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This qualifies as Whedonverse news, right? It qualifies as very cool news at any rate.


Project 'Runaways' in works at Marvel

Latest comic book to headed to the big-screen

By Borys Kit
May 22, 2008, 01:00 AM

"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."

Vaughan is repped by CAA.
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I don't know, ya know. I think I'll believe this one as a movie, when I see it go into production.

It sounds like such an odd choice. Runaways is too hooked into the Marvelverse, don't you think? Does it work for a mainstream movie audience?

I'd rather see a Y: The Last Man movie myself.
 
It is pretty hooked into the Marvelverse. Doesn't seem like there were that many Marvel references in the first arc though (it does start with Alex playing that MMPORG with Spidey, Hulk, Cap, Invisible Woman etc as game characters). I gotta go back and re-read.

I'd be more afraid about getting the perfect cast, director (Joss could do something fun). I could see this turning into some Disney-fied kiddie flick if done badly. But Marvel Studios seem very smart about things (so far).

And definitely bring on that Y:TLM trilogy.
 
I really hope that this happens, cause I'm already really excited, especially with Vaughan doing the script.
 
And,if I remember right,there has been talk of doing a movie version of Y: The Last Man...with Shia LaBoeuf attached to the project.

Like "Runaways",it's in the incubation stage.
 
Oct 21 2008 8:55 PM EDT

Could 'Runaways' Movie Be The New 'Goonies'? Marvel President Hopes So

'I think all kids secretly wonder at one time or another whether their parents are good or evil,' Kevin Feige says of comic's setup.

By Shawn Adler

They are the masterminds who brought you "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk." They are working on films for characters like Thor, Captain America and Dr. Strange, not to mention their tag team "The Avengers."

But ask Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige what film he's most excited about, and the answer isn't a single adult superhero "” it's a teen one. More accurately, a group of teen heroes. "Runaways" "” which is currently being scripted by comic writer Brian K. Vaughan "” is tentatively scheduled to be among the studio's many post-"Avengers" projects.

"I love the idea. Brian brought to Marvel one of the best new concepts that we've had in quite some time," Feige said of the film, for which he expects a finished script in early 2009. "It's very different than anything we've done before."

"Runaways" follows a group of kids who come to discover that their parents are up to no good "” as in, a take-over-the-world kind of "no good."

OK, sure, not everybody's parents are supervillains, Feige laughed, but didn't everybody at some point think their parents were?

"I love the idea of kids banding together, discovering this thing, which I think all kids secretly wonder at one time or another whether their parents are good or evil. Well, these guys find out, unfortunately, that their parents happen to be supervillains," Feige said of the flick's setup. "I loved, when I was a kid, movies like 'Goonies' and 'Explorers' "” and a non-genre example of that is 'Stand by Me' "” the idea that when I came home from school, I could go on an adventure anywhere."

With the comic now in its fifth year and on its third major writer (including Vaughan, "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon and current writer Terry Moore), "Runaways," the film, will more or less follow Vaughan's creation arc, Feige said.

"In our discussions with Brian, we wanted him to be the person to bring it to life. I think it won't be a precise story line of any [of his comics], but certainly it will be most similar to the tone or origins of his structure in its initial run," Feige explained.

What it may or may not follow is the recent Marvel convention of cross-pollination, which is the buzzword of the summer thanks to cameos like Nick Fury's in "Iron Man" and Tony Stark's in "The Incredible Hulk." In the "Runaways" comic, several prominent heroes make brief appearances, but Feige thinks it's unlikely for the film version.

"If it fits a dramatic moment that we want to get across in the film, we would be able to do that "” but I wouldn't want to rely on having Iron Man come in and wave every five minutes so we can put that in the commercial and sell more," Feige said. "I really want to build movies to stand on their own, and there's no reason that 'Runaways' "” with the right script and the right cast "” couldn't fit that on its own."
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Could 'Runaways' Movie Be The New 'Goonies'? - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News
 
If that's what they stress here this movie has a chance. The problem I had with the comic was you pretty much had to be up on all the confusing details of the current marvel universe, and the even more confusing details driving the larger story. It was hard to just jump into it mid-stream. I still enjoyed it, because everything that was good about it allowed me to ignore the muddled stuff, but as far as appeal to a mass audience goes the idea needs work.
 
Are you saying you actually just started reading it off the racks N4H? You didn't start at the beginning? Cos the first arc is a pretty clean, classic origin story.
 
Ah. To be honest, I didn't even like Joss' run that much. Vaughan's volume one (first six issues) actually sort of feels like a movie or a TV pilot. No Marvel Universe or Runaways knowledge required. It actually feels more Whedonesque than Joss' Runaways to me.
 
goldenboy said:
Ah. To be honest, I didn't even like Joss' run that much. Vaughan's volume one (first six issues) actually sort of feels like a movie or a TV pilot. No Marvel Universe or Runaways knowledge required. It actually feels more Whedonesque than Joss' Runaways to me.
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Yeah I'm with you... Joss did a good job but, Runaways was never the same after Brian K Vaughan stopped writing it.

And I myself would of course also prefer a Y movie. I'd do pretty much anything to see that...
 
No please don't do it. I love that Brian K. Vaughan is involved, but this is my favorite comic, and i don't want to see another lackluster movie. I started reading marvel comics when i was 10, spidey, avengers, x-men, daredevil, hulk, i have a huge collection, but no longer collect them, as i think marvel has entirely lost the plot over the last 5 years. Runaways gave me a bit of faith in the company, and is the only comic i read now. It's not a huge seller, but has a nice little cult following, mixed with critical acclaim. Please leave it at that. A movie equals bigger market appeal, and marvel taking the comics in extreme directions, by bringing in high profile writers who just don't get the characters. It's been done with x-men and spidey, please leave it alone. 🙁
 
atticus said:
No please don't do it. I love that Brian K. Vaughan is involved, but this is my favorite comic, and i don't want to see another lackluster movie. I started reading marvel comics when i was 10, spidey, avengers, x-men, daredevil, hulk, i have a huge collection, but no longer collect them, as i think marvel has entirely lost the plot over the last 5 years. Runaways gave me a bit of faith in the company, and is the only comic i read now. It's not a huge seller, but has a nice little cult following, mixed with critical acclaim. Please leave it at that. A movie equals bigger market appeal, and marvel taking the comics in extreme directions, by bringing in high profile writers who just don't get the characters. It's been done with x-men and spidey, please leave it alone. 🙁
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So your problem is with Marvel, in general? Quesada, Bendis, etc? I kinda came on board with Marvel with the new regime, didn't read comics in the 90s. The mega events and stunts are pretty exhausting. I'm just checking out the occasional TPB lately.

But Marvel Studios made a great film in Iron Man, I think. You can't really fault them for the mediocre flicks from the other studios.

I'm gonna wait to see who they get for director, writer(s) on this Runaways flick.
 
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