Mark Millar To Consult On Fox’s Marvel Titles

20th Century Fox announced today that they have hired Mark Millar as a creative consultant for their Marvel film properties.

Millar is obviously no stranger to either the comic or film world. He has written for a variety of huge and hugely popular titles, and two of his own creations (Wanted and Kick-Ass) have spawned highly successful films. Fox would clearly like a repeat of the success of these films, and as Deadline reports Millar has been tasked with finding new creative avenues for the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises, which may be able to do just that.

Speaking with Deadline, Millar had this to say about the hire:

“As someone who has spent his entire life obsessed with both comic-books and movies, this is essentially my dream gig as it’s a unique combination of both,” stated Millar. “I spent ten years working at Marvel and am really happy with the work I did on the comic side of things so the idea of working with these characters now in a brand new medium is enormously exciting for me. I really like the Fox team, love this bold new direction they have for their franchises and am proud to be working alongside some of modern cinema’s biggest talents. James Mangold is incredible, Matthew Vaughn’s one of my closest pals and Josh Trank gave us, in my opinion, one of the greatest superhero movies of the last decade with Chronicle. The invitation to join this crew was maybe the coolest phone-call I’ve ever had.”

What do you think of this? Are you a fan of Millar’s work?