Comic Book Adaptations Ruining Franchises

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"Comic Book Adaptations Ruining Franchises
By Allison Izon
Comic books seem like easy targets for movie treatments. The storyboards, setting and costumes are already laid out for you, and an established fan base already exists. So, it is not surprising that there are about 20 movies based on comic books in various stages of production this year. As you read this article, someone somewhere in Hollywood is out there trying to make “Ant-Man” into a film (the amount of excitement that you would feel for this film is directly proportional to how long you’ve waited in line for a Star Wars film).

So what is it that separates films like “Sin City” from “Daredevil” ? “Batman Begins” from “Catwoman” ? “X2” from “X3” ?Comic Book Adaptations Ruining Franchises

Jessica Alba, The Invisible Woman

The visibile woman

James Wigney
June 10, 2007 12:00am

Like all good superheroes, Jessica Alba leads a double life. There's Jessica Alba the actor: star of TV series Dark Angel and the smash-hit movies Sin City, Fantastic Four and its coming sequel in which she reprises her role as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman.

Then there's Jessica Alba the sex goddess, who features prominently in magazine polls judging her among the sexiest women alive, put on the cover of Playboy magazine against her wishes and whose bikini-clad body was strategically enhanced on the posters for the dopey sunken treasure yarn Into the Blue.

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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21871877-5006023,00.html