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Terminator 3 Director revives marvel vetern

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Terminator 3" director Jonathan Mostow will write and direct "Sub-Mariner," an adaptation of one of Marvel Comics' oldest superheroes.

In the comic, the Sub-Mariner's real name is Prince Namor, a half-man/half-amphibian from the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. An anti-hero, he frequently finds himself helping the human race as much as he fights it when humans pollute the waters.

The Sub-Mariner first appeared in "Marvel Comics" #1 in 1939, when Marvel Comics was known as Timely Comics. He made his first modern appearance in the pages of "Fantastic Four" in the early 1960s.

Universal Pictures' take will see a young man discovering he actually is a prince from Atlantis, with him turning out to be the key man in a brewing war between the underwater world and the modern surface world. Chris Columbus was on board to direct and produce the film in 2004.

Marvel Studios and producer Kevin Misher had long been interested in Mostow, but he was never available. When Mostow's schedule opened up, he called to check whether the character was up for grabs. When he was, Mostow developed a take that found the core of the character, something that had eluded the producers.

"We want to show our first hero, and still most unique hero, in a world that the audience has never seen before," said Kevin Feige, who will oversee the project for Marvel. "But that spectacle will be tempered with character. Our hero is caught between two worlds. That is the heart of the story, and it is that dichotomy that makes him so interesting."

"Sub-Mariner" will mark Mostow's first film since 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." His credits include "U-571" and "Breakdown," both of which were for Universal.

I bet it will be a doozy!

Like the Captain America movie?

Better late than never Pro!

Avi Arad!

It says he's half-man, half-amphibian...isn't he just an amphibious-man???

hey, maybe even just amphibian.

fucked his dead fish-whore sister a good'n

Who do you think ought to be cast as Namor?

That guy from "Entourage" who plays Vinnie Chase.

Billy Zane, ten years ago...

I won't believe this until it happens, but one of our own RKMBers (who's been kind of quiet for a while) actually has Myspace comic geek friends who care enough to try and start a grassroots campaign to have him play the role. Kid's kinda skeptical he'll get the role, but he's experienced similar circumstances...and in all honesty, he's got enough respect for the character to actually pull it off.

please don't tell me Brian Ortiz.

What the hell happened to The Rock's Ear?!?!

it's cum....now answer my question. who here thinks they will be a good Namor?

it's not news worthy trust me.......especially if it's Ortiz.

im sure in the homosaxual community ortiz trying to get the role will be big, but otherwise i doubt it......

BSAMS: Have you been over to the Women forum in the past couple of weeks? My cousin was officially ungayed as of his contribution to the Amanda Wenk thread. And in real life, he's not gay...he's just under the delusion that if he saves himself for Nina Mercedez (he needs to keep his damn hands off my wife!), Alexis Amore, or...a girl he actually knows, one of them'd actually let him hit it. Plus, he's scared to death of unplanned fatherhood. And the consequences of disrepecting women. (If you load up on ammo to make fun of him, make sure the bullets are real.)


PJP: Surprisingly close, but no. Brian may be an ambitious nutcase, but even he knows when not to push the envelope. He's sticking to the modeling/writing/going to school thing. He'll tell you himself: "I'm not Namor. period. Night Thrasher, maybe..." It's his younger uncle. How does he have a younger uncle? Grandpa on his dad's side got remarried.

Never has a lack of good written material made me laugh so hard. You're the Tom Green of the RKMBs!

Brian Ortiz has abs like Jesus!

and a ass full o assmonkeys!