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Why MCU Phase Four Was Without Marvel's Creative Committee
Seemed like a nice natural progression to all of this." Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film studio to Disney purchase and the executive and creator battles within[...]
When Marvel Was "Cautious" About A Black Panther Movie
Iger is quoted as saying, "I called Ike and told him to tell his team to stop putting up roadblocks and ordered that we put both Black Panther and Captain Marvel into production." Black Panther poster by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Chris Sotomayer Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series[...]
Brian Bendis Has Been Made A Substack PRO Offer
But relations with some of the movie directors and Marvel Studios President, Kevin Feige, seem to have been rather strained along the way. Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film[...]
Iron Man Writers On A Movie About An "Alcoholic Weapons Manufacturer"
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film studio to Disney purchase and the executive and creator battles within[...]
A Slightly More Sober Look at Tonight's Marvel Executive Changes - How Will This Affect the TV and Comics?
Do you agree that it's weird?" He said, "Yes." "So, let's do something about it." Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film studio to Disney purchase and the executive and[...]
Cover image for MARVEL STUDIOS INFINITY SAGA ART OF IRON MAN HC
John Turitzin was Marvel's former Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel, and he remembers just how Marvel Studios decided that Iron Man would be the very first film that they financed and made themselves. Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a[...]
DC Comics President Thought Joss Whedon's Justice League Was Terrible
But handing over the keys to a final-cut director? I don't know how, as a producer, that is a fiscally or creatively responsible decision." Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios[...]
Trump, Coronavirus Task Force hold press briefing at White House | 4/14/20
But how did that pitch go down? Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film studio to Disney purchase and the executive and creator battles within[...]
Ike Perlmutter Hated Sony/Marvel Deal After Spider-Man Movie Success
Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film studio to Disney purchase and the executive and creator battles within It made a few headlines, but[...]
Ike Perlmutter Didn't Know Spider-Man When He Got Marvel Toy Rights
Back in July, The Wall Street Journal's podcast, The Journal, hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, ran a series of episodes by Ben Fritz looking at the rise of Marvel Studios from comic book publisher to film studio to Disney purchase and the executive and creator battles within It made a few headlines, but[...]
NBC Considering Cutting Back Prime Time Hours to 10 PM: Report
In what could be a major shift in the broadcast landscape as it's been known for years, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that NBC is considering ending programming at 10 pm and offering those additional hours to local television stations to program Sources say the talks are "preliminary" and may not come to fruition[...]
WWE's Most Odd Attempts At Patriotism Throughout Their History
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the board of professional wrestling & media company World World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) board is in the midst of investigating a $3M money settlement that CEO Vince McMahon paid a female paralegal over an alleged affair Citing documents and sources familiar with the situation, the article claims that[...]
The Queen's Gambit on Netflix Lives up to the 64m views Hype
Due to the show's popularity, interest in chess surged and according to Chess.com, so has cheating according to a report found in The Wall Street Journal via Business Insider. Cr PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX © 2020 Chess.com, which tracks algorithms for fair play, closed over 18,000 accounts "The recent wave of new players who have discovered their passion for[...]
Hateful Eight: Proposed iPhone Release Irks Quentin Tarantino
In a profile from The Wall Street Journal (H/T via Indiewire), Shell proposed the 2015 Quentin Tarantino film The Hateful Eight release straight to the iPhone. Kurt Russell and Samuel L Jackson in The Hateful Eight (2015) Image courtesy of Lantern Entertainment The Hateful Eight on iPhone: Are You Flipping Serious? Tarantino met with Shell about releasing his[...]
the office
A perfect example of that came earlier this year, when there were grumblings that NBCUniversal would be moving Friends from Netflix to their upcoming new streaming service at the end of this year. NBCUniversal Well, it's NBCUniversal in the spotlight again – with The Wall Street Journal reporting that The Office will most likely find a permanent[...]