Marvel Sets Its Sights to Bring The Inhumans to the Silver Screen

Marvel has dropped a bomb in revealing their new players in the cinematic universe; The Inhumans! Yes, Marvel is setting The Inhumans to be one of the newest Marvel movies set for their Phase 3. The phenomenal success of Guardians of the Galaxy proved that Marvel could branch out into the cosmic sci-fi aspects of their universe and succeed at the box office with flying colors. [hit the jump to continue]

Back in March 2011, Marvel was considering adapting the comic into a movie.  In July 2012, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told Entertainment Weekly that if either Guardians or The Inhumans became a movie, audiences could expect an “X-Men-style ensemble, a la The Avengers.” Then Guardians became a hit, which indicates that given the right kind of approach, Marvel could turn its outer space epics into box office gold.

Reports have indicated that the (Marvel)studio is happy with the existing script by Joe Robert Cole, and now the next logical step is to take indeed make it cinematic reality.

According to our sources, Marvel plans to handle The Inhumans in the same way they handled Guardians of the Galaxy.  For those who don’t know, the original draft of Guardians was written by Nicole Perlman, who was part of Marvel’s writing program.  That draft then went out to filmmakers.  When James Gunn came on board, he added his flavor and details to the story, but the characters, story structure, and beats from Perlman’s draft remained in place.  As Adam explained in his recent editorial, directors are brought on board to execute a specific vision.

Cole also came out of Marvel’s writing program, and the studio is pleased with his script, so now they’re presumably ready to take it out to filmmakers.  We can also assume that since Guardians was a success, the studio is willing to bring on a director with a unique voice like Gunn.  He didn’t upend the Marvel formula, but his personality flows through the picture.  He was in tune with a group of oddball outsiders, and that made him the best man for the job.

The other day, Vin Diesel dropped a hint about being part of The Inhumans. What some thought to be something in the realm of jokes and rumors, turned out to be true. Will Diesel indeed be in the running to play the role of the silent hero Blackbolt? This should be interesting: In Guardians, he was only hired as a voice actor, we dont see him in the flesh in the role, and he's saying the same lines over and over again; but if he plays Blackbolt, we'll see him alright, but he wont have any written lines, coz Blackbolt never talks.

Who are the Inhumans?
The Inhumans are a race of superhumans which were the result of genetic experimentation by the alien race the Kree, in order to create a genetically advanced inhuman race which they hoped would be their super soldiers in an intergalactic war with another race known as the Skrulls. 

The Kree, however, abandoned their experiment because a genetic prophecy had predicted that the experiments would eventually lead to an anomaly who would destroy the Kree Supreme Intelligence. Since that time, the Inhumans thrived in seclusion and developed with their own society. 

The comic book series of this name have usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associate the name "Inhumans" with this particular team of super-powered beings.

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