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Will Marvel Ever Make a Doctor Strange Movie?
21 October 2009 7:37 AM, PDT
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Marvel Entertainment President Kevin Feige has said that a Doctor Strange movie would "kick ass," while Stan Lee, who co-created the character in 1963, made a "promise" to MTV during San Diego Comic-Con that Doctor Strange would be one of Marvel's future projects. But how realistic is a Doctor Strange movie? So far, the character hasn't found much success in Hollywood adaptations. A TV pilot made in the 1970s failed to launch a regular series, while a 2007 animated movie debuted on DVD to mixed reviews.
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada explained the character's limited appeal to a crowd at the Big Apple Comic-Con. Quesada said that, while Doctor Strange often appears in Marvel comics titles, Strange is "one of a small handful of characters that whenever you see them guest star, you go, Oh! Doctor Strange! I wish he had his own series.' Then we launch a series, and nobody buys it.
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- Ryan Gowland
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Stan Lee On His 'Iron Man 2' Cameo!
19 October 2009 2:02 PM, PDT
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When we spoke to Stan Lee during this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, the conversation naturally turned to his cameos in the Marvel movies. One of the industry's living legends, Lee has proudly appeared in just about every movie featuring Marvel characters that's hit the screen.
While Lee wasn't certain he could talk about the cameo at the time, the news appears to have hit the 'Net this weekend—so we're thrilled to finally be able to show this portion of our interview with Stan "The Man" Lee. Excelsior!
"For some reason, they wanted me to wear suspenders and heavy glasses, and they treated me as though I was Larry King," Lee told MTV News of the character he'll play in "Iron Man 2." "So I finally, for the first time in my life, felt like I was a celebrity."
Previously, Lee shared some thoughts about the deal he almost
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- Rick Marshall
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Idw publishes Steve Ditko retrospective
29 September 2009 3:56 AM, PDT
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Idw Publishing has announced The Art of Ditko, a retrospective exploring the work and influences of the legendary comics artist. The book will feature an introduction by Stan Lee along with insights from P Craig Russell, John Romita and Jerry Robinson. Ditko began working with Marvel precursor Atlas Comics in the 1950s and was responsible for the co-creation of the iconic Marvel characters Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. "I'm excited to show these (more)
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George W. Bush Believes Harry Potter Promotes Witchcraft
28 September 2009 6:30 PM, PDT
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Last year, President George W Bush awarded Stan Lee with the National Medal of Arts for contributing to culture, but "Harry Potter" author Jk Rowling was left off the list of honorees. But why? President George W Bush's speechwriter Matt Latimer has written a very controversial book, "Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor," that is getting lots of attention for its many bizarre claims. In the book, Latimer said that the Bush administration considered Rowling for the award but decided against it because they believed that her writing "encouraged witchcraft," even more than the characters (Doctor Strange) that Lee created. Quote from page 201 of the book: This was the same sort of narrow thinking that led people in the White House to actually object to giving the author Jk Rowling a presidential medal because the Harry Potter books encouraged witchcraft.
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Disney Teams Up With Guillermo Del Toro - is this how Dr. Strange will appear?
11 September 2009 4:08 PM, PDT
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Put the pieces together: Guillermo Del Toro was talking with Neil Gaiman about doing a Dr. Strange film as far back as February 2008. Now Del Toro is cutting a deal with Disney... and Disney now owns Marvel, which of course is the home of the good Doctor. Sounds like the stars are aligning... but we already had a recent animated Doctor Strange...
Press release via Nikki Finke: Disney Toons Up With Guillermo Del Toro Under "Disney Double Dare You" Label
Anaheim, California -- September 11, 2009 -- The Walt Disney
Studios, in collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
(“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Hobbit”), is launching a new production label
called Disney Double Dare You, to create new animated films full of
chills and thrills for audiences of all ages, it was announced today at
the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. All
films will be produced
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- Glenn Hauman
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Five Disney And Marvel Crossovers We Could See Now
31 August 2009 4:33 PM, PDT
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Disney now owns Marvel Comics, along with its 5,000 characters, and meetings have already occurred between Pixar and Marvel about potential crossovers. Introducing Disney fandom to Marvel fandom must be done delicately, though, as the two companies have some of the most demanding followings in entertainment.
For today at least, fanboy conversations about Batman and Daredevil crossovers have been completely set aside in favor of Mickey and Magneto suggestions. Here are five Disney properties I'd like to see matched up with Marvel counterparts.
