Back in 2008, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige named "Runaways" as one of the films most likely to follow "The Avengers."
And earlier this year, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon and Peter Sollett ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") were reportedly the finalists to direct "Runaways" before Sollett ultimately signed on. Despite relatively little news since then, Marvel Studios has officially picked a screenwriter to deliver the script.
Drew Pearce has signed on to write the script for "Runaways," according to Deadline. Pearce is a British screenwriter best known for creating "No Heroics," a sitcom that follows a group of off-duty superheroes who hang out at a bar where they aren't allowed to use their powers.
"Runaways" was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona back in 2003 for Marvel Comics. The series depicts a group of teenagers who discover that their parents are secretly supervillains.
As the title suggests, the lead characters flee from their parents and discover that they have super powers of their own. The "Runaways" eventually defeat their parents and gradually become a dysfunctional superhero team that is also a surrogate family.
Vaughan has also been previously rumored to have written a script for the feature film version of "Runaways" after he broke into Hollywood as a writer for "Lost." Whedon has also previously been associated with series, after writing a six issue storyline with artist Michael Ryan.
What are your thoughts on the "Runaways" movie going forward? Would you prefer to see a more comedic take on "Runaways" or a take that retains the darker elements of the original series? Who would you cast as the "Runaways" main characters? Let us know what you're thinking in the comment section or on Twitter!