AMC Mail Bag - World War Hulk Movie, How Long Should A Movie Be?

On this episode of AMC Mail Bag (Saturday October 5th 2013) we take the following viewer questions:

Jason McCasland writes: Months ago I know there was talk about working in the start of Planet Hulk & WWH into the end of Avengers 2. Is there any current word on the future development? I've wanted the telling of that story in any form (animated, motion comic, live action) for some time now. Thanks for the information. Me want some Hulk movie, even more so if he's destroying everyone.
Lantonio Jackson writes: Hey guys, big fan and congrats on the new location.You mentioned about past reservations about being a 30 min show in the age of the minute and a half attention span. Does this have a huge effect on movies, I realized that movies are edited to fit into a certain amount of time. I'm curious to how you know if your movie needs to be 90 mins or 180 mins?

Robert Goodwin writes: What's up, Everyone? Love the show!! What do you guys think about having L.L. Cool J star as Luke Cage in a 'Heroes 4 Hire' movie?

Cody Henderson writes: Hey AMC, I saw the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 2. Honestly I am sort of excited for this movie because the first one was creative and I would like to see where they go. What do you guys think of making this sequel. Thanks and keep up the great work.

Will Lambert writes: Hello AMC crew! I have watched the show from episode 1! It has been my favorite source of Movie News. My question is about Ron Howard. He has directed so many great films but it seems like no one puts him in the category of an all time great with Spielberg, Hitchcock, etc... Do you think Howard fits into that category?

Bradfor Donovan writes: Hey AMC Movie Talkers, love the new studio. John has said a number of times that film adaptation of lesser known comic book characters will never be made simply because the general public doesn't know who they are. I feel as though with that train of thought, no original films would ever be made. If a studio like WB or Marvel/Disney takes a character, and sticks to the core essential elements of that character (as John says), they can make a film that all audiences can enjoy, whether it's Batman or B'wana Beast. Studios shouldn't just try to give us films that they know we want to see, but rather films we didn't know we wanted to see. I guess the real question here is what do you mean when you say that studios won't make films of characters that the general public doesn't know, and what's the difference between making a film based on a comic book character and making a film based on a novel or other source materials? Thanks for taking the time to answer my question and keep up the great work.

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