It’s a well known fact that studios other than Marvel have rights to make movies with Marvel characters and can continue to retain those rights as long as they’re in production on a new film within a certain timeframe.
This is why you’ll never see Sony not in the midst of making a new Spider-Man, or Fox lapsing on an X-men (or mutant related) film.
Fox also owns Daredevil, which is under a similar contract.
Variety is reporting that Fox has until October 10th to begin shooting a new Daredevil film or they lose the character. They’ve been working on a script for a while now, but they haven’t even formally signed director Joe Carnahan to the deal. Getting a director negotiated, signed, and through pre-production by October 10 seems to be a stretch.
But Marvel is willing to play ball and give them extra time…
…as long as they hand back rights to Silver Surfer and Galactus.
With those two characters back in Marvel’s hands, there’s only one place I want to see the Avengers movies heading, and that’s into the realm of Galactus, the devourer of Worlds. What better way to test the Avengers?
Carnahan’s Daredevil is said be a gritty, 70s style street crime film, which I’m also happy to see.
Basically, Daredevil being in development hell for the last few years may be the single greatest thing that’s happened to Marvel Movies since the Avengers….