SDCC '11: Marvel Studios Have Regained Rights To Blade; Clip From Agent Coulson Short Shown!

SDCC '11: Marvel Studios Have Regained Rights To Blade; Clip From Agent Coulson Short Shown!

Joe Quesada has confirmed that the studio have their hands back on Blade, as well as commenting on future Marvel Studios movies and showing off a clip from The Consultant featuring Agent Coulson and Thunderbolt Ross...

By JoshWilding - Jul 23, 2011 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Blade
Source: Comic Book Resources

Great news! At the "Cup O' Joe" panel in San Diego, Marvel's former Editor-in-Chief revealed that the studio have regained the rights to both The Punisher (which we found out at last years Comic-Con) AND Blade. He also commented on future Marvel Studios movies, and played a brief scene from The Consultant, one of the upcoming Agent Coulson short films. Thanks to Comic Book Resources for the following.

Speaking of things that will have to wait, Quesada said now that Marvel has regained the rights on film to the Punisher and Blade, some kind of movement on bigger media projects with them can be expected but not any time soon. In a related "wait and see" moment, the CCO said that there are more plans for the heroes of Cosmic Marvel.

Asked whether Marvel will add more characters of color to its film slate. "One of the things we have to deal with first are the icons. If we don't do those first, other characters regardless of race or ethnicity, will fail," Quesada said while Alonso added, "I dream of the day that there will be a Luke Cage movie."

On the movie front, Quesada soon showed a film clip that he claimed to have stolen from Marvel Studios. The short clip of Agent Phil Coulson conspiring with a fellow SHIELD agent over how to trick General Thunderbolt Ross into denying a deal they were offering him. The clip ended in static as actor Clark Gregg rushed the stage with several folks dressed as SHIELD agents to mock-arrest Quesada. The actor spoke to his developing role as one he was given initially by his neighbor John Favreau and then with each successive Marvel film his part grew (when offered a "Thor" role, his response was "By Odin's [frick]ing hammer, yes!")

The actor then said the clip – titled "The Consultant" – is one of two short films that will be included in the "Thor" BluRay to flesh out the background of SHIELD. The second clip will be showing later this weekend at Marvel events.

A woman asked if they'd ever considered making a "Great Lakes Avengers" movie. When told no, she said, "It'd be cute!" to which Quesada responded, "It WOULD be cute...and no one would see it."







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DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 7/23/2011, 3:41 PM
Awesome find!
P862010
P862010 - 7/23/2011, 3:43 PM
who cares Wesley is in jail
PaulRom
PaulRom - 7/23/2011, 3:43 PM
AWESOME!
Hellsing
Hellsing - 7/23/2011, 3:50 PM
Blade [frick] YEAH!
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 7/23/2011, 3:52 PM
awww yeah!
BooYah
BooYah - 7/23/2011, 3:52 PM
@P862010 I'm pretty sure Wesley isn't playing him anymore.
I think the clip will be about bringing Hulk in. Now I'm for sure buying the Thor DVD.
MikeHawk
MikeHawk - 7/23/2011, 3:53 PM
BRING ON PUNISHER 4 LOL! and get Wesley snipe's behind outta jail so we can get this rolling!
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 7/23/2011, 3:56 PM
WHOA!!! this changes everything.....this might mean they can get back the others....now granted there has been a Blade movie in quite some time so I bet the licensing ownership hit its deadline
jazzman
jazzman - 7/23/2011, 3:57 PM
F**K YEAH

everyone needs to remember that BLADE started everything of the for Marvel and gritty and hardcore comic book movie.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 7/23/2011, 3:58 PM
@Kes
I totally agreed,just one year after Joel Schumacher destroyed the Batman franchise and almost the CBM credibility,"Blade" give us a badass character doing badass things and fighting a badass villain with badass movements and weapons
BooYah
BooYah - 7/23/2011, 4:07 PM
Question doesn't marvel have to reboot these or can't they really continue them? Because if they reboot I don't think Wesley will be Blade again even though he was really good as Blade.
BooYah
BooYah - 7/23/2011, 4:07 PM
*can not can't
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/23/2011, 4:08 PM
Lmao everyone also seems to forget that Blade was not advertised as a comic book film and it didn't even have the Marvel logo in the opening credits. X-Men was the first to do that.
MikeZ
MikeZ - 7/23/2011, 4:08 PM
Too bad I can't find the dancing monkeys GIF on SternFanNetwork right now, because this is perfect news! We've got Blade and Punisher, now we need Cloak and Dagger, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and Spider-Man, and maybe we can see a Marvel Knights movie!
safecrash
safecrash - 7/23/2011, 4:10 PM
Next targets, Daredevil and Fantastic 4!
jazzman
jazzman - 7/23/2011, 4:15 PM
@RoadDogXXIV

