MARVEL WHAT-IF: REIMAGINING SEQUELS & FILMS THAT NEVER WERE

[Frodo]

He was only looking for roomates to help pay the bills
What he gained were two wacky friends,
Who gave him the best semester
Ever





SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS (1993)
Director :Richard Linklater
Screenplay : Richard Linklater and Cameron Crowe

The Cast

Spider-man / Peter Parker : Ethan Hawke

Iceman / Bobby Drake : Christian Slater

Firestar / Angelica Jones : Mädchen Amick

Magneto : Jeremy Irons

Doctor Doom : Mads Mikkelsen

Doctor Octopus : Bob Gunton

Juggernaut : Ralf Moeller

J. Jonah Jameson : R Lee Emrey

Aunt May : Maggie Smith

 

[Frodo]

She doesn't know his know his name,
She doesn't care about his past,
All she knows,
Is that she loves the mysterious drifter

In this case,
Ignorance can be deadly,
Because the young man she loves
Is Peter Parker

And his web of lies ,
draws her into his clutches

And once he kidnaps her ,
Her Father rounds up a posse
Of Hunters,
Assassins,
And a Punisher's
To stop the beast once and for all,

Because in this universe,
There's no capturing the deadly Spiderman,
In this universe ,
The Spiderman , Must Die!



SPIDERMAN MUST DIE ( 2006)
Director : Kevin Williamson

The Cast

Spiderman / Peter Parker : Nick Stahl

Gwen Stacy : Tara Reid

Kraven The Hunter : Gerard Butler

The Punisher : Jim Caviezel

Blade : Michael Jai White

Silver Sable : Rhona Mitra

Captain Stacy : David Caruso

The Watcher, voice over at the beginning and at the end : Tony Todd

In his world ,he was a villain,
Murdered at the hands of those he tormented ,
But a Demon , beyond his understanding ,
Has granted him new life ,
And sent him to our World

Now that the evil Spiderman has arrived in our world,
He resents the life of his older and heroic doppleganger

This world's Peter is a Highschool teacher ,
Married to Mary Jane,
With a Young Child,

And this world,
Spiderman is admired ,
And is a hero whose inspired those around him

The Evil Peter can't stand it ,
And with all of his jealousy towards this World's Peter,
Lust and Rage towards this world's Mary Jane
And contempt for Peter's daughter

He will unleash the revenge on this world
That he couldn't on his own world.

Soon ,
The Good Peter Parker will come face to face
with his dark mirror
And confront this monster from another world
In order to protect his family,
And prove what it truly means to be Spiderman

This time , universes will collide




SPIDER-MAN VS SPIDER-MAN (2007)
Director : Kevin Williamson

The Cast

Spiderman / Peter Parker : Ethan Hawke

Spiderman / Peter Parker Dark Universe : Nicholas Stahl

Mephisto : Javier Bardem

Mary Jane Parker : Brideget Fonda

May Day Parker : Chloe Grace Moretz

Mary Jane Watson Dark universe : Mena Survari

Doctor Strange : Johnny Depp

Mr. Fantastic cameo : Guy Pearce

Aunt May : Maggie Smith

Aunt May Dark Universe : Jamie Lee Curtis

The Watcher, voice over at the beginning and at the end : Tony Todd

 

[Frodo]

Reed Richards had promised to cure his old friend Bruce Banner
But instead , The Puppet Master will unleash the Hulk
To destroy The Fantastic Four





FANTASTIC FOUR AND WRATH OF THE HULK ( 1998)
Director : Roland Emmerich

The Cast

Mr. Fantastic : Guy Pearce

Invisible Woman : Naomi Watts

Hulk / Bruce Banner : David Strathairn

The Puppet Master : Ian Richardson

Human Torch : Ryan Phillippe

The Thing : John C Reilly

She Hulk / Jennifer Walters : Calista Flockhart

Alicia Masters : Miranda Otto

Rick Jones : Edward Furlong

 

[Frodo]

For the first time,
Tony Stark
And Norman Osborn,
Will go to War



IRON MAN : WAR OF THE THUNDERBOLTS ( 1997)
Director : Tony Scott

The Cast

Iron Man / Tony Stark : Tom Cruise

Iron Patriot / Norman Osborn : Christopher Walken

Valentina Allegra De Fontaine : Isabella Rossellini

Winter Soldier : Keanu Reeves

Baron Zemo : Gary Oldman

US Agent / John Walker : Kurt Russell

Red Hulk / Thunderbolt Ross : Christopher Plummer

Yelena Belova : Nastassja Kinski

Pepper Potts : Nicole Kidman

War Machine : Cuba Gooding Jr.

