DEBUNKED: Zak Penn To Start Work On DOCTOR STRANGE Script Later This Year?

DEBUNKED: Zak Penn To Start Work On DOCTOR STRANGE Script Later This Year?

It seems as if work is finally moving ahead on Doctor Strange! Zak Penn (who will receive a story credit on The Avengers) has strongly hinted that he will be working on the film later this year.

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By JoshWilding - Apr 08, 2012 01:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Doctor Strange
Source: Twitter (@zakpenn)


Asked by a fan on Twitter what sort of credit he will get for his work on Marvel's The Avengers (as expected, it's a story credit due to the fact that director Joss Whedon chose to rewrite the entire screenplay from scratch) Zak Penn has dropped a very intriguing hint about an upcoming project he may soon start work on. Many thanks to CBM's own @MarkJulianCBM for the heads up.



Penn is best know to comic book fans for writing Elektra, X-Men: The Last Stand and The Incredible Hulk. Other writing credits include Inspector Gadget and Behind Enemy Lines. In case you can't quite work it out, Penn was asked whether he would work on another superhero movie and replied that he, "might do something very strange." This seems like a fairly strong indication that Marvel Studios are moving ahead with Doctor Strange and that he will work on the script recently completed by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer. Whether or not this is an indication that it is the mysterious 2014 movie from the studio remains to be seen.

UPDATE: Well, it was a fun theory while it lasted! You can now breath a sigh of relief as Zak Penn himself has confirmed that he is NOT involved with the planned Doctor Strange movie.



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ManOfKrypton
ManOfKrypton - 4/8/2012, 1:49 PM
Great News! Can't wait until they get started on this.
PeterDarker121
PeterDarker121 - 4/8/2012, 2:00 PM
LOL SWEET
imnotahero
imnotahero - 4/8/2012, 2:07 PM
Awesome! Then people can take that script, throw it out, re-write it entirely and make it actually watchable like Joss Whedon and Edward Norton did. I don't want the writer of X-3 and Electra anywhere near this project.
thewonderer
thewonderer - 4/8/2012, 2:13 PM
I'm with Imnotahero

Why the hell do they put crappy writers and directors on projects with potential to succeed?
Doctorwho22
Doctorwho22 - 4/8/2012, 2:14 PM
@imnotahero Thats what I'm saying! The moment I saw X-3 AND Elektra,I lost interest so quickly lol
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/8/2012, 2:15 PM
Hope we get a great movie. :)
leopoldinio
leopoldinio - 4/8/2012, 2:15 PM
Zak Penn and the script dr strange? it is a bad idea. Penn is weak writer.
er101
er101 - 4/8/2012, 2:19 PM
If Marvel still continue to employ this man it gives hope too every other bad writer in the world that someday they will get work.
GreyChaos13Zero
GreyChaos13Zero - 4/8/2012, 2:19 PM
he wrote the story for The Last Stand, not good. I hope he don't mess up Dr. Strange's story, tho he got a couple of wins under his belt it seems. can't wait to hear more about this?)
Asterisk
Asterisk - 4/8/2012, 2:19 PM
I don't know why you guys hate Doctor Strange, he's awesome, but Zak Penn? Bad idea.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/8/2012, 2:19 PM
But thats probably too much to ask if Penn puts his touch on it.
avengingson
avengingson - 4/8/2012, 2:21 PM
This movie could be one of the best. Tons of potential... I'm a little worried about this dude's track record though... Electra? Last Stand? Inspector Gadjet? *blech*...
SCURVYDOG619
SCURVYDOG619 - 4/8/2012, 2:21 PM
You know,Doc Hammer of Venture Brothers fame was actively campaigning to write the Doctor Strange screenplay not too long ago...
laughterman26
laughterman26 - 4/8/2012, 2:24 PM
when he says "strange" he means sex
PaulRom
PaulRom - 4/8/2012, 2:28 PM
I hope he doesn't do it. If anything, he'll make the script by the Conan The Barbarian writers worse.
novaprime
novaprime - 4/8/2012, 2:40 PM
Ooo god please dont ley touch this
PartyHard
PartyHard - 4/8/2012, 2:40 PM
He's a shit writer.
shiverman20
shiverman20 - 4/8/2012, 2:42 PM
Dr Strange would be a great bit of variety in a future Avengers line up, bit worried about trusting someone called 'Zak' who wrote X3 with a wedge of the MCU
novaprime
novaprime - 4/8/2012, 2:42 PM
Please marvel dont let him touch This
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 4/8/2012, 2:52 PM
Don't worry they will just throw his script and ge Joss or someone for re-writes
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 4/8/2012, 2:52 PM
Let's hope somebody like Guillermo del Toro gets the directing gig and completely rewrites Zak's shitty script the way Joss Whedon did.