Marvel already got Cloak and Dagger

@CaptainAmerica

so what its still a Marvel character so yes Blade started everything of for Marvel not X-Men.
thewolfx
thewolfx - 7/23/2011, 4:17 PM
YES!!

not that blade needed to be back at marvel sense the movies is what made him relevant again but this is great news

becaUse hopefulLy now they will get x-men and spidey back so i dont have see anymore ugly ass costumes XD
superotherside
superotherside - 7/23/2011, 4:22 PM
awesome! can't wait for the Coulson short! wish it had have been on Captain America: The First Avenger but oh well... lol
jazzman
jazzman - 7/23/2011, 4:22 PM
@BaneKill77

it was not a simple vampire movie it was a kick ass vampire movie with a character whos a superhero. yes Balde is still consider as a superhero even tho his half vampire.

how would u know if an unknown actor was in the role it wouldnt be successful. right now alot of these unknown actors making a success of cbm and sci-fi films. the X-Men movies had unknown actors i.e. Hugh Jackman at the time and it was success.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 7/23/2011, 4:23 PM
Awesome!!! Get Wesley Snipes out of jail so we can do this!!!!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 7/23/2011, 4:23 PM
WESLEY MADE BLADE, ANYONE DOING BLADE BESIDES HIM WON'T WORK I DONT THINK..

StephenJ
StephenJ - 7/23/2011, 4:25 PM
Cool Now for Spider-man and X-men. and whoever else Fox has
Zombie137
Zombie137 - 7/23/2011, 4:30 PM
Spider-Man X-men Fantastic-Four keep 'em comin.
Zombie137
Zombie137 - 7/23/2011, 4:32 PM
Also, they need to make more Shorts, releasing on the Captain America DVD.
InSpace
InSpace - 7/23/2011, 4:32 PM
He'd be better off as a supporting character anyways, like the punisher (in films). Blade shouldn't get another chance on film or tv but he could be a supporting character in a Tomb of Dracula TV series or FIlm
InSpace
InSpace - 7/23/2011, 4:32 PM
He'd be better off as a supporting character anyways, like the punisher (in films). Blade shouldn't get another chance on film or tv but he could be a supporting character in a Tomb of Dracula TV series or FIlm
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 7/23/2011, 4:32 PM
X-MEN MARVEL...BUY X-MEN BACK. TIRED OF THE CONSTANT RAPE OF CONTINUITY AND LIBERTIES THEY TAKE.
BooYah
BooYah - 7/23/2011, 4:32 PM
Wesley Snipes will not be Blade again. Marvel would have to reboot and they probably will take someone younger.
the17thrunaway
the17thrunaway - 7/23/2011, 4:32 PM
@teabag. lol that's gonna be my desktop background.

@zombie137. don't forget Daredevil and Ghost Rider.

Does anyone know where Man-Thing is at. I want a proper Man-Thing movie.
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/23/2011, 4:35 PM
after batman & robin ruined the comic book movie genre it was blade that kicked started it & the x-men & more so spider-man made it what it is today.

-punisher
-blade

i think they've got more chance getting the fantastic four back than anything else.
headlopper
headlopper - 7/23/2011, 4:35 PM
"Frost, your nuthin to me but just another dead vampire".
Love that quote.
Marvel/Disney, good job!Go get the others!
The first Blade was bad a**,no complaints.
But Quesada said 'cosmic Marvel', and I'm hoping it's not too premature to anticipate a Nova or Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
'I am Groot' anyone?
jazzman
jazzman - 7/23/2011, 4:39 PM
@marvel72

yeah, even Blade was the first successful R-Rated comic book movie at the time. every other comic book movie was a PG or PG-13 lol.
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 7/23/2011, 4:40 PM
^^ Sticky Fingaz sucked ass as Blade. The whole damn series was FAIL. I'd love to see Blade back, but I'd want Michael Jai White to play him. They better at least cast a Martial Artist in the role. I don't really care much for Punisher, though.. Not since the last two disgraceful films.
HBOMB83
HBOMB83 - 7/23/2011, 4:47 PM
Wants to see blade v.s. deadpool. Would be epic especially if it was Reynolds v.s. Jai White.
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