lithera | Ummmm. Huh.

Marvel is going to take a tactic from TV writing and gather a group of writers for their movies. Variety says, “... gathering of scribes will help Marvel come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties, such as Black Panther, Cable, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Nighthawk and Vision.” Some of these characters would seem to easily hold a movie on their own. (Blade did three, for heaven's sake.) Others I have to blink. Cable? How do you even explain /that/ mess. He's Scott's son with Jean's clone who was sent into the future.... ARG! Head hurtings.

Even more boggling is what Nikki Finke reports: “Before the writers are even allowed to come in and meet, they must sign a non-disclosure agreement and a 70-page, non-negotiable contract. Among other things, the contract gives Marvel ownership over everything the writers create during the one year term of [the] deal, plus a first look and last refusal to any and all projects the writers have previously written or will write for 24 months in the future.” Damn. DAMN. No WAY would I sign that thing. Man. Not even for a potential $100K, which is what is rumored.

There was something else I was going to write about but I cannot remember what it was now, so it will come later, if at all.