Disney Plans Live-Action Shows For Marvel Comic Characters

Now that The Walt Disney Company owns Marvel Entertainment, it has decided to start putting its investment to work. Plans are in the works at Disney to create three live-action television shows based on Marvel characters.

Disney chief executive Bob Iger spoke briefly to the Wall Street Journal about plans for the franchise:

“[With Marvel] we’ve taken back distribution, or bought back distribution from Paramount, for some critical franchises. Notably, Iron Man 3 will be distributed by us and Avengers, he said. “‘We’re developing three live-action series for ABC and ABC Family.”

So there’s a good possibility that we could see the return of The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man to the telly. It would be cool for fans of the original series and Marvel fans in general. It could be a ratings boom to ABC as well if the plans work out for Disney.

The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion last year. The deal paired a comic book publisher that just recently began to produce its own movies with one of the largest international media companies in the world.