Marvel Studios
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 among multiple high level hires and promotions at the Studio as Iron Man began filming.[3] In 2008, the Studio signed a lease with Raleigh Studios to host its headquarters and production office and film the next four movies on the studios’ slate including "Iron Man 2" at their Manhattan Beach facilities.[4]
Co-productions
During the opening logo of films developed with the studio's involvement, pictures from the company's comic books are flipped through. Some films contain the flipping images of various Marvel superheroes for the opening logo (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.
Independent films
Before all independent films, the Marvel Studios logo is shown, without accompanying comic book animation. In 2005, Variety reported that Marvel themselves will start producing their own films with Paramount Pictures distributing them.[citation needed] The funding will come from a seven year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch.[citation needed] Since the announcement, Marvel's film slate has expanded to include:
- In development
References
- ^ Fritz, Ben; Steven Zeitchik (2006-05-31). "Marvel's 'X' man makes cushy exit". Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ "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 on 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Marvel Entertainment Names David Maisel as Chairman, Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige as President...". Business Wire. AllBusiness.com, Inc. (2007-03-13). Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Marvel signs long-term lease with Raleigh". Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (Oct 6, 2008). Retrieved on 11 November 2008.
- ^ Paul Fischer (2007-07-24). "Exclusive Interview: Avi Arad for "Bratz"", Dark Horizons. Retrieved on 16 August 2007.
- ^ "Exclusive: Venom Film Moving Forward", IESB.net (2008-02-02).
- ^ {{cite news |title=Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates |publisher=[[Screen Rant|date=2008-09-29 |url=http://screenrant.com/paramount-marvel-superhero-release-date-changes-vic-3830/|accessdate=2008-09-29}}
- ^ {{cite news |title=Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates |publisher=[[Screen Rant|date=2008-09-29 |url=http://screenrant.com/paramount-marvel-superhero-release-date-changes-vic-3830/|accessdate=2008-09-29}}
- ^ {{cite news |title=Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates |publisher=[[Screen Rant|date=2008-09-29 |url=http://screenrant.com/paramount-marvel-superhero-release-date-changes-vic-3830/|accessdate=2008-09-29}}
- ^ {{cite news |title=Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates |publisher=[[Screen Rant|date=2008-09-29 |url=http://screenrant.com/paramount-marvel-superhero-release-date-changes-vic-3830/|accessdate=2008-09-29}}
- ^ Steve Zeitchik (2006-02-23). "Marvel stock soars on rev outlook", Variety. Retrieved on 17 June 2008.
- ^ Daniel Gross (2006-01-09). "The New Deal", Variety. Retrieved on 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Project 'Runaways' in works at Marvel". hollywoodreporter.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Marvel Launches Independent Film Slate". superherohype.com. Coming Soon Media, L.P. (2005-09-05). Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Marvel Updates Its Film Slate". ComicBookMovie.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.
- ^ Olly Richards (2008-02-08). "Exclusive: Del Toro To Make Dr Strange?", Empire. Retrieved on 30 March 2008.
See also
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Isaac Perlmutter, CEO • David Maisel, EVP, O/CE & Chair, Studios • John Turitzin EVP, O/CE & General Counsel • Alan Fine, CEO, Publishing & Toy Divisions; CMO, Characters • Kenneth P. West, EVP & CFO
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| Annual Revenue: ▲ 139.8 Million USD · Employees: 255 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: MVL, · Web site: Marvel.com |
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