Project 'Runaways' in works at Marvel

[Babykhris]

"Runaways"

"Runaways" is the latest Marvel Comics book to get the big-screen treatment from Marvel Studios.

Brian K. Vaughan, who co-created the series with artist Adrian Alphona, is writing the adaptation, for which Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will act as producer. Vaughan is also a co-producer and writer on ABC's "Lost."

As opposed to other Marvel characters getting the silver screen treatment, such as the Hulk and Spider-Man -- who have been around since the 1960s and are pop-culture fixtures -- the heroes in "Runaways" are relatively new, with the comic series launching in 2002.

The title was critically praised for its honest portrayal of teens and their issues and in 2006 won a Harvey Award for best series.

"Runaways" follows a group of teenagers who find that some family secrets are bigger than others when they discover their parents are actually super-villains. Running away from their homes, the teens band together and begin a journey of discovery, both of their parents' origins and of their own inherited powers, while trying to make up for the evil done by their folks.

While Marvel has already scheduled its next four films through 2011, "Runaways," like the company's "Ant-Man" project, remains in the incubation stages.

Vaughan is well known in comic circles for his creator-owned works including "Y: The Last Man," which is in development at New Line, and "Pride of Baghdad."

[Wild Card13]

Oh, I hope this is true...There's very little that would make me happier...

[ThePhenom]

I was so excited when I read this news...

With BKV on it will be fantastic!

[insidemyhead]

Awesome!

I'll be excited to see who they end up casting.

[ippolit]

I bet the movie gets filmed, edited, and released before Joss Whedon completes the current comic arc.

[JonniRandom]

Y
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Me= So Happy I Could Smile...!

[Movie-Brat]

Awesome! :) I wonder who will direct it.

[Pauly T]

It's awesome is awesome that Marvel is actually doing this rather than just sit on the laurels of their old-school characters.

It's just that I think Runaways is way more suited to serialized storytelling and would probably be more at home on TV than in the movies.

Still, a Runaways movie is a great idea. I'd love to see some more "obscure" Marvel concepts get the big-screen treatment.

If only there was a way to get a Milligan/Allred X-Force flick going... :wink:

[Toku King]

That's great news! What makes Runaways so great for a movie is that it can virtually be adapted scene by scene from the first story arc, minus the appearances of other Marvel heroes.

[Armless Penguin]

It's awesome is awesome that Marvel is actually doing this rather than just sit on the laurels of their old-school characters.

It's just that I think Runaways is way more suited to serialized storytelling and would probably be more at home on TV than in the movies.

Still, a Runaways movie is a great idea. I'd love to see some more "obscure" Marvel concepts get the big-screen treatment.


While the first volume would definitely work well in a serialized season-long arc a la most Buffy seasons, I could definitely see it working just as well as a film with a few cuts here and there for things that would seem more tangential in a tight film story, such as the whole vampire thing.

[Pauly T]

It's not like I think Runaways can't or won't work as a movie, quite the opposite.

I just think the whole "on the run" concept just functions better serialized, like on TV... or, you know, in a comic book. :wink:

But, hey, The Fugitive was a pretty good flick...

[JonniRandom]

It's awesome is awesome that Marvel is actually doing this rather than just sit on the laurels of their old-school characters.

It's just that I think Runaways is way more suited to serialized storytelling and would probably be more at home on TV than in the movies.

Still, a Runaways movie is a great idea. I'd love to see some more "obscure" Marvel concepts get the big-screen treatment.

If only there was a way to get a Milligan/Allred X-Force flick going... :wink:

While the first volume would definitely work well in a serialized season-long arc a la most Buffy seasons, I could definitely see it working just as well as a film with a few cuts here and there for things that would seem more tangential in a tight film story, such as the whole vampire thing.


Agreed.

I'd LOVE to see the Gibborim!

[Tobias March]

Life is good :biggrin:

[Toku King]

I just hope that Marvel's producers and director try to trim off the comic. Like I said previously, all you need to do is adapt the first story arc, minus Captain America, Cloak, Dagger, and the digital Marvel heroes at the beginning(you could just replace them with some World of Warcraft rip-off).

[Toku King]

While the first volume would definitely work well in a serialized season-long arc a la most Buffy seasons, I could definitely see it working just as well as a film with a few cuts here and there for things that would seem more tangential in a tight film story, such as the whole vampire thing.

I can see where the vampire seems out of place, but you have to admit: He'd make for a good spectacle.

[Dr. Chaos]

I'm curious with the whole X-Men property belonging to another studio, could they still refer to Molly as a mutant in the film?

I'm not sure how that would work, I'm not up on my legal jargon/loopholes.

