Shane Black Has Met With Chris Hemsworth For DOC SAVAGE

Shane Black Has Met With Chris Hemsworth For DOC SAVAGE

Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter reported, Iron Man 3 director Shane Black was rebooting Predator, but they also dropped a tidbit about Doc Savage. Stating that Black met with Chris Hemsworth ("Thor: The Dark World") for the lead.

By nailbiter111 - Jun 24, 2014 01:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Comics
Source: collider.com

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon") has met with Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron star, Chris Hemsworth, about the lead in his Doc Savage feature film.

Black is also very actively developing Doc Savage, the adaptation of the 1930s pulp hero for Sony. He recently met with Chris Hemsworth for the title role, but it’s unclear when that project would shoot since it’s still grappling with budgetary issues. Sony, however, does consider Savage one of its priorities. - THR


This is actually quite interesting as Chris Hemsworth was suggested to for the role of 'Doc Savage' by an IGN reporter who was interviewing Shane Black last September. Black had this to say about the suggestion: "That's not a bad idea! You need someone magnetic and someone a little but off because that's the fun of the character. He's been secluded from people and kept from any social niceties for so long that he's become a savant."

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Emblemmaniac
Emblemmaniac - 6/24/2014, 2:03 PM
I love that Doc Savage is going to be on the big screen. But why Shane Black O.O....
yossarian
yossarian - 6/24/2014, 2:04 PM
Because SHane Black just made a billion dollar movie. So studios will hire him.
McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 2:09 PM
This just gets better and better. The haters are going to lose it even more. Lmao xD
Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 2:09 PM
What Yoss said.
Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 2:10 PM
McNya
Devil's Advocate:
If the film sucks, remember you said that.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 6/24/2014, 2:10 PM
@Alpha Let me guess you loved Man of Steel

oh yes im baiting
Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 2:12 PM
Reasonnnn
Lol, you scheming little bastard.
Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 2:13 PM
Wait a second, isn't Doc Savage a character with heavy-ties to DC?
McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 2:16 PM
@Pasto

If the film sucks I'll admit it. Plain and Simple.
Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 2:17 PM
McNya
I forgot you were one of the few users on here who has that superpower.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 6/24/2014, 2:19 PM
Don't really know anything about doc savage

But oh well
McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 2:25 PM
@Pasto

I don't have any superpower. Besides, what does that have to do with anything? O_O
Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 2:27 PM
McNya
No, the point I was making was that few users on this site ever admit when they are wrong. Admitting when you are wrong on THIS site is like a superpower.
McGee
McGee - 6/24/2014, 2:31 PM
Admit it....my dick is almost as big as a normal person's.

There.

Now we see who is honest, and who is full of shit....
McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 2:32 PM
@Pasto

My bad lol Thanks man:)
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/24/2014, 2:33 PM
He may not have been right for IM3, but he's still a talented director and he can do other films justice. He's great wih dialogue. Also heard he's doing the predator reboot. IM3 did have some amazing scenes. The Air Force one scene was a real sandpit and one of the best in all the Marvel films and the attack on the mansion.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 6/24/2014, 2:34 PM
I can see him as Doc.
I also liked the reviled Iron Man 3.

Mwwwahhahhaha-haaa!!
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 6/24/2014, 2:34 PM
Directors sure must like Hemsworth as a leading man. He's got Avengers, Cyber, and Ron Howard's movie next year, then the Huntsman sequel and now, Doc Savage lined up.
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 6/24/2014, 2:34 PM
Shane Black directs one average CBM in an already average trilogy and everyone thinks he's the worst director in the world. Holy shit...
BlindJustice
BlindJustice - 6/24/2014, 2:47 PM
When I first read this I was thinking Doc Samson... But of course when I read Chris Hemsworth I realized it was talking about the Indiana Jones-like fellow.

sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 6/24/2014, 2:49 PM
Can't believe I'm going to say this because I hated IM-3 but Shane Black has written some pretty good movies in the past.
Needs more development as a director. I don't mind Doc Savage for a movie,Hemsworth needs a drastic change in look to stop audience of thinking of Thor. Hate to see Chris get stereotyped.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/24/2014, 2:52 PM
Shane Black can do good movies. IM3 was just not his best work.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/24/2014, 2:54 PM
It looks like Doc Savage have been under both DC and Marvel. Interesting.



thedangle1
thedangle1 - 6/24/2014, 2:54 PM
Just because Iron Man 3 was a billion dollar movie doesn't mean it was a good movie. Avatar is the biggest movie of all time, but it was pretty good, not great or awesome...could've been a lot better, but it wasn't. Iron Man 3 sucked badly and was pure garbage. Iron Man trilogy could've been one of the best, if not the best, CBM trilogy ever. The first Iron Man is one of my top favorite CBM movies, right behind The Dark Knight and Spiderman 2, Sam Raimi's version, not the new one(haven't seen it yet), well, The Dark Knight, then Iron Man, then I'd have to say Spiderman 2. The Avengers was another one...just a good movie, not great or awesome. Lame alien invasion storyline (been done a million times). What made Avengers good was finally seeing all of them come together finally on the big screen instead of another animated movie. That title now goes to the Batman trilogy, cause even though The Dark Knight Rises, as awesome as it was, was the weakest of the 3 movies, but was still a great finish to the trilogy. Shane Black is a good writer and director (First Lethal Weapon was awesome), but he destroyed Iron Man 3. Turned it into a comedy-fest. If I want to see a comedy, I'll watch Jim Carey in Dumb and Dumber or watch Caddyshack. I don't want to see it in a CBM movie, unless it's Spiderman with his one liners and arrogant quips and jabs at criminals. With Shane Black at the helm of Predator (WHY, WHY, WHY remake it!!!) and possibly Doc Savage, we're in for more CBM comedies.
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 6/24/2014, 2:59 PM
Well I MUST be hammered because I just watched Columbia WHOOP Japan at soccer


Anyway - Love lethal weapon and kiss kiss bang bang - but shame black is a douche nozzle who wanted to whore up pepper Potts

Good luck with doc savage though
LeeroyJenkins
LeeroyJenkins - 6/24/2014, 3:01 PM
Thought this said Doc Strange. Brain fart
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/24/2014, 3:05 PM
CHRIS PRATT!!! He has the look and acting chops. I think he's so underrated and hs a rising star who already has two franchises: JURRASSIC PARK AND GOTG
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