Maybe it’s because of IRON MAN 2, but these days the term ‘consultant’ is becoming increasingly popular in regards to films. Joss Whedon is overseeing all of Marvel’s projects at their own studio, and now Mark Millar, writer of KICK ASS and WANTED, has been given the job of consultant for all future Marvel releases from 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox still own the rights to X-MEN and FANTASTIC FOUR, although it seems plainly obvious by now that they will be losing the rights to DAREDEVIL after failing to start production on a reboot before the rights expired.
In regards to the X-MEN franchise, we will be seeing THE WOLVERINE next year and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST the year after that. FANTASTIC FOUR is currently undergoing a reboot with CHRONICLE director Josh Trank taking charge. It seems as though 20th Century Fox want some cohesion between their future projects if they’re appointing a consultant. Millar has had some experience with Marvel properties in the past with ‘The Ultimates’, ‘Wolverine: Old Man Logan’, and ‘Civil War’.
In a press release, Millar had this to say:
As someone who has spent his entire life obsessed with both comic-books and movies, this is essentially my dream gig as it’s a unique combination of both. I spent ten years working at Marvel and am really happy with the work I did on the comic side of things so the idea of working with these characters now in a brand new medium is enormously exciting for me. I really like the Fox team, love this bold new direction they have for their franchises and am proud to be working alongside some of modern cinema’s biggest talents. James Mangold is incredible, Matthew Vaughn’s one of my closest pals and Josh Trank gave us, in my opinion, one of the greatest superhero movies of the last decade with Chronicle. The invitation to join this crew was maybe the coolest phone-call I’ve ever had.
Both THE WOLVERINE and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST are looking to turn into fine films giving the information we have so far, but will Millar really be having much input on these franchises or is it just a name to throw around and slap on trailers?
Source: Collider