[Weapon Ick]

This is the hardest movie to fantasy cast.

Chase: Zac Efron
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/333/zacefron2thumb300x508xa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Karolina: Alyson Michalka
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3747/prazzialysonmichalkapicke8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Alex: Miles Thompson
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5968/milesthompsonpk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Siddon]

I think its pretty easy to fantasy cast

Alex: Tristan Wilds (Micheal The Wire, 90210)
Carolina: Dakota Fanning
Gert: Unknown
Molly: Abigal Breslin
Chase: Unknown
Nico: Unknown

As for what will be in the film, I think they need to keep the Vampire element in it, as well as Cloak and Dagger. They need to keep running and that means keeping events of the story, It's not like the comics will take that long to shoot.

15 setting the film up
30 minutes on the run
15 minutes Cloak and Dagger
10 minutes Gibborim flashback
30 minutes Vampire/cops
30 minutes final fight
10 minutes epilouge

2 hours and 20 minutes

[The Xenos]

Huzzah. Some decent news from Hollywood from a change! YES!

[tangentman]

Fantasy casting?

Mike Vogel as Chase
Evan Rachel Wood as Karolina
Percy Daggs III as Alex
Ellen Page as Gert/Arsenic
Misako Uno as Nico
Ryan Newman as Molly--I'm lost on her, because the actresses I'd choose are definitely too old now.

[Toku King]

I think its pretty easy to fantasy cast

Alex: Tristan Wilds (Micheal The Wire, 90210)
Carolina: Dakota Fanning
Gert: Unknown
Molly: Abigal Breslin
Chase: Unknown
Nico: Unknown

As for what will be in the film, I think they need to keep the Vampire element in it, as well as Cloak and Dagger. They need to keep running and that means keeping events of the story, It's not like the comics will take that long to shoot.

15 setting the film up
30 minutes on the run
15 minutes Cloak and Dagger
10 minutes Gibborim flashback
30 minutes Vampire/cops
30 minutes final fight
10 minutes epilouge

2 hours and 20 minutes

Cloak and Dagger aren't necessary.

30 setting up the film
30 on the run
5 Gibborim flashback
35 vampire/cops
15 preparation
30 final fight
15 epilogue

[insidemyhead]

Fantasy casting?

Mike Vogel as Chase
Evan Rachel Wood as Karolina
Percy Daggs III as Alex
Ellen Page as Gert/Arsenic
Misako Uno as Nico
Ryan Newman as Molly--I'm lost on her, because the actresses I'd choose are definitely too old now.

I like your choice for Alex, but I think Mike Vogel is too old for Chase, and, while I like Ellen Page, I don't think she's our Gert. Not sure how I feel about Zac Efron as Chase, but he'd be better than Vogel, at least judging by appearances.

[Brett P]

That's great news! What makes Runaways so great for a movie is that it can virtually be adapted scene by scene from the first story arc, minus the appearances of other Marvel heroes.

Well seeing as they're lining up Iron Man, Cap etc to star together in an Avengers film after their solo films I don't see why those characters couldn't pop up here too. We could atleast have the Cap cameo at the end, though it's certainly not necessary.

I'm curious with the whole X-Men property belonging to another studio, could they still refer to Molly as a mutant in the film?

I'm not sure how that would work, I'm not up on my legal jargon/loopholes.

I too am curious about this!

I've thought about a Runaways film so many times...I can't believe it's actually gonna happen! It's PERFECT for a film! So excited!

[SensorBoy]

Needs a little more of the "Lord of the Flies" to it.

[Siddon]

Cloak and Dagger aren't necessary.

30 setting up the film
30 on the run
5 Gibborim flashback
35 vampire/cops
15 preparation
30 final fight
15 epilogue

Wow thank you Ang Lee

But Cloak and Dagger are very important, they let you know who the traitor might be, they give us more action and we get to see the DARK zone.

[Toku King]

Wow thank you Ang Lee

Wow. Very witty. You sure have me there. Oh boy. Your mother must be so proud of you right now.

But Cloak and Dagger are very important, they let you know who the traitor might be, they give us more action and we get to see the DARK zone.

Wait, how does that make them necessary? Oh wait, it doesn't.
Besides, do you think most people know who those two are? No. Their appearances here are tied into their long history. "Hey, let's add in 2 characters that we see for only twenty minutes, but we're supposed to know everything about them!"
Great idea there, Schumacher. Oh look! I called you by the name of a director that made a bad comic film, too! Wow! That must mean something significant! :rolleyes:

[Siddon]

Wow. Very witty. You sure have me there. Oh boy. Your mother must be so proud of you right now.

cute


Wait, how does that make them necessary? Oh wait, it doesn't.

