58. Queen & Country
Created by Ian Mackintosh just over a decade ago, Queen & Country is basically a female James Bond series and if adapted smartly, could seriously become a staple of British cinema. It was inspired by the 1970s TV Show The Sandbaggers that ran on ITV from 1978-1980, the comic follows SIS operative Tara Chace and her missions for Queen & Country.
How Close Is It To Being Made?: A film was in development about five years ago but it has since hit development hell.
Casting Choices: How about Gemma Arterton? She played a throwaway character in Quantum of Solace but how about she got some real time in the spotlight as a female James Bond?
Suggested by Matt Holmes
57. Planet Hulk
Who thought the Hulk in The Avengers was the best thing they saw this summer? For me, the return of the big, green, not so friendly giant was a triumph. However, some would say his appearance only served as confirmation of his new role as a supporting character in the Marvel film universe and not his return to leading man status I believe the time is right to bring him back to the big screen again in a solo flick. This is so, as after two mildly disappointing feature films, Marvel seems- finally- to have cracked the code for a ferocious, funny and empathetic Hulk. Now if Marvel decide that another movie needs to take place before The Avengers 2, perhaps a solo movie with the Hulk up against the Leader, or as a member of the Avengers team in the sequel, then all the better. Either way, Planet Hulk would fit perfectly into the Hulks current place in the Marvel film universe and for me, he is ready for launch.
How Close Is It To Being Made: No plans right now but if Marvel wanted they could begin plans on this tomorrow.
Casting Choices: They already have the perfect Hulk in Mark Ruffalo.
Suggested by Mike Histon
56. Light Brigade
Released in 2004, the four issue DC Comics miniseries, from writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Peter Snejbjerg, uses World War II as the backdrop for a much bigger war: the war in heaven. When the war spills over onto earth, the last of the offspring of humans and renegade angels, the Nephillim, make one last push to storm the gates of heaven. Standing in their way are a platoon of American soldiers tasked by God with the stopping the Nephillim at any cost.
How Close Is It To Being Made?: None right now but a fantasy/war epic the likes the big screen has never seen awaits us if this is ever adapted.
Suggested by Tom White
55. Ruins
One year after the groundbreaking Marvels, a very similar series appeared. Phil Sheldon once again appeared, writing a book on the strange world he lived in, one filled with aliens, heroes and monsters. But instead of the love that the earlier series embodied, a dark mirror was held up, casting the universe in a disturbing new light. This series was Ruins. Written by Warren Ellis, with art by Terese Nielsen, Cliff Nielsen and Chris Moeller, the story is set in a dystopian version of the Marvel Universe, under the oppressive rule of President X. Sheldons journey begins with the death of the last members of a revolutionary cell known as The Avengers. As he investigates this world of alien concentration camps, scientists turned into a tumor covered monsters, and strange, grotesque powers, he cant help but wonder if it could have being a different place. A world of Marvels. Originally conceived as a parody, the book takes everything we know about the Marvel Universe and twists it a way we never thought imaginable. The Hulk is shown as a mass of cancerous tumors, somehow still alive. Thor is insane and homeless. Mutants are rounded up and put into prisons, where they spend their days tortured. Its a realistic take on the well worn superheroes in the real world idea, but one that is taken to the the extreme. It can be heavy reading, but Ellis crafts a rich story, full of really interesting ideas. Though it would be a really tough movie to make, one can't help but be intrigued by the possibilities.
How Close Is It To Being Made: Marvel Studios haven't yet made Marvels yet, let alone this.
Suggested by Tom White