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20th Century Fox are readying two Marvel based comic book films with a reboot of Daredevil and a new installment of the Fantastic Four in the works.
Fox owns the rights to both franchises, as well as the X-Men, while Disney owned Marvel Entertainment controls the rest of the Marvel universe, except for Spider-Man which is owned by Sony.
Matt Murdock’s Daredevil will be given the reboot after a disapointing run out with Ben Affleck as the lead in 2003.
David James Kelly has been drafted in to rewrite the script, which is said to focus on Sin City creator Frank Miller’s Born Again run in the comics.
Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade is at the helm for the project, with the storyline seeing Murdock’s foe The Kingpin discovering Daredevil’s true identity and using his knowledge to ruin the lawyer’s life.
Marvel’s favourite crime fighting family is also gearing up for another installment.
The Fantastic Four has Chronicle director Josh Trank working on a take of the film but it is not clear if he will direct the movie.
He has also been linked to Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom and Warner Bros comic adaptation The Red Star.
Recasting may be needed for the third installment though as Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm in the first and second movies, recently donned the star spangled uniform of Captain America in Disney’s Cap film and the Avengers.
There has been no official release dates for either film yet.