Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg says AKA Jessica Jones, the planned ABC series based on the Marvel character created Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, remains true to its comic roots.
Network President Paul Lee said ABC is “aggressively” developing the two Marvel comics properties, and approaching The Hulk as “family entertainment.”
If the success of The Expendables and Red at the box office has taught us anything, it’s that people seem to want to see old guys fight. Luckily, ABC is there to answer that need.
One of the most interesting things about the news about Marvel TV’s first two series was the revelation of a list that was given by Marvel to ABC executives of possible series adapting Marvel concepts. Hulk and Cloak & Dagger got selected, but what about the other ones? To use a familiar Marvel refrain, U DECIDE!
From Felicity to Fringe, J.J. Abrams is nothing if not successful on the small screen. But this past development season saw big results even by his standards, as Abrams’ Bad Robot successfully landed three projects at three networks — and finally, Abrams is talking about all of them.
Hoping to cling on to its Lost audience, ABC is rumored to be considering a reboot of Alias, the 2001-2006 spyfi series created by J.J. Abrams.
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