 

[Herofan]

Daredevil / Matt Murdock : Matt Damon

Damon has seemed to really not age much since 2004/2005.

Mary Jane Parker : Brideget Fonda

It's interesting that she was in, and did well in, one of Raimi's best dramas A Simple Plan.

My ideal Mephisto would be voiced by Danny DeVito, Keith David or Willem Dafoe (or a combination of them).

 

[Frodo]

When the world is threatened by the smartest madman on Earth,
Earth's Mightiest heroes will unite to resurrect Doctor David Banner,
And the Incredible Hulk, to stop The Leader from World Domination




THE INCREDIBLE HULK LIVES ! ( 1991)
Director : Bill Bixby
Airdate : Saturday night , May 25th 1991

The Cast

Bruce Banner : Bill Bixby

Hulk : Lou Ferrigno

Wasp / Janet Van Dien : Paige Turco

Iron Man / Tony Stark : Johnathan Frakes

The Leader : Matthew Frewer

Captain America : Matt Salinger

Thor : Eric Allan Kramer

 

[Frodo]

She's the most popular girl in school,
She's the girl of his dreams
She's the girl whose always been out of reach
She's the girl whose discovered he's Spider-man






MJ (1985)
Director : John Hughes




The Cast





Spiderman / Peter Parker: C. Thomas Howell


Mary Jane : Keri Green



Sandman / Flint Marko : Thomas F Wilson


Electro / Max Dillion : Elias Koteas



Flash Thompson : William Zabka



Liz Allen : Courtney Thorne Smith



Mr. Connors : William Artherton

 

[Frodo]

She has a power beyond belief
One man wants to show her how to control it
Another man wants to show her how to abuse it





JEAN ( 1983)
Director : John Badham




The Cast




Jean Grey : Lea Thompson



Cyclops : Michael Biehn



Professor Charles Xavier : Ben Kingsley



Mr. Sinister : Chris Sarandon



Iceman : Eric Stoltz



Beast : Tim Robbins



Angel : James Spader

 

[Frodo]

SPIDER-MAN ( 2015)
Director : Jon Watts
Producers : Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal
Screenplay : John Francis Daley




The Cast



Spider-Man / Peter Parker : Tom Holland



Debra Whitman : Jessica Sula



Fancy Dan : Oscar Isaac



Montana : Timothy Olyphant



Ox :Quinton Jackson



Aunt May : Marisa Tomei



Uncle Ben : Matthew Broderick



Ned Leeds : Jacob Batalon

The Fight Promoter : Ritchie Coster

The Car Jacker : Alfie Allen

 

[Frodo]

SUSAN ( 1984)
Director : Steven Spielberg
Producers : Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy
Screenplay : Bob Gale and Lawrence Kasdan
Music : Alan Silvestri

The Cast


Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richards : Harrison Ford


Invisible Woman /Sue Storm : Kathleen Turner


Human Torch / Johnny Storm : Dennis Quaid



The Thing / Ben Grimm : Bob Hoskins


Doctor Doom / Victor Von Doom : Frank Langella


Namor : John Lone

 

[Frodo]

SPIDER-MAN VS THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008)
Director : Martin Campbell



The Cast



Spider-Man / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman


Hulk / Bruce Banner : Cillian Murphy


Doctor Octopus : Mads Mikkelsen


Mary Jane Watson : Mary Elizabeth Winsted



Betty Ross : Rebecca Hall



Thunderbolt Ross : Stephen Lang


Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis


J .Jonah Jameson : Hugh Laurie

 

