My visual guide to marvel character movie rights updated. Marvel character movie rights that disney doesnt fully own featuring spiderman, venom, hulk and the xmen. To give you an example, the 90s found iron man getting passed from studio to studio, each of. When marvel studios reacquired the rights to toptier marvel comics characters like daredevil and the punisher last year, most fans of the cinematic universe agreed it was a step in the right direction. The updated visual guide to marvel character rights. One studio likely doesnt just own the rights to something. The marvel cinematic universe is a shared universe created by marvel studios, set primarily in the reality designated as earth199999 within marvel s multiverse system. If you have ever wondered why different movie studios have the rights to different marvel characters then look no further. Marvel character movie rights and upcoming movies mtr. Learn more about marvel characters including spiderman, iron man, hulk, captain america, thor, groot, rocket, and more on marvel hq. Marvel cinematic universe cast marvel brings great things to millions of fans around the globe. And you thought the other characters listed here have confusing rights issues. Aug 10, 2015 fox should not sell fantastic four movie rights to marvel. This news shows how important studio rights are in the world of comic book characters.
See in 1998, marvel began licensing the rights to put some of its characters in films to other studios. Comic book spiderman and his rogues gallery have had enough of sonys lackluster spidey films. The comic book powerhouse was in severe financial decline, and, in order to save what it had left, marvel began selling off some of its assets, particularly the movie rights for certain characters. Marvel comics is a publisher of american comic books and related media. Back in the 90s, before marvel studios became the juggernaut it is today, the company sold the exclusive movie rights to a number of its biggest comic book characters. Visual guide to marvel character movie rights august 14, 2015 august 14, 2015 ive read some confusion on some people about marvel characters and movies, and who goes where, why, what and when in the movie industry. Making sense of disney and universals messy joint custody.
Feb 02, 2017 marvel movie rights explained all things geek. But why do that when you can let the other movie companies make movies. This is arguably an even more significant get for marvel than the fantastic four, because, in the comics. Mar 23, 2019 the disneyfox deal is done and marvel movies now has xmen, deadpool, and more, just in time for postavengers. The marvel cinematic universe is a media franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of superhero films produced by marvel studios, based on characters that appear in marvel comics publications. Sony couldve bought movie rights to almost all marvel characters in the 90s, and said no. From what i am to understand the movie rights and non comic merchandising rights are tightly linked with fox and the xmen ff franchises, with marvel only getting a small percentage of the money from those opposed to all from the other characters.
The first new marvel shows are set to premiere later this year. List of films based on marvel comics publications wikipedia. Spiderman is now a part of marvels cinematic universe the verge. Learn about marvel comicss characters and prominent writers and artists. Which movie studios own which marvel characters all in one infographic. Dec 29, 2015 marvel launched a fullscale pop culture attack in 2015. Marvel first licensed the film rights to the character blade to new line cinema. But like the best marvel characters, hes trying to be better.
Its why marvel owns the rights to spiderman in print and on television, wheres sony can. Heres how to watch all 23 marvel movies in order of story. The marvel movie rights infographic gives a great visual representation of what movie studios own which marvel superheros and which. The updated visual guide to marvel character rights reddit. Marvel entertainment, llc formerly marvel enterprises and toy biz, inc. Mcu can or cant use under the shared deal made with sony back in 2015. Gambit theres been some talk about maybe giving this character a solo movie. The marvel movie rights still outside disneys grasp. Marvel cinematic universe marvel cinematic universe wiki. A timeline of how marvel got back its mutants and its deal with sony. Jan 01, 2015 spiderman characters demand sony to return their rights to marvel. Marvel launched a fullscale pop culture attack in 2015. Under the terms of a 2015 deal, marvel studios obtained permission to make spiderman films for sony and use some of its characters in the.
