The Marvel Cinematic Universe is resurrecting Stan Lee thanks to a new licensing deal — and fans are voicing their criticisms.
On May 19, Marvel announced a 20-year deal with Stan Lee Universe, a venture between Genius Brands International and Pow! Entertainment, to license the name and likeness of the late Marvel Comics editor-in-chief for use in future feature films and television productions, as well as Disney theme parks, “experiences,” and merchandise under a “broad deal” with his estate.
Lee died in November 2018 at age 95, and fans are calling for the memory of the beloved writer and editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics to be laid to rest.
Vulture critic Alison Willmore compared the deal to a “Weekend at Bernie’s” scheme, and Red Letter Media co-founder Jay Bauman slammed the deal, writing, “Stan Lee was exploited for the last few years of his life and now he can’t even rest in peace.
On May 19, Marvel announced a 20-year deal with Stan Lee Universe, a venture between Genius Brands International and Pow! Entertainment, to license the name and likeness of the late Marvel Comics editor-in-chief for use in future feature films and television productions, as well as Disney theme parks, “experiences,” and merchandise under a “broad deal” with his estate.
Lee died in November 2018 at age 95, and fans are calling for the memory of the beloved writer and editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics to be laid to rest.
Vulture critic Alison Willmore compared the deal to a “Weekend at Bernie’s” scheme, and Red Letter Media co-founder Jay Bauman slammed the deal, writing, “Stan Lee was exploited for the last few years of his life and now he can’t even rest in peace.
- 5/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Timur Bekmambetov, the filmmaker behind the action banger "Wanted," is developing a new cinematic universe based on iconic comic book writer and publisher Stan Lee's work -- but this universe might hold more bumps in the night. Under Bekmambetov's production banner, Bazelevs, the "Night Watch" director is assembling a series of connected films based on Lee's unexplored horror works, with Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer, and Matt Greenberg taking care of the screenplay.
Bazelevs will be working arm-in-arm with producer Ara Keshishian's Zq Entertainment on "Sawbones" and "Carnival of Killers." Lee's Pow! Entertainment, co-founded with Gill Champion and Arthur Lieberman after Lee's...
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Bazelevs will be working arm-in-arm with producer Ara Keshishian's Zq Entertainment on "Sawbones" and "Carnival of Killers." Lee's Pow! Entertainment, co-founded with Gill Champion and Arthur Lieberman after Lee's...
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- 12/1/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Stan Lee has come out swinging against his former company Pow! Entertainment, filing a $1 billion lawsuit saying he was taken advantage when he was in an emotionally and physically fragile state.
The comic-book icon filed suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Pow! Entertainment, as well as current Pow! CEO Shane Duffy and co-founder Gill Champion. The suit says they “conspired and agreed to broker a sham deal to sell Pow! to a company in China and fraudulently steal Stan Lee’s identity, name, image, and likeness as part of a nefarious scheme to benefit financially at Lee’s expense.”
“Pursuant to their conspiracy and agreement, Defendants, and each of them, knowingly made material misrepresentations of fact, and forged or fraudulently obtained a signature from Lee to give Pow! Inc. the exclusive use of Lee’s identity, name, image, and likeness as described in further detail below,” the suit continues.
The comic-book icon filed suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Pow! Entertainment, as well as current Pow! CEO Shane Duffy and co-founder Gill Champion. The suit says they “conspired and agreed to broker a sham deal to sell Pow! to a company in China and fraudulently steal Stan Lee’s identity, name, image, and likeness as part of a nefarious scheme to benefit financially at Lee’s expense.”
“Pursuant to their conspiracy and agreement, Defendants, and each of them, knowingly made material misrepresentations of fact, and forged or fraudulently obtained a signature from Lee to give Pow! Inc. the exclusive use of Lee’s identity, name, image, and likeness as described in further detail below,” the suit continues.
- 5/16/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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