[Frodo]

SPIDERMAN VS THE PUNISHER (2009)
Director : Martin Campbell



The Cast

Spider-Man / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman



The Punisher / Frank Castle : Jim Caviezel



Kingpin / Wilson Fisk : Robbie Coltrane

Mary Jane Watson : Mary Elizabeth Winsted



Gwen Stacy : Britt Robertson



Harry Osborn : Thomas Brodie Sangster



Shocker : Isaach De Bankolé



The Scorpion : Kevin Durand

Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis

J .Jonah Jameson : Hugh Laurie

 

[Frodo]

America's greatest weapon
Has been unleashed on Spider-man




SPIDER-MAN VS CAPTAIN AMERICA (2010)
Director : Martin Campbell




The Cast




Spider-Man / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman



Captain America / Steve Rogers : Ryan McPartlin



The Chameleon : Christoph Waltz



Nick Fury : Laurence Fishburne



Alexander Pierce : Henry Czerny



Norman Osborn : Mark Moses

Mary Jane Watson : Mary Elizabeth Winsted

Gwen Stacy : Britt Robertson

Harry Osborn : Thomas Brodie Sangster

Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis

J .Jonah Jameson : Hugh Laurie

 

[Frodo]

X MEN YEAR ONE : GIFTED ( 1999)
Director : Kevin Williamson




The Cast




Professor X : Ralph Fiennes



Magneto : Liam Neeson



Cyclops : Josh Hartnett



Jean Grey : Alicia Witt



Beast : Joshua Jackson



Angel : Ryan Phillippe




Iceman : Shane West



Moira McTaggart : Julia Ormond

 

[Frodo]

FANTASTIC FOUR : THE FIRST ADVENTURE (1999)
Director : Baz Luhrmann


The Cast



Mr. Fantastic : Guy Pearce


Invisible Woman : Naomi Watts



The Thing : Russell Crowe



Human Torch : Heath Ledger



The Mole Man : Andy Serkis

 

[Frodo]

MONSTER : THE INCREDIBLE HULK ,YEAR ONE( 1999)
Director : Gus Van Sant




The Cast



Hulk / Bruce Banner : Billy Crudup



Betty Ross : Claire Forlani



Thaddeus Ross : Brian Cox



Glen Talbot : Liev Schreiber



Rick Jones : Brad Renfro

 

[Frodo]

THE PRISONER : IRON MAN , YEAR ONE (1999)
Director : Martin Campbell



The Cast



Iron Man / Tony Stark : Colin Farrell




The Mandarin : Will Yun Lee




Jim Rhodes : Idris Elba



Pepper Potts : Saffron Burrows



Edwin Jarvis : Ian Holm

 

[Frodo]

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN : GROWING PAINS (1999)
Director : Cameron Crowe




The Cast




Spider-Man / Peter Parker : Elijah Wood



Doctor Octopus : Bob Gunton



Liz Allen : Jennifer Love Hewitt



Flash Thompson : Zachery Ty Bryan



Aunt May : Joan Allen



J . Jonah Jameson : R Lee Ermey

 

[Frodo]

DAREDEVIL YEAR ONE : HELL'S KITCHEN(1999)
Director : David Fincher



The Cast




Daredevil / Matt Murdock : Matt Damon



The Owl : Brendan Gleeson



Foggy Nelson : Phillip Seymour Hoffman



Karen Page : Gretchen Mol

 

[Herofan]

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Norman Osborn : Mark Moses

Wish he had been in more roles and he particularly could do well as a deceptively two-faced character like Norman.

