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Disney+ Has A Stan Lee Documentary Coming In 2023

December 29, 2022 10:49 am

Yesterday would have been Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee's 100th birthday. And to celebrate the centennial, Disney+ announced that they have an original documentary on Lee in the works, set for release sometime...

Marvel Sues Heirs Of Legendary Comic Creators In Hopes Of Keeping Copyrights To ‘Avengers’ Characters

Charles Barfield

September 24, 2021 1:43 pm

News

Marvel Comics has a long history of controversy when it comes to creators’ rights. Technically, it’s not just a Marvel Comics problem, but a problem with all publishers that do “work-for-hire” projects. The is...

Stan Lee’s Daughter Speaks Up About ‘Spider-Man’ Drama & Has No Problem Throwing Disney/Marvel Under The Bus

Charles Barfield

August 22, 2019 1:08 pm

News

Day 3 of the “Spider-Man: Homeless” (my proposed sequel title) saga is upon us. You may have gone to bed praying to the superhero gods, hoping that by the time you woke up this morning, the crisis of whether or...

The Biggest Movie & TV News Stories Of 2018

Gregory Ellwood and Rodrigo Perez

December 27, 2018 3:27 pm

Features, News, Television

Hollywood is in a protracted period of change. Consolidation amongst the old guard and the rising influence of the streaming services has somehow made this town less corporate, more creative, but also somehow ...

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Co-Writer Explains How Stan Lee’s Cameo Was Changed During Production

Charles Barfield

December 27, 2018 2:54 pm

News

Coming into 2018, no one would have thought that Sony was not only going to surprise everyone with its “Venom” solo film, but that the true ace up the studio’s sleeve is the recently released “Spider-Man: Into ...

Armie Hammer Apologizes For Stan Lee Tweet After Being Called An “Asshat” By ‘Walking Dead’ Actor

Charles Barfield

November 16, 2018 4:32 pm

News

Unless you somehow avoid social media (I envy you!), you probably noticed that upon news of Stan Lee’s passing earlier this week, people from all walks of life posted pictures they took with the Marvel Comics l...

RIP Stan Lee: Watch The Entire Version Of Roger Corman’s Unreleased 1994 ‘Fantastic Four’ Film

Charles Barfield

November 16, 2018 3:00 pm

News, Video

Welcome to #FlashbackFriday, where we look at past moments with filmmakers, actors, etc. and highlight something in cinema history that’s fascinating, amusing, perhaps something you never knew or have seen, you...

Sam Raimi Talks His 1991 ‘Thor’ Pitch & Why He Thought Adding A Stan Lee Cameo To ‘Spider-Man’ Was “Absurd”

Charles Barfield

November 15, 2018 1:35 pm

News

Many people credit 2008’s “Iron Man” with today’s modern superhero movie renaissance, as it’s the film that launched the biggest franchise in history, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, the film that is pr...

Stan Lee Reportedly Won’t Have A Cameo In Upcoming ‘X-Men’ Film ‘Dark Phoenix’

Charles Barfield

November 14, 2018 11:36 am

News

While the world still reacts to the passing of Stan Lee, one of the biggest questions amongst fans is whether or not the Marvel Comics legend was able to shoot cameos for upcoming films before his death. We’ve ...

Stan Lee Reportedly Filmed ‘Avengers 4′ Cameo Already & Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige Reacts To The Sad News

Charles Barfield

November 12, 2018 4:02 pm

News

Perhaps there aren’t two people in Hollywood that have been as affected by the contributions of legendary comic book writer Stan Lee than Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. So, it mak...

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