
A financial basket case just six years ago, Marvel Comics has seen its stock double in the last year, and its market cap swell to $2.17 billion. Why? Part of the story is, of course, "Spider-Man."
At Fox, "Fantastic Four" is casting, with Tim Story ("Barbershop") at the helm. The company is recruiting Chris Columbus ("Harry Potter") to direct "Sub-mariner" at Universal; "Iron Man" is set up at New Line, while "Elektra" is in production at Fox/New Regency and "Deathlok" is out to directors at Paramount.
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