Fox should not sell fantastic four movie rights to marvel. Making sense of disney and universals messy joint custody of. Updated diagram shows characters owned by marvel studios. How to watch every marvel cinematic universe film in the perfect order. Marvel comics has been selling the rights to make films based on their material since the 1990s. Marvel and sony closed a deal to get spiderman in same. Earn points for what you already do as a marvel fan and redeem for cool rewards as a marvel insider. By july 2015, wesley snipes stated that he had discussed the possibility of reprising his role with marvel studios. So why does sony, not marvel, own the film rights to one of marvels biggest characters. A full textbased list of what character belongs to which studio is available to view online who owns the movie rights for the fantastic four. In lees defense, the movie rights to most of marvels most popular characters belonged to other studios, and the characters they retained werent exactly hot commodities. If marvel studios wanted to get the rights to the above characters back disneys pockets are deep enough to make it happen.
Marvel studios, llc originally known as marvel films from 1993 to 1996 is an american film and television studio that is a subsidiary of the walt disney studios. The company was confirmed to have the rights to 900 marvel comics characters, and panitch explained that spiderman connects to a lot of the characters. Mar 21, 2019 an updated visual guide to marvels liveaction character rights has been released after disneys acquisition of 20th century fox, who formerly possessed the rights to the xmen, deadpool, and. By august, the shared universe was being referred to as sonys universe of marvel characters internally at sony. Thus, the rights to involve certain marvel characters in screenplays are restricted according to which studio owns them. Feb 10, 2015 marvel and sony closed a deal to get spiderman in same movies as the avengers. Up until 2004 when marvel announced plans to finance their own movies, they instead sold the movie rights to its popular characters to. Thanks to both rights issues and a sketchy solo movie past, the hulk has been a tricky character to approach for marvel studios, but as future plans are made and established versions of heroes. Spiderman deal breakdown at sony and marvel variety. Marvel characters by movie studio infographic business.
Because they can still keep the rights if the movie sucks. Soon after 20th century fox got the license for xmen and then sony got the film rights to spiderman. Driven to the brink of madness by his own nanocontrolled mechanical arms, the brilliant, twisted doctor octopus will steal any technology at hand, or perform engineering tests on any subject available anything to further his goals of a biomechanized future. In 2015, when the two studios paired up to reboot the franchise, sony. Visual guide to marvel character movie rights infographic. Marvel, for their part, came out of the dark times with iron man in 2008, launching their. Marvel characters by movie studio infographic business insider. Spiderman characters demand sony to return their rights to. Back in the 90s, before marvel studios became the juggernaut it is today, the company sold the exclusive movie rights to. Channing tatum is confirmed to be playing the character. Characters marvel still doesnt have the movie rights to. Beyond the studios movie lineup, new spinoff series focused on various marvel characters will be available on disney plus as well. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the walt disney company, and is mainly known for its comic books by marvel comics.
Marvel had licensed out the film rights to many of their characters to other studios in the 1990s, starting. I am back with an updated list for the massive fictional narrative that has made the mcu by far one of the biggest franchises in the world. From spidermans less lethal foes to cosmiclevel superheroes, cbr looks at the marvel characters who should get their own live action films. How marvel will save us from more terrible spiderman. Why sony teamed up with marvel studios for another. Details of marvels hulk film rights fans can relax about sequel. It took some initial stumbling in negotiations, but in 2015. The only spidey characters we know for sure that marvel has the rights to are the folks that appeared in spiderman. Making sense of disney and universals messy joint custody of marvel. Jun 15, 2018 since fox owns the rights to the fantastic four, they also own the rights to doctor doom. The 2015 fantastic four did worse than its predecessors, with the human. Every character marvel will get back after disney buys fox.
When tony stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and earths mightiest heroes, including iron man, captain america, thor, the incredible hulk, black widow and hawkeye. Artist and writer maurice mitchell of the geek twins has created visual guide to marvel character movie rights, a great infographic that shows exactly what movie studios own which characters. Marvel had licensed out the film rights to many of their characters to other studios in the 1990s, starting with. Under the terms of a 2015 deal, marvel studios obtained permission to make spiderman films for sony and use some of its characters in the disneyproduced.