 

[Frodo]

America's greatest weapon
Has been unleashed on Spider-man




SPIDER-MAN VS CAPTAIN AMERICA (2010)
Director : Martin Campbell
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The Cast



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Spider-Man / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman


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Captain America / Steve Rogers : Ryan McPartlin


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The Chameleon : Christoph Waltz


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Nick Fury : Laurence Fishburne


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Alexander Pierce : Henry Czerny


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Norman Osborn : Mark Moses

Mary Jane Watson : Mary Elizabeth Winsted

Gwen Stacy : Britt Robertson

Harry Osborn : Thomas Brodie Sangster

Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis

J .Jonah Jameson : Hugh Laurie

SPIDERMAN VS THE FANTASTIC FOUR (2012)
Director : Martin Campbell




The Cast



Spiderman / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman


Mr. Fantastic : Patrick Wilson


Invisible Woman : Margot Robbie


Doctor Doom : Nikolaj Coster-Waldau



Human Torch : Alexander Ludwig


The Thing : Vince Vaughn

Mary Jane Watson : Mary Elizabeth Winsted

Gwen Stacy : Britt Robertson

Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis

J .Jonah Jameson : Hugh Laurie

 

[Frodo]

SPIDER-MAN : ESCAPE FROM THE X MEN ( 2013)
Director : Martin Campbell



The Cast



Spiderman / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman



Wolverine : Tom Hardy



Cyclops : Henry Cavill



Jean Grey : Jessica Chastain



Storm : Naomie Harris



Gambit : Channing Tatum



Rogue : Alexandra Daddario



Professor X : Jeremy Irons


Magneto : Charles Dance

 

[Frodo]

For Six years ,
he's thwarted their plans ,
Now they've united for a single purpose
To destroy Spiderman





SPIDER-MAN VS THE MASTERS OF EVIL (2014)
Director : Martin Campbell




The Cast

Spiderman / Peter Parker : Logan Lerman

Green Goblin /Norman Osborn : Mark Moses



Red Skull : Daniel Craig

Doctor Doom : Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Doctor Octopus : Mads Mikkelsen

Kingpin / Wilson Fisk : Robbie Coltrane

Magneto : Charles Dance


Loki : David Tennett



Galactus : Liam Neeson


The Mandarin : Will Yun Lee

Mary Jane Watson : Mary Elizabeth Winsted

Gwen Stacy : Britt Robertson

Harry Osborn : Thomas Brodie Sangster

Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis

J .Jonah Jameson : Hugh Laurie

 

[Frodo]

SPIDERMAN (2000)
Director : James Cameron
Producer : Gale Ann Hurd



Project History
With the massive success of Titanic , and it's recent Oscar Wins, James Cameron is the King Of The World .
Columbia Pictures is eager to move forward with Cameron helmed Spiderman film , and quickly push the film into production for a 1999 shooting schedule, and a 2000 release date.
While the project has languished in development since the 90s, Columbia Pictures in partnership with MGM , are ready to move forward with the film.

Script
Cameron decides to make drastic changes to his original scriptment from the 90s .
He tosses out Carlton Strand aka Electro ,and Boyd ,aka Sandman ,as the villains, in favor of one of Spiderman's more well known foes, Doctor Octopus

The Carlton Strand aka Electro, CEO villain role, instead is shifted to the character Norman Osborn, who in this script,
Plays more a manipulator role ,and is set up for sequels to return as the villainous , Green Goblin

Peter's journey remains unchanged from the original scriptment.
He's still a high school senior whose origin closely mirrors the comics .
The script ends with Doc Ock 's capture , Peter and MJ becoming a couple , and with Peter narrating the story


Casting

Columbia and MGM both agree' with Cameron that his Titanic Lead, DiCaprio is the perfect actor to play Spiderman.
At the same time, they also want his Titanic costar Kate Winslet to play the hero's love interest, MJ, hoping that lightening will strike twice with the pair.

For Doc Ock, Cameron has one person in mind, his Terminator and True Lies star, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Though Schwarzenegger is wary of taking on another comicbook villain role after Batman And Robin, Cameron convinces him that Doc will be played as a true [BGCOLOR=initial]menace[/BGCOLOR]
and threat , in addition to being a frightening opponent.

Inspired by the recent Ultimates run, the Parts of Aunt May and Uncle Ben skew much younger with True Lies's Jamie Lee Curtis taking on the role of May ,and Bill Paxton taking the role of Uncle Ben.

