Liv Tyler as Betty William Hurt as The General Ross and Tim Blake Nelson as the Leader plus Tim Roth as Abomination.

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  3. Jeph Leob said that Bruce Banner in the New Hulk live action TV Series will be in his Mid 20's and Edward Norton did a screen test and past it with flying colors,So Ed Norton looks like his Mid 20's early years and Liv Tyler too.So Jeph Leob should pick the same cast From the 2008 movie Film The Incredible Hulk.

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  4. The whole thing is to do the Hulk series in muilple parts and do it with Edward Norton it will last long time.

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  5. The Incredible Hulk old classics with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno last about 8yrs. So Now Edward Norton took Bill Bixby place to play David Bruce Banner was very good and a successful 2008 film. That's not only why they wanted to make a TV Series because last year I wrote Marvel a letter about making a New Hulk Live action TV Series with Edward Norton as Bruce Banner and Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk and The voice too. So Marvel said they like my suggestions Ed and Lou worked good together.

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  6. I want all of the Hulk fans to go to my website called The New Hulk TV Show coming in the Fall of 2012 I 've have about links on my website and to www.GilbertoEdwards.com

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  7. Marvel Studio Kevin Feigie is real stupid and should be fired for replacing Edward Norton from his picture Deal.

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  8. Mark Ruffalo its not the real Hulk at all becuase number one he doesn't look like Bruce Banner in the comic book from the 1960's incarntion, number two He don't look like Bill Bixby like Edward Norton do.So If they hire Ed Norton for The New Hulk TV Series he will fit the role as Bruce Banner and it will last along time because Ed Norton looks just like Bill Bixby and the 1960s with stan Lee and jack kirby comic book.

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  9. The amount websites on my link is about 5 so when go on my website look on the right bottom and you'll se the gray boxes to click on to see my different Hulk webpages I've wrote and watch it on youtube go on www.GilbertoEdwards.com.

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  10. Del Toro, Jeph Loeb and Marvel have never presented the plans of the new series as a continution of the 2008 film or as a remake of the old series.

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  11. Would having the same cast from the 2008 film mislead everyone into thinking that the new series has anything to do with the 2008 film.

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  12. The point is the old series was great for it’s time it’s well made, it’s well done most fans still hail it as the definitive version but it is necessary to move forward and make a live action version of the Hulk that is distinctive by coming up with a different way to present the character.

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  13. Following the Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno TV series would be trying to pay a homage without any care of trying to do anything new or creative.

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  14. There're alot of young actors and actresses on the way up they could end up getting the parts of Bruce and Betty in the new series.

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  15. Have the Hulk fight gamma mutanted enemies in the series prehaps unleached by the same accident that created the Hulk

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  16. Superman Returns costume was reused for Smallville I suppose they're doing the same thing I guess by reusing the cg Hulk from The Avengers.

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  17. I think it’s likely they’ll cast television actors so that the producers don’t have to pay movie star salaries, thats why they didn’t have Kurt Russell or James Spader for Stargate SG1.

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  18. Having a new cast is more likely because Del Toro and Eick would want to do their own creative blueprint and would be separating themselves from previous live action Hulk TV and movie adaptations.

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  19. Having the same cast from the 2008 film would be hurting the project by staying put instead of moving forward.

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  20. What about making Betty a military officer in the new TV series like in the upcoming Hulk: Season One graphic novel coming out in September 2012?

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  21. They said last year they were going to do the Hulk using prosthetics and puppetry with a mix of CG now they say they're reusing the CG Hulk from the Avengers to cut costs.

    A similar thing happened with the 2008 hulk film were they planned to have prosthetics and puppetry with a mix of CG but went with full CG Hulk.

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  22. The new series has to be a television reboot it has nothing to do with the movies because it’s a different medium.

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  23. Fighting crooks was the same thing every episode in the old series, it was fine for it’s time but it wouldn’t work today.

    Monster of the week seems to be up Del Toro’s alley.

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  24. Have Rick Jones be in the series because he was never used in either of the Hulk movies.

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  25. The pilot is said to be airing soon after The Avengers in the pilot season and first season in the Autumn.

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  26. They are sort of waiting for the Avengers to come out in May to start casting and production on the Hulk series.

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  27. I would prefer the Hulk to be prosthetic instead of CGI.

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  28. I would like to see a man in a green suit like the commercial kids avengers with loki.

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