Actually it is neccessary to have super heroes in a movie about the children of super heroe villians. It also is important when making a film to have plot points.

Besides, do you think most people know who those two are? No.

And that would be a good thing, because they do suck.

Their appearances here are tied into their long history. "Hey, let's add in 2 characters that we see for only twenty minutes, but we're supposed to know everything about them!"

In some films you don't get entire histories of characters, some times a sort appearence is a good thing, and Cloak and Dagger are fairly basic characters. I would go so far as to call them simplistic characters. I would also throw in other characters Annex, Blackwulf, and Crystarr.


Great idea there, Schumacher. Oh look! I called you by the name of a director that made a bad comic film, too! Wow! That must mean something significant! :rolleyes:

I'll see your Schumacher and raise you an Uwe Boll.

[Toku King]

cute

Coming from the guy who goes "I feel like insulting him to sound brilliant! I know! I'll call him by the name of a bad director! Brilliant!"


Actually it is neccessary to have super heroes in a movie about the children of super heroe villians. It also is important when making a film to have plot points.

So nothing else whatsoever except Cloak and Dagger are plot points? You know that two heroes most people don't know showing up like they've been here forever isn't exactly a good idea.

And that would be a good thing, because they do suck.

Then why have them in the movie when you can replace it with a different plot point set in its place?

In some films you don't get entire histories of characters, some times a sort appearence is a good thing, and Cloak and Dagger are fairly basic characters. I would go so far as to call them simplistic characters. I would also throw in other characters Annex, Blackwulf, and Crystarr.

There's a difference between not knowing someone's backround and acting like they've been here forever with no rational explanation.

[Siddon]

Coming from the guy who goes "I feel like insulting him to sound brilliant! I know! I'll call him by the name of a bad director! Brilliant!"

I don't consider Ang Lee to be a bad director, The Wedding Banquet was great as was Lust Caution and Brokeback Mountain. You have really bad taste if you think Ang Lee is a bad director.

As for your other "points", its hard to decifer just what you are trying to say. Obviously you are currently in a senistive and fragile mood at the moment so I will try and handle you without offense.

The Runaways are a group of children who live in a world of heroes and villians. They find out that their parents are villians. Acting like there are heroes that already exist in the world is not a bad idea but an accurate idea that demonstrates a respect for the original work. To ignore or omit super heroes in the film would be to remove the core of the story and it would be a huge cop out.

Cloak and Dagger are not the worlds greatest characters, their back story is not critical for the story of the Runaways to progress. Cloak and Dagger are also not really that important that they merit their own film, but they can make a cameo.

[kanjisheik]

I don't consider Ang Lee to be a bad director

I think Toku King was referring to the fact that Ang Lee made Incredible Hulk, which is definitely a rank bad comic-inspired movie. All his other movies are quite good.

[Brett P]

I don't think it's necessary to establish there being other super heroes in the film. Are we gonna have the Runaways mentioning the Avengers hotline too? Actually I'd quite like that lol and it could happen with the Marvel film rights and that...but one of the best things about that first volume of Runaways was its ability to stand up on its own. The Cloak & Dagger arc was my least favourite for sure.

Still, as I've already stated, the Marvel produced films seem to be pushing towards a shared universe for the Avengers so it could apply here too. I'm not fussed either way but I certainly don't see C&D as an essential part of the story. Infact it'd be the first thing to go in my mind closely followed by Topher the vampire kid. A film needs to not be bogged down with too many elements which detract from the story. As much as the whole "I feel PRIDE" part of the issue when they realise the kids "killed" Topher was great, it wouldn't quite be the same in the film.

[Scott Free]

Wow, this could go the wrong way extremely easily. Then again, the creator writing it is certainly a big step in the right direction :tongue:

[tangentman]

I like your choice for Alex, but I think Mike Vogel is too old for Chase, and, while I like Ellen Page, I don't think she's our Gert. Not sure how I feel about Zac Efron as Chase, but he'd be better than Vogel, at least judging by appearances.

An aspect of "fantasy casting" is disregard for actual age, vs. picking an actor who would have been ideal for the part at the right age. Think Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Mike Vogel fits the bill as far as the basic look and attitude for Chase. Ellen Page brings an intelligence and edge that's perfect for Gert. She just needs 20-30 extra pounds. Zac Efron? Just--WRONG for Chase.

[JonniRandom]

This is the hardest movie to fantasy cast.