The Incredibles meet The Fantastic Four: There's an astonishing amount of cross-pollination that's already taken place between Marvel and Disney over the course of their creative histories. Seeing as how Disney and Pixar modeled their in-house hero family off of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's boys and girl in in blue, it would be only fitting that they get together for lunch once in a while
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- Brian Warmoth
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What Does Disney's Acquisition Of Marvel Mean For Fans?
31 August 2009 2:34 AM, PDT
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A breakdown of whether the movies will be better or worse and what the crossover of characters means for theme parks, future films.
By Larry Carroll
Photo: Columbia Pictures/ MTV News
In a move as massive and dramatic as anything that could have been imagined by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby or even Walt himself, Disney agreed to purchase Marvel Entertainment on Monday (August 31) in a deal worth $4 billion.
As our very own Splash Page has been chronicling since the minute the deal went down, the news of these two entertainment titans joining forces Avengers-style has been rippling across Hollywood and the Internet. But once you're finished dropping your jaw and scratching your head over the partnership, you might be wondering where things go from here for Spider-Man, Mickey Mouse, Captain America and Captain Jack Sparrow.
At first, pop-culture-devouring fans of both entities probably won't notice the difference. But long term,
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Iron Man 2 blazes a trail to The Avengers and beyond
2 August 2009 4:10 AM, PDT
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Exciting times are ahead for Marvel fans: Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3, Thor, Captain America, Avengers, more of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, a reappearance of the Hulk somewhere in the mix, and then Doctor Strange and Black Panther among a second wave of comic book heroes.
Marvel has a movie masterplan and it's not afraid to flaunt it.
And never was it displayed to more dazzling effect than at San Diego Comic-Con, where it sent the geekometer off the scale.
Amid the rapturous reception for the new Iron Man 2 footage screened at the convention, the way ahead for Marvel Studios' comic book adaptations was unveiled.
Watching Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark on a blazing race track, Mickey Rourke cracking electrically-charged coils as the villainous Whiplash, and Ms Johansson in action as the deadly Black Widow, the future looks dynamic, and that's just the start with Iron Man 2.
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- David Bentley
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Michael Jackson Wanted To Make a Spider-Man Movie
1 August 2009 9:35 AM, PDT
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You can file this one in the "News of the Weird" category: Stan "The Man" Lee, the creator of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, and many other classic Marvel Comics characters, said in a recent interview with MTV that recently deceased pop icon Michael Jackson had expressed interest in making a live-action Spider-Man movie before the reins were turned over to director Sam Raimi.
It was just in the discussion phase. Michael Jackson and I were rather friendly. We had met a number of times. In fact, he came to my house once with his son and I remember my wife took care of his son for about an hour while Michael and I were talking. He was quite a good father.... I had been to his place in Neverland and I really was very fond of Michael Jackson.
And, he
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- BrentJS Sprecher
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Lost’s Mr. Eko Could Be Marvel’s Black Panther
27 July 2009 10:52 PM, PDT
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"We're talking to Marvel about Black Panther," former Lost star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje told MTV News at Comic-Con this past weekend. "This is the first round, so you know, hopefully they'll look at G.I. Joe and see the potential. But it's about time we have a black superhero, isn't it?"
It is about time, Mr. Eko. And Marvel Studios has in their grasp a great potential starting point for launching a black superhero into the mainstream. Black Panther was one of the first modern black superheroes in comics, penned first in 1966 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The head of state of the Panther tribe in the African nation of Wakanda, the Black Panther uses a heart-shaped herb that grants its user enhanced strength, agility and perception, much like the large feline upon which his costume is based. The modern day Black Panther, known as T'Challa, joined up with The Avengers for a period of time and
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- Neil Miller
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Stan Lee will have cameo roles in Venom spin-off and Iron Man 2
7 July 2009 2:52 PM, PDT
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Marvel's former president and chairman Stan Lee has a habit of popping up in film adaptations of the company's comic book characters.
And it's now been confirmed that Lee, 86, will have a cameo in the Venom spin-off, which is based on the villain from the Spider-Man comic books and set for release in 2012.
Venom debuted on screen in Spider-Man 3 after an extraterrestrial black goo arrived on Earth in a meteorite and bonded with human host Eddie Brock. In the comics, other people have also merged with the symbiotic life-form.
The spin-off is being written by Zombieland scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.
Reese told Superhero Hype: "Stan Lee is in it. I feel like that's the one thing we can say. He does appear in our script, and we're very specific about where he is and why. May he live forever. Let's hope he's in many movies to come.
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- David Bentley
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Stan Lee to launch new superhero via phone and internet
10 June 2009 5:50 PM, PDT
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The Crimefighting creations of superhero supremo Stan Lee have brought decades of pleasure to comic book readers and in recent years have been blockbuster successes on the big screen.