Sony couldve bought movie rights to almost all marvel. Marvel character movie rights and upcoming movies mtr network. How to watch every marvel cinematic universe film in the. Its parent company, marvel entertainment, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the disney company. Marvel has long wanted to put spiderman in its movies, but since sony pictures controlled the rights to the character since 1999, the webslinger has. Doctor otto octavius has dedicated his life to melding the cunning of man with the power of machine. Apr 23, 2015 the funny thing about the plan is that marvel used character rights as collateral, says howe. The last stand, wolverine origins, and the 2015s fantastic four are. All marvel and dc comic book movies coming out soon. The marvel movie character rights and where they are. May 22, 2015 making sense of disney and universals messy joint custody of marvel.
Marvel movie characters that other studios actually own. At the 2019 san diego comiccon, blade was announced with mahershala ali as eric brooks blade. The disneyfox deal is done and marvel movies now has xmen, deadpool, and more, just in time for postavengers. With the mcu cast growing in numbers, cbr lists 15 characters from the comic books that marvel still does not own the movie rights to. Movie rights about some of the characters franchises belong to other studios deadpoolfox, spidermansony, fantastic fourfox, xmenfox, gambitfox, wolverinefox, but since they are based on marvel dc comics i decided to put them on the list. It counts among its characters such wellknown superheroes as spiderman, iron man, hulk, thor, captain america, black panther, doctor strange, antman, wolverine, daredevil and deadpool, and such teams as the avengers, the xmen, the fantastic four, and the guardians of the galaxy. Visual guide to marvel character liveaction rights. Marvel character movie rights that disney doesnt own. A definitive list of the marvel characters that arent a part of the marvel cinematic universe.
Truth be told, we still dont have a concrete understanding of which of spidermans supporting characters and villains the mcu can or cant use under the shared deal made with sony back in 2015. The problems between sony and marvels spiderman partnership. Your key for reading marvel unlimited and digital comic purchases across multiple devices. Starting with iron man, the universe is comprised mainly of films independently made by marvel studios, that are always set within this same universe, much like marvel has done with their c. Marvel studios is known for the production of the marvel cinematic universe films, based on. How marvel will save us from more terrible spiderman movies. Although the first avenger is the fifth movie in the.
Distributed by sony pictures releasing, the films are based on various properties from american comic books published by marvel comics that are associated with the character spiderman. Marvel and sony closed a deal to get spiderman in same movies as the avengers. Despite having recently reacquired the movie rights to spiderman, the fantastic four, and the xmen, the mcu still does not have the full screen rights to all of the characters in marvel comics. Sony has held the movie rights to the marvel superhero since it bought. Sonys marvel universe or sonys universe of marvel characters is an american media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by columbia pictures in association with marvel. The creation of marvel films in 1993 now known as marvel studios allowed for marvel to do a reaquisition in some cases. Phase one of the franchise includes six films, featuring four different superhero properties, leading up to a crossover in the 2012 film marvel s the avengers. Everything with universal should be in the circle of marvel studios, as marvel can use all of those characters and just cant make a solo movie about them, except for shehulk as there are no indications universal has her rights at all. Marvel comics, american media and entertainment company that was widely regarded as one of the big two publishers in the comic industry.
Marvel movie rights and why we cant have nice things the rolling stones summed it up perfectly in their 1969 hit song you cant always get what you want. Visual guide to marvel character movie and television rights v. The initial division of marvel character film rights made marvel. Enjoy this marvel movie marathon order to watch the marvel cinematic universe mcu in chronological order. So if iron man was a disaster, they would give up a whole bunch of characters to the backers. Age of ultron, the epic followup to the biggest super hero movie of all time. Sony has long owned the rights to the superhero, but will finally share him with marvel studios, first for a yettobeannounced crossover film with. Marvel making an xmen movie is a lot more complicated than it sounds. Marvel studios had a working script for a blade film by may 20, after reacquiring the characters film rights. This meant that the rights to some of its characters became a freeforall, with the pie being sliced in a number of creative ways, ultimately.
An updated visual guide to marvels liveaction character rights has been released after disneys acquisition of 20th century fox, who formerly possessed the rights to the xmen, deadpool, and. Marvel regained the film production rights to the hulk in 2005, after universals license of the character lapsed due to failure to enter production. Marvel studios is known for the production of the marvel cinematic universe films, based on characters that appear in marvel comics publications. List of marvel cinematic universe film actors wikipedia.
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