Chase: Zac Efron
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/333/zacefron2thumb300x508xa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Karolina: Alyson Michalka
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3747/prazzialysonmichalkapicke8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Alex: Miles Thompson
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5968/milesthompsonpk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I love ALYSON MICHALKA, but if they cast Zac Efron I refuse to go see it.
Kristen Bell should have a role, SHE COULD BE DAGGER, OMFG> she has the perfect look!

Wow. Very witty. You sure have me there. Oh boy. Your mother must be so proud of you right now.
Wait, how does that make them necessary? Oh wait, it doesn't.
Besides, do you think most people know who those two are? No. Their appearances here are tied into their long history. "Hey, let's add in 2 characters that we see for only twenty minutes, but we're supposed to know everything about them!"
Great idea there, Schumacher. Oh look! I called you by the name of a director that made a bad comic film, too! Wow! That must mean something significant! :rolleyes:
cute
Actually it is neccessary to have super heroes in a movie about the children of super heroe villians. It also is important when making a film to have plot points.
And that would be a good thing, because they do suck.
In some films you don't get entire histories of characters, some times a sort appearence is a good thing, and Cloak and Dagger are fairly basic characters. I would go so far as to call them simplistic characters. I would also throw in other characters Annex, Blackwulf, and Crystarr.
I'll see your Schumacher and raise you an Uwe Boll.
Coming from the guy who goes "I feel like insulting him to sound brilliant! I know! I'll call him by the name of a bad director! Brilliant!"
So nothing else whatsoever except Cloak and Dagger are plot points? You know that two heroes most people don't know showing up like they've been here forever isn't exactly a good idea.
Then why have them in the movie when you can replace it with a different plot point set in its place?
There's a difference between not knowing someone's backround and acting like they've been here forever with no rational explanation.
I don't consider Ang Lee to be a bad director, The Wedding Banquet was great as was Lust Caution and Brokeback Mountain. You have really bad taste if you think Ang Lee is a bad director.
As for your other "points", its hard to decifer just what you are trying to say. Obviously you are currently in a senistive and fragile mood at the moment so I will try and handle you without offense.
The Runaways are a group of children who live in a world of heroes and villians. They find out that their parents are villians. Acting like there are heroes that already exist in the world is not a bad idea but an accurate idea that demonstrates a respect for the original work. To ignore or omit super heroes in the film would be to remove the core of the story and it would be a huge cop out.
Cloak and Dagger are not the worlds greatest characters, their back story is not critical for the story of the Runaways to progress. Cloak and Dagger are also not really that important that they merit their own film, but they can make a cameo.

This movie needs Cloak and Dagger, but they don't need Topher.

I don't think it's necessary to establish there being other super heroes in the film. Are we gonna have the Runaways mentioning the Avengers hotline too? Actually I'd quite like that lol and it could happen with the Marvel film rights and that...but one of the best things about that first volume of Runaways was its ability to stand up on its own. The Cloak & Dagger arc was my least favourite for sure.
Still, as I've already stated, the Marvel produced films seem to be pushing towards a shared universe for the Avengers so it could apply here too. I'm not fussed either way but I certainly don't see C&D as an essential part of the story. Infact it'd be the first thing to go in my mind closely followed by Topher the vampire kid. A film needs to not be bogged down with too many elements which detract from the story. As much as the whole "I feel PRIDE" part of the issue when they realise the kids "killed" Topher was great, it wouldn't quite be the same in the film.

I really liked the Cloak and Dagger thing!
They should appear, and I'd love for there to be in-jokes in the film that only us geeks'll get!

[Keaton]

Vaughan is well known in comic circles for his creator-owned works including "Y: The Last Man," which is in development at New Line, and "Pride of Baghdad."

To clarify, New Line is no more. So Y is safe for now.

[The Xenos]

Ugh. Wasn't Shia LeBouf and the dirctor of Disturbia interested in Y the Last Man? Ugh. After LeBouf said Constantine was a good adaptation, shouldn't he have been banned from going near any comic book film?

Meanwhile, for Runaways, I'd rather see unkowns in Runaways than see it filled up with Disney musical stars.

[Toku King]

Ugh. Wasn't Shia LeBouf and the dirctor of Disturbia interested in Y the Last Man? Ugh. After LeBouf said Constantine was a good adaptation, shouldn't he have been banned from going near any comic book film?

Meanwhile, for Runaways, I'd rather see unkowns in Runaways than see it filled up with Disney musical stars.

Lebouf would make a good Yorick Brown.

[JonniRandom]

Lebouf would make a good Yorick Brown.

No. No he wouldn't.

[La Fea]

They need to animate this.

I do not think a living human being can capture Molly Hayes.

[Affinity]

An Incredibles-stylized animated feature would be perfect! Oh, La Fea, La Genius!

And I <3 Blanche.