So there’s plenty of speculation over which Marvel superhero will get the TV series treatment. Ms. Marvel has been teased, possibly as Marvel’s bright answer to DC’s television offerings, and Jeremy Renner apparently wants to bring Hawkeye to Netflix. But it might be a hero from across the pond that is on track to become the next big hero for Marvel’s TV universe.
Captain Britain, one of the only Marvel heroes to ever feature the work of Alan Moore, is being kicked around in some rumors as the next project for Marvel. Ciara McAvoy, Scottish poster artist who has done work for Indiana Jones and X-Men: First Class, is teasing Brian Braddock’s entrance into Marvel’s television landscape:
For my 1000th Tweet: Who will be playing Brian Braddock in the upcoming tv series #CaptainBritain?#Marvel Stay tune! pic.twitter.com/e0gbXKjdav
— Ciara McAvoy (@CiaraMcAvoy1) March 19, 2016
I can't reveal anything yet but hopefully I'll be able to soon. Waiting for the go ahead from the co-producer
— Ciara McAvoy (@CiaraMcAvoy1) March 22, 2016
Something to start with : The producer Chris – @mrcoolmintprod
and the co producer Eleni – @MOVIESEL5 #CaptainBritain— Ciara McAvoy (@CiaraMcAvoy1) March 23, 2016
But other reports took McAvoy’s claims with a grain of salt, including a report at TVLine that noted “well-placed” sources were denying the rumors. But a little clarification came from Chris Lark, a producer working on the rumored Captain Britain series with McAvoy and someone apparently trying to piece it all together for Marvel in 2017:
@MOVIESEL5 @CiaraMcAvoy1 Ladies & Gentlemen I'm here to confirm that I and my co-prod Eleni Larchanidou are working on a Highlight Reel for
— Chris Lark (@MrCoolMintProd) March 24, 2016
@MOVIESEL5 @CiaraMcAvoy1 a TV series based on the Marvel Comics character #CaptainBritain for 2017. Right now we are in very early stages
— Chris Lark (@MrCoolMintProd) March 24, 2016
@MOVIESEL5 @CiaraMcAvoy1 of development for this idea and working on things like the budget for this Reel to take to Marvel for 2017 with
— Chris Lark (@MrCoolMintProd) March 24, 2016
@MOVIESEL5 @CiaraMcAvoy1 hopes of them helping us with the series. Thank you so much for your interest in #CaptainBritain and expect more
— Chris Lark (@MrCoolMintProd) March 24, 2016
@MOVIESEL5 news later this year and early in 2017. Thanks so much also to @CiaraMcAvoy1 for her help with this series project too.
— Chris Lark (@MrCoolMintProd) March 24, 2016
So one takeaway you can find here is that there is no official confirmation on a Captain Britain series from Marvel. There are people who are working on a presentation for a possible Captain Britain series in 2017. It doesn’t seem to be an official Marvel production yet, so it’s up in the air.
Would we even want a Captain Britain series? Yes. The stories are cool and the track record for recent superhero TV is a lot better than film. Bring it on, along with Ms. Marvel and Hawkeye. Based on Matt Fraction’s work. Make it happen.
(Via TVLine / Ciara McAvoy)
