![]() ![]() In terms of how business is done on the film side, the impact of the shake-up is not yet clear. Sources say Feige, 42, contemplated leaving Marvel - certainly, he might be the industry’s single most employable executive - before Disney CEO Bob Iger approved a reorganization that sees Feige reporting to Horn. Why is he reporting to a 72-year-old man who doesn’t make movies?” asks one insider. “New York had a big say for a long time, but hasn’t Kevin earned the right to some autonomy? He’s made the company billions. Publisher Dan Buckley and chief creative officer Joe Quesadaare among those who will remain on the committee for continuity purposes as some coordination and cooperation is required for Marvel’s film, TV, comic book and merchandising arms to capitalize on projects and events. The TV arm still reports to Perlmutter and the committee. The reorganization does not affect Marvel’s television unit, which has enjoyed far less success than the film operation but does have several series on the air, including Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter on ABC and Daredevil on Netflix. How Marvel Became the Envy (and Scourge) of Hollywood Insiders say that with Feige breaking free of Perlmutter and the New York side of the company the committee will not be disbanded, but its influence over the Marvel movies will be nominal at best. The collective has been around since nearly the inception of Marvel Studios in the mid-2000s, offering critiques of creative choices as well as input on business decisions. It was also Marvel’s so-called “creative committee,” a group of execs from Marvel’s various divisions including publishing as well as Alan Fine, Perlmutter’s right-hand man. “New York” in this case wasn’t just Perlmutter, 72. “New York wanted to scale it down,” says one insider. Sources say the budget on Civil War ballooned accordingly, which didn’t sit well with the famously frugal Perlmutter. and Chris Evans, and introduces Tom Holland as a new screen version of Spider-Man. It features almost every actor from the Avengers movies, including Robert Downey Jr. Set for release in May 2016, Civil War sees the Marvel heroes pitted against each other. All 59 Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to BestĬivil War, set for release May 6, has been nicknamed Avengers 2.5 because its scope - and its huge cast - is more in line with the Marvel mega-movies than the studio’s normal single-hero outings. ![]()
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