Marvel Update: Thor, Captain America, Avengers

Hopefully we’ll find out the name of our Thor soon.

ComingSoon has an update on how Marvel is doing with its next big slate of films.

• “Iron Man 2″ - currently filming, set for a May 7, 2010 release.
• “Thor” - Kevin Branagh to direct, scheduled to start filming in 1Q 2010 for a May 20, 2011 release; expect a casting announcement in the next few months.
• “The First Avenger: Captain America” - Joe Johnson to direct, set to start filming in summer 2011, for a July 22, 2011 release; no word on casting yet.
• “The Avengers” - set for a May 4, 2012 release. In an interview with Empire magazine, Marvel head Kevin Feige said:

“Zak Penn is already on board The Avengers [as writer] and he’s spending a lot of his time looking into what we’re doing with Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, seeing how we’re tying it all together. And he’s beginning to outline the script now – he’ll be doing that over the summer.”

So there you go. Get your calendars ready and dream your little Marvel dreams!