Various film productions based on Marvel characters
Time: 1997
Place: Burbank, California, U.S.
Details: By 1997, Marvel Studios was actively pursuing various film productions based on Marvel characters, including the eventual films X-Men (2000), Daredevil (2003), Elektra (2005) and Fantastic Four (2005).
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