Marvel movie slate update

Release schedule: Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Thor in May 2011, and The First Avenger: Captain America in July 2011, The Avengers in Summer 2012.

Tidbits of information (provided by Kevin Feige, Marvel's president of production, in an industry conference) on the upcoming projects:

*Iron Man 2: The goal is to carry over the humor and tone of the first film, while adding more characters and upping the action. Scarlett Johannson's character has "two sides," and the actress is signed for multiple movies.

*Thor: No Shakespearean dialogue (per Kenneth Branagh's wishes)! No Don Blake! Primarily set on Earth (though also on Asgard and "other worlds")! How exactly is that going to work? No idea!

*The First Avenger: Captain America: Will be "primarily" set during World War II. With Joe Johnston at the helm, Feige described the picture in terms of the director / visual effects designer's past work (The Rocketeer, October Sky, Star Wars). Sidekick Bucky will appear "in some capacity."

*The Avengers: Captain America will be involved in the plot "from the get go."

*Ant-Man: Edgar Wright will be submitting another draft after he completes Scott Pilgrim.

Feige also revealed that another new Marvel movie will be released in 2012.

[via Cinematical and First Showing]