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Marvel Studios
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1993
FounderAvi Arad
Key people
David Maisel, Chairman
Kevin Feige, President of Production
ProductsFilms
ServicesLicensing
Production
ParentMarvel Entertainment
Websitemarvel.com/movies Edit this on Wikidata

Marvel Studios is an American television and motion picture studio based in Beverly Hills, California.

History

Marvel Studios was formed in the late 1990s following Revlon CEO Ronald Perelman's acquisition of parent company Marvel Entertainment. This resulted in the re-entry of Marvel into the motion picture and television business.

Marvel Studios was formerly headed by Avi Arad from May 13, 1993, (as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), until October 1998, when he took on other duties within the company such as executive producer for the studios’ film output.[1] A $525 million non-recourse debt financing for up to ten films produced using Marvel was completed in September 2004. In 2005, Michael Helfant joined the studio as President and Chief Operating Officer.[2] In March 2007, David Maisel was named Chairman and Kevin Feige was named President of Production as Iron Man began filming.[3] In 2008, Marvel Studios signed a lease with Raleigh Studios to host its headquarters and production offices and film the next four movies on the studios’ slate, including Iron Man 2, at their Manhattan Beach facilities.[4]

Co-productions

Marvel Studio films produced with the assistance of other studios contain flipping images of various Marvel superheroes during the opening credits (Spider-Man film series, Daredevil, X2, Blade: Trinity, & Iron Man) while others have images of comics involving the namesake superhero(s) of that particular film (Hulk, and its reboot, both Fantastic Four films, The Punisher, X-Men: The Last Stand, Ghost Rider, etc.). The film Punisher: War Zone will be associated with Marvel Knights Studios, an offshoot production logo from Marvel Studios, based on the comic book imprint of the same name. Like the imprint, it's films will be targeted towards mature audiences.

Year Film Director Distributor
1998 Blade Stephen Norrington New Line Cinema
2000 X-Men Bryan Singer 20th Century Fox
2002 Blade II Guillermo del Toro New Line Cinema
Spider-Man Sam Raimi Columbia Pictures
2003 Hulk Ang Lee Universal Studios
Daredevil Mark Steven Johnson 20th Century Fox
X2 Bryan Singer
2004 Spider-Man 2 Sam Raimi Columbia Pictures
Blade: Trinity David S. Goyer New Line Cinema
The Punisher Jonathan Hensleigh Lionsgate
2005 Fantastic Four Tim Story 20th Century Fox
Elektra Rob Bowman
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Brett Ratner
2007 Ghost Rider Mark Steven Johnson Columbia Pictures
Spider-Man 3 Sam Raimi
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer Tim Story 20th Century Fox
2008 Punisher: War Zone Lexi Alexander Lionsgate
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Gavin Hood 20th Century Fox
Venom[5][6] Columbia Pictures
TBA X-Men Origins: Magneto David S. Goyer 20th Century Fox
2011 Spider-Man 4 Columbia Pictures

Independent films

Marvel Studios' self-produced films show the Marvel Studios logo with the acompanying comic book panels. In 2005, Variety reported that Marvel Studios would start producing their own films and distribute them through Paramount Pictures.[7] The funding will come from a seven year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch.[8] Since the announcement, Marvel's film slate has expanded to include:

Year Film Director Distributor
2008 Iron Man Jon Favreau Paramount Pictures
The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier Universal Studios
In development
Film Release date Notes
Iron Man II[9] May 7, 2010 Director Jon Favreau; original cast returning, except for Terrence Howard, who is being replaced by Don Cheadle.
Thor[9] July 16, 2010 Director Kenneth Branagh; Screenwriter Mark Protosevich attached.
The First Avenger: Captain America[9] May 6, 2011 Director Joe Johnston; Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely attached.
The Avengers[9] July 15, 2011 Screenwriter Zak Penn attached
Ant-Man Director/Screenwriter Edgar Wright and Screenwriter Joe Cornish attached
Nick Fury[10][11] Screenwriter Andrew W. Marlowe attached.
Runaways[12] Screenwriter Brian K. Vaughan attached.

References

  1. ^ Fritz, Ben (2006-05-31). "Marvel's 'X' man makes cushy exit". Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Michael Helfant Joins Marvel Studios as President & COO; Entertainment Industry Veteran to Oversee Operations of Marvel's Growing Entertainment Development and Production Activities". Business Wire. FindArticles.com. 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  3. ^ "Marvel Entertainment Names David Maisel as Chairman, Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige as President..." Business Wire. AllBusiness.com, Inc. 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  4. ^ "Marvel signs long-term lease with Raleigh". Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Oct 6, 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  5. ^ Paul Fischer (2007-07-24). "Exclusive Interview: Avi Arad for "Bratz"". Dark Horizons. Retrieved 2007-08-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Venom Film Moving Forward". IESB.net. 2008-02-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Graser, Marc (Sep 29, 2008). "Paramount, Marvel extend pact". Variety. Retrieved 01-01-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Waxman, Sharon (June 18, 2007). "Marvel Wants to Flex Its Own Heroic Muscles as a Moviemaker". New York Times. Retrieved 01-01-2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ a b c d "Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates". Screen Rant. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  10. ^ Steve Zeitchik (2006-02-23). "Marvel stock soars on rev outlook". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Daniel Gross (2006-01-09). "The New Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Project 'Runaways' in works at Marvel". hollywoodreporter.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-07-01.

See also

External links

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