Does Zak Penn have blackmail photos of Avi Arad, or is Avi just that clueless? Marvel needs to kick both of these clowns to the curb.
MartianSupermanhunter22
MartianSupermanhunter22 - 4/8/2012, 2:54 PM
Not a very good resume with that guy.
AVEN
AVEN - 4/8/2012, 2:56 PM
Umm The Incredible Hulk is a great film... i don't have problem with this.
nuclearpriest
nuclearpriest - 4/8/2012, 2:56 PM
Is Kevin Fiege Zak Penn's uncle or something. With all of the talented writers in Hollywood and also all the writers in the Marvel Bullpen how does Marvel get it's needle stuck on Zak Penn?
Denn1s
Denn1s - 4/8/2012, 3:05 PM
dr strange MUST come to the bring screen. the animated film was awesome. if the live action one is close to that i will be very happy.
OnLeatherWings
OnLeatherWings - 4/8/2012, 3:06 PM
The incredible hulk underwent a lot of re writes. And while I really like that movie it's still just ok in terms of quality. Marvel has a pretty good track record so far. don't F it up with this guy
NewNameWhoDis
NewNameWhoDis - 4/8/2012, 3:08 PM
He also wrote X2 and Suspect Zero. Both are great movies. You guys will throw anybody under the bus for one or two bad movies. X3 sucked because of Brett Ratner's inability to direct character driven story. Same with Elektra. Mark Steven Johnson can't direct a movie to save his life. It has less to do with the writing than the director in those cases.

And since when is using the word strange an indication of anything. He didn't put it in quotes. He didn't capitalize the word. He just used a word.

Just playing devils advocate. You guys tend to not look further back than the last couple projects, instead of looking at the entire scope of an artists career to see what they can do. Besides, if he writes the first draft, it's only a jump off point. Everything goes through rewrites. Such as Incredible Hulk and Avengers. That would happen in this case also. You should worry more about who directs than who writes the first draft.
jazzman
jazzman - 4/8/2012, 3:08 PM
Zak Penn aint a good writter at all. the movies that was good are the ones that been rewrote by other screen writters.
2gold
2gold - 4/8/2012, 3:10 PM
Director and actors will be a huge part of it, moreso than Penn writing it. Marvel will basically be in control, so he'll just need to really toss in the seasoning to their stew. I'm not worried about it and a Strange movie would probably be a long way off. I'm shocked we haven't heard word one of any movie for Ms Marvel or any news about her or She Hulk. Little shocked by that.
AlibiBreakfast
AlibiBreakfast - 4/8/2012, 3:41 PM
Writing matters and Zak Penn is terrible. The dialogue in The Incredible Hulk was just bad. X3 was worse. So much worse.
Wolven87
Wolven87 - 4/8/2012, 3:48 PM
zak penn is terrible with a pen ;)
WakeUp
WakeUp - 4/8/2012, 3:57 PM
Who cares, if it's a bad movie they will just reboot it in five years
Ceejay
Ceejay - 4/8/2012, 4:00 PM
X-Men vs Avengers movie is what they should be working on, not this lame ass character!
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