Marvel Franchises To Get The Big Screen Treatment

More Comic Books to Film Releases
 
2006 was a big year for films based on comic books and 2007 is set to continue the trend with a whole host of new movies.  In particular a number of marvel franchises are to get the big screen treatment and those already established such as Spiderman, are set to get sequels. 
 
Ghostrider starring Nicholas Cage will be released in early ‘07 and sees Cage as Johnny Blaze (aka Ghostrider) a motorcycle stunt rider who sells his soul to Mephisto, a being of pure evil not dissimilar to Satan.
 
The third and perhaps final instalment of the Spiderman franchise (at least with Toby Maguire) returns in May.  This time Spiderman must track down the man responsible for his Uncle’s death as well as fight a symbiotic alien life force that bonds with Spiderman.  Though the alien enhances Spiderman’s powers it also brings out the worst in him.  He also has to contend with former friend, Harry Osbourn, who seeks revenge for the death of his father, the Green Goblin.
 
The Fantastic four return this year in The Rise of the Silver Surfer.  The four enigmatic superheroes must battle the Silver Surfer, the herald of a planet-consuming alien called Galactus.  There is also expected to be a return of Dr Doom, the villain from the previous film.  The Rise of the Silver Surfer is scheduled to be released on June 15^th.

More info on Ghostrider at the Sony Pictures Website