When it comes to Marvel comics, Iron Fist is a rather obscure character. A martial arts expert that has only recently become respected by the comic book community, the former Hero for Hire has yet to break out into the general publics sphere of awareness.

This may soon change. With Marvel slowly turning its attention to bringing its less known creations to the big screen, it appears that the kung fu star may in fact get the starring role he deserves. Deadline reported today that Marvel has approached Ryan Wilkes (xXx) to pen the script for a planned adaptation that will accompany Doctor Strange following the Avengers film in 2012.

With the excitement surrounding the upcoming Thor, Captain America, and Avengers films, little attention has been given to Marvel's lesser known characters that may soon be be getting screen adaptations of their own.


Marvel Studio head Kevin Feige hinted at several projects yesterday during their extensive and nergasm inducing movie panel. Feige did confirm that Doctor Strange is the next project the studio plans to undertake once the Avengers has finished production. Feige also hinted at taking on the Black Panther and Iron Fist, due to their critically well received recent comic book runs.


However, perhaps the most surprising announcement was that Marvel is still considering the possibility of another Punisher adaptation. Despite the poor performance of both previous outings for the gun toting anti-hero, it appears that Marvel is still in talks to keep their edgiest hero on the big screen.