Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ IMAX Episodes Will Be Directed By Roel Reiné
The line between film and television has been blurry for some time now and Marvel and ABC plan to make it even fuzzier. Back in November, it was announced that theirInhumanstelevision serieswould premiere its first two episodes on theatrical IMAX screensbefore settling in on the small screen for the rest of the eight episode season. Now we now who will helm those first super-sized episodes: directorRoel Reiné.
The news comes our way viaThe Hollywood Reporterand there’s not much to know quite yet. We do know that Roel Reiné was a television director before he won the Golden Calf, the Dutch equivalent of the Academy Award, for his first feature, 1999’sThe Delivery. From there, he drifted into the realm of direct-to-video sequels, directing movies likeDeath Race 2,The Marine 2,The Scorpion Ring 3: Battle For Redemption,12 Rounds 2: Reloaded,Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines,The Man With the Iron Fists 2,The Condemned 2, andHard Target 2. Most recently, he helmed an episode ofBlack Sails.
In other words, he’s not the glamorous choice some fans were probably hoping to see, but he straddles a fine line that Marvel and ABC were probably looking for when they made this decision: he knows how to make movies and he knows how make them on a television schedule and budget. Still, I wouldn’t blame anyone for raising an eyebrow at that filmography, especially whenInhumansis being hyped as a super-sized theatrical eventworthy of playing on over 1,000 IMAX screens this Labor Day weekend.
And it apparently has nothing to do with theInhumansmovie Marvel Studios still says they’re making.
And it apparently has nothing to do withAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where the Inhumans played a key role.
And all of this is happening with characters that general audiences knows nothing about. In other words, showrunnerScott Buck(a veteran ofDexterwho ran the upcomingIron Fistseries) and Reiné have their work cut out for them. If youdoneed to brush up these characters, some of the weirdest people in Marvel’s superhero stable,we’e got you covered.
