Disney announces that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will now be in charge creatively of TV, comics, movies and all things Marvel. (Source: Deadline) Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will also have the title “Chief Creative Officer” with Marvel and will continue to oversee the MCU, with the new responsibilities including the creative direction of Marvel TV and publishing (comics). This also includes Marvel TV and Animation which will be under Feige’s Marvel Studios banner. Previously Feige was in charge of Marvel Studios while Ike Perlmutter was in charge of…
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Disney CEO Talks Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige Taking Over the X-Men
With the Disney and 21st Century Fox merger all but done, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about the direction moving forward, and how it features Kevin Feige in a leadership position. Iger was interviewed by THR on many topics related to Disney, and that includes the plan going forward for the 20th Century Fox Marvel properties. Those properties include X-Men and Fantastic Four, and at one point Iger was asked if Marvel would absorb the X-Men franchise and if Feige would be overseeing it. “I think it only makes sense,”…
Read MoreMarvel Studios’ Kevin Feige Talks Star Wars
Thought you Star Wars fans would appreciate the Star Wars channel with exclusive material and this conversation with Kevin Feige the king of superheroes films and more. In this installment of The Star Wars Show, the president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige discusses his love for the Star Wars galaxy, artists craft a Millennium Falcon out of red SOLO cups (in a paid partnership with SOLO Cup) and a life-size replica prepares to launch, we check out new character posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story, and more! Watch more…
Read MoreJUDE LAW In Talks To Play in Captain Marvel
According to Variety Jude Law is in talks to join Brie Larson as the male lead in Captain Marvel. Law is cast to play Doctor Walter Lawson, a.k.a.. Mar-Vell, “who becomes a mentor of sorts to Danvers as she tries to figure out her new powers.” In Marvel comic books Mar-Vell is the Kree warrior who was Carol Danvers’ namesake and mentor as the original Captain Marvel. Ben Mendelson is reported as playing the movie’s as-yet-unnamed villain. Marvel President Kevin Feige previously stated that the alien Skrulls would play a…
Read MoreWhat Went Wrong With The Inhumans Movie
The Inhumans Movie was not received well at the cinema making Worldwide: $2,852,282 in just one week. Yes, it was scheduled for two weeks but too many seats were empty so they cancelled the second week. The critical reception of the movie was a whopping 8% on Rotten Tomatoes; Critics Consensus: Marvel’s Inhumans sets a new low standard for the MCU with an unimaginative narrative, dull design work, weak characters, and disengaging soapy melodrama. The series on TV is also in trouble and we don’t know if it will survive…
Read MoreKevin Feige Looks Confused as Amy Pascal Talks About Spider-Man
In 2015, Sony inked a deal with Marvel Studios to share the licensing rights to Spider-Man. Variety reports Marvel doesn’t have to pay Sony to use the iconic character in their movies, like Captain America: Civil War; additionally, Marvel will not receive any profits from Sony films that feature Spider-Man. The studios have teamed up to produce the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film, which, as pointed out by Polygon, explains why Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man appears in the movie. Venom and future projects under Sony’s Marvel Universe will not be…
Read MoreMarvel’s Kevin Feige on ‘Spider-Man’s’ Future
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is on one heck of a run. Each of the company’s 14 films over the past eight years has opened in first place at the domestic box office, and they’ve brought in more than $10 billion globally. That success is a boon for Disney CEO Bob Iger, who led the $4 billion acquisition of the comic-book empire Marvel Entertainment in 2009. But it’s Feige who is credited with Marvel’s signature style — a blend of humor, optimism, and spectacle that has attracted legions of fans…
Read MoreKevin Feige Talks DC Vs Marvel
For anyone growing up a fan of Batman or Superman, or Spider-Man or the Hulk, hot topics of converasation have always been who would win between DC and Marvel? While we all know DC would crush their direct competition (I kid!), you have to admit the competition is good as it keeps the opposing sides at the top of their games, which means we all benefit. Speaking of competition, with DC recently relaunching their movie universe with Man of Steel, Batman Vs. Superman, Suicide Squad and the upcoming Wonder Woman…
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