Former Aliens and Terminator actor ,Lance Henricksen, is one of the last actors cast to play the manipulative Norman Osborn
R Lee Ermey is cast as the comical blowhard J .Jonah Jameson ,along with Joe Morton, of T2 as Robbie Robertson

Matthew Lillard of Scream is cast in the role of Peter Parker's long time tormentor Flash Thompson


The Cast




Spiderman / Peter Parker : Leonardo DiCaprio



Mary Jane Watson : Kate Winslet



Doctor Octopus : Arnold Scwartzenegger



Aunt May : Jamie Lee Curtis



Uncle Ben : Bill Paxton


Norman Osborn : Lance Henrickson



J. Jonah Jameson : R Lee Ermey

Flash Thompson : Matthew Lillard

Robbie Robertson : Joe Morton

 

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR ( 1997)
Director : Chris Columbus



Project History
For two decades, The idea of a Fantastic Four Feature film kicks around Hollywood, but nothing comes to fruition beyond "hopes" of a film.
In the mid 90s, the project finally begins to build up steam as director Chris Columbus Of Home Alone and Nine Months fame, helms the project with his own screenwriters.
However, the competing Roger Corman Fantastic Four film threatens to undermine the big budget , high profile ,spectacle, that Columbus and 20th Century Fox have in mind.

After much wrangling, the Corman film is shelved, and the Columbus film begins to move forward aiming for a 1996 shooting schedule and a fall 1997 release date.

Script
The films script follows very much mirrors The Fantastic Four's origins from the comics , and features Doctor Doom , as The teams ultimate nemesis.

The plan is for the film to have the family friendly tone of Columbus's other hit films, while respecting the source material , and creating an out of this world
blockbuster.

The Production models the film off of Donner's Superman film, as opposed to the campier comicbook movies of the era.
The script deals with the interpersonal relationships of the 4 team members, while also tackling the up and downsides of fame and over exposure.

Reed is very much characterized as the Smartest man on Earth, who at times, lacks self awareness , but is never the less kind hearted.

Sue Storm, with her own quirks, is portrayed as the down to earth glue which holds the team together despite their conflicting personalities.

Johnny Storm is portrayed as a hot shot pilot and playboy who eats up the teams new found fame but often uses humor and swagger as a means of hiding his own fears.

Ben Grimm is portrayed as the member of the team who feels the most alienated by his transformation , but still has a heart of gold underneath his rock like skin.

Doctor Doom, as in the comics, is Reed's ultimate nemesis , and Tyrant of Latveria, with the goal of destroying the Fantastic Four at the height of their fame

Casting
While real life celebrity couple Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid are long rumored to be attached to the roles of Reed and Sue, Columbus has a much different actor in mind for Reed .

He turns to Jeff Goldblum , hot off the heals of a string of hits including Jurassic Park , Independence Day, and Nine Months, which Columbus directed.

He feels Goldblum has the perfect blend of intelligence, humor, and vulnerability , to portray the smartest man on the planet.

While rejecting the idea of Quaid as Reed, Columbus and studio execs embrace the idea of Meg Ryan as Sue Storm, and after her chemistry read with Goldblum,
the producers feel both vets play off each other well, in terms of comic timing, and romantic chemistry.

The role of The Thing goes to TV and Film actor John Goodman, with the film The Babe, standing out as spot lighting Goodman's ability to be humorous, vulnerable, and loveable,
in addition to his physical presence.

Lesser know tv actor Casper Van Dien is cast in the role as the teams heartthrob Johnny Storm , with the director feeling that Dien has stepped directly off of the comics page.

The coveted role of Doctor Doom goes to veteran actor Armand Assante ,whose charisma and dynamic presence seems to be the perfect fit for the larger than life Marvel Comics villain.

Julianne Moore , who originally tested for the role of Sue Storm, is cast as The Thing's comicbook love interest Alicia Masters.


The Cast



Mr. Fantastic : Jeff Goldblum ( Independence Day)



Invisible Woman : Meg Ryan ( Sleepless In Seattle)



The Thing : John Goodman ( The Babe)



Doctor Doom : Armand Assante ( Mambo Kings)



The Human Torch : Casper Van Dien ( Starship Troopers)



Alicia Masters : Julianne Moore ( Nine Months)