Lee, the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, co-created Spider- Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Daredevil and Doctor Strange during a burst of activity in the 1960s. All except Strange have been brought to the big screen and that character might well be on an upcoming film schedule.
These characters were invented at a time when comics were widely read, allowing many of these heroes to become household names.
Lee (pictured), sensing the shifting sands of the superhero genre, is now working on his next concepts using the strategies and technologies of this age rather than relying on comic books.
A fascinating article in The Economist looks at the changing face of the superhero industry and how Lee is modifying his approach.
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- David Bentley
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Marvel's Kevin Feige Updates The Avengers, Thor, Ant-Man and More
9 June 2009 2:50 AM, PDT
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Marvel President of Production Kevin Feige has been very busy lately speaking about the upcoming slate of movies Marvel has in production, from The Avengers to Thor and even Ant-Man, giving plenty of updates about each one.
While he could not confirm another Incredible Hulk movie, Feige did confirm that Hulk will appear in The Avengers:
Now at least we can talk about Hulk being onscreen and Hulk being in a movie. It will have been four years since he was in a movie by that point. By 2012, I'd like to see him in it. We're just starting the story. I was on the phone with [Avengers screenwriter] Zak Penn this morning. He's coming in next week and he's going to work on the outline this summer. It's so intertwined with what we're doing before it. I almost wanted to get done with production on Iron Man 2, and the scripts
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- Ryan Gowland
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Marvel film updates on Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Avengers and more...
8 June 2009 7:57 AM, PDT
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An Update on Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero films has been given by president of production Kevin Feige at a conference in Culver City, California.
Feige told the conference that the failure of the Warner Bros film Batman and Robin in 1997 was seen as a turning point for comic book movie adaptations and led to them being treated more seriously.
He then gave updates on Marvel's scheduled film slate up to 2012, which consists so far of Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers.
Feige also told us the latest on the proposed Ant-Man movie and then mentioned a surprise superhero film project.
Read on for all the details...
The key points in Feige's presentation were:
Iron Man 2 (May 7, 2010): The studio looked at successful sequels and decided they worked well because "they told a relativity simple story so they could focus on the characters and crack open the mythology instead.
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Marvel's Kevin Feige on the Future of The Avengers, Thor, Ant Man, Doctor Strange, and Captain America!
5 June 2009 9:47 AM, PDT
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Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige went on record this week at an Iron Man 2 set visit being held in Downey, California, about the future of all upcoming Marvel movie adaptations. He talked extensively about The Avengers, Thor, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, and The First Avenger: Captain America. The biggest news is that The Incredible Hulk will be making his next appearance in The Avengers movie, which has a tentative release date of May 4th, 2012.
Feige stated, "It will have been four years since he was in a movie by that point. By 2012. I'd like to see him in it. I'm not being coy. We're just starting the story. I was on the phone with Zak Penn this morning. He's coming in next week and he's going to work on the outline this summer. It's so intertwined with what we're doing before it. I almost wanted to get done
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Who Wants To Write for Marvel?
27 March 2009 8:02 AM, PDT
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If you long to turn your keyboard to a Marvel movie script, you might actually get your chance. According to Variety, Marvel Entertainment is getting ready to assemble an army of screenwriters to be at their beck and call, and develop properties for their characters -- and with 5,000 in the stable, there will be no shortage of work.
While they'll be looking to their current comic staffers, Marvel also wants to bring on five new writers every year to develop whatever pitch the studio throws at them. They're particularly interested in finding people who can help them launch lesser known characters like Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Cable, Iron Fist, Nighthawk, and Vision.
As we speak, the first group is being recruited, and will be expected to tackle projects this year. Don't be surprised if it's one of the guys name-dropped above, as it wasn't that long ago that Kevin Feige
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- Elisabeth Rappe
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Patrick Dempsey as Doctor Strange? Kevin McKidd as Thor? Jon Hamm as Green Lantern?
27 January 2009 5:47 AM, PST
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On Sunday, we wrote how inker Arne Starr had gone Hollywood, working on Grey's Anatomy and Mad Men-- except it turns out that with Hollywood gone comics crazy, he hasn't put comics behind him. I'll let Arne explain:
This all started when I found out from a friend who works on Grey's Anatomy with me that Patrick Dempsey had gone to Marvel Studios to see about getting them to do Doctor Strange, with that certain synergistic connection of Dr. Strange starting out as a surgeon. So I did a piece of art that showed Patrick as the character. Since then, Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios has mentioned in an interview on MTV that we shouldn't be surprised to see Dr. Strange on the 2012 movie slate.
At this time, I was also working on my other regular show, Mad Men, and brought this up to Jon Hamm, telling him I
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