Live Action Adaptation of the Avengers Underway

A live action film based on the famous marvel comic book is underway.

The Avengers is a team of marvel superheroes that includes Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and many others.

A film is in development with Zak Penn tackling the screenplay. Zak Penn has worked on the screenplays for Elektra, X-Men: The Last Stand and the upcoming, The Incredible Hulk.

Screenwriter Zak Penn told Superhero Hype, on Monday: "The truth is that would be ideal. The original plan when I talked to Kevin Feige [Marvel Film's President of Production] was that when we make an 'Avengers' movie, it should be the first time that the characters cross-over. It's what every fan has always wanted to see, is where you're watching the movie and there's Robert Downey Jr. and the Hulk intersects with the story. To be totally honest with you, I'm not even going to get started on that for a while. We've talked about it, but there's no point in dealing with it until after these movies even come out. What's great is that with Marvel, they own all the properties, so they can do it if they want to. I think a lot of it will depend on how 'Iron Man' and the 'Hulk' do. I've written a lot of comic book movies, and I need to take a little bit of a break first before I start writing that one."

The movie won't start intill both the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man movies come out. Both are to be released in Summer 2008.

"'Avengers' is definitely going to happen; the idea was always to do a crossover with multiple superheroes. I'm waiting to let 'Iron Man' and 'Hulk' come out because those are two characters that could appear in it. I used to think that movie would be impossible to make but now I feel like it's not," Zak Penn told MTV Friday.

The Avengers was created in 1963 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Tagged by the company as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the Avengers originally consisted of Ant-Man, Wasp, Thor, Iron Man, and the Hulk. Almost from inception, however, the roster has been fluid, with the Hulk departing and Captain America joining. The rotating roster has become a hallmark of the team.

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