Marvel Mulls Entering Film Production Arena Alone

files/pictures/picture-35.jpgComic and licensing company Marvel Enterprises is mulling over entering the world of film production on their own, confirms a company representative. Since the overwhelming success of its characters like Spider-Man [1] and Daredevil [2] on the big screen, the company is contemplating middle budget theatrical or direct-to-video productions based on some of their lower-profile characters. The films would have a budget range of between $8 and $50 million. No deals have been struck at this time.

The next Marvel superhero feature to reach the screen will be THE PUNISHER [3] on April 16, 2003, followed by SPIDER-MAN 2 [4] a few months later on July 2. Marvel has several other properties in various forms of production and pre-production including FANTASTIC FOUR [5], NAMOR: SUB-MARINER [6], IRON MAN [7], GHOST RIDER [8], MAN-THING [9] and ELEKTRA [10]. For more information about Marvel visit www.marvel.com [11].