Stan Lee: Last News

Following Chadwick Boseman’s shocking death in 2020, Marvel Studios was tasked with the decision of whether to recast his King T’Challa role in Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, a role Boseman also had previously played in Captain America: Civil War and the Avengers films. In an interview with Empire Magazine, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige talks about the decision to not recast the role, and instead find a way to honor Boseman along with a different approach in the sequel.

Marvel CEO Kevin Feige is speaking out about the decision to not recast the role of King T’Challa in the upcoming sequel to 2018′s Black Panther.

Ethan Shanfeld In “Captain America: Civil War,” the “Avengers” movies and, of course, “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman brought King T’Challa to life, marking an important moment in representation in superhero films and breaking box office records along the way. After Boseman’s shocking death in August 2020 due to colon cancer, which the actor had kept private, audiences began to wonder whether his character would be recast in the MCU. Ahead of the release of sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” shot after Boseman’s death, fans launched a campaign for Marvel to honor the actor and character by recasting T’Challa, a movement that sparked a petition with over 60,000 signatures. Although the actor does not appear in the upcoming movie, “Wakanda Forever” will pay tribute to Boseman.

a Black Spider-Man is now reality.Hoover is biracial — of Black and white ancestry — and stands at 6 feet 2 inches. And the story of his fandom illustrates an important point about New York City’s favorite super-powered wall-crawler: The appeal of the character long ago transcended its original iteration as a white, unimposing, orphaned teenager.The Spider-Man character’s classic costume, complete with wide-eyed and web-patterned mask, is a key ingredient to the character’s appeal across race, gender and nationality.

Thania Garcia Lex Borrero, the co-founder of Interscope’s Neon16 label, has made his own seat at the table — and brought a full plate. As a teen, Borrero understood the importance of networking.

Refresh for more updates: Yes, it stands to reason that Marvel would start its ComicCon session with a sizzle reel, particularly with shots of the three Spider-Man, WandaVision, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and more. But further stoking the audience were the voice of Stan Lee “Marvel is the relation of the world right outside your window.”

Wilson Chapman editorAfter the long reign of Baby Yoda, a new young alien is set to take Disney+ by storm. The first trailer for “I Am Groot,” the “Guardians of the Galaxy” animated spinoff starring the monosyllabic space hero, has been released out of Marvel Studios Comic-Con animation panel on Friday.In addition, the panel revealed that after the initial five animated shorts premiere this August, “I Am Groot” will return with additional episodes at a later date.Initially created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby in the 1960s comic book “Tales to Astonish,” Groot (voiced in the MCU by Vin Diesel) is an extraterrestrial space creature noted for his friendly demeanor and gentle disposition.

Longtime Marvel Entertainment marketing and publicity executive Mike Pasciullo has died, according to a remembrance posted on Marvel.com today.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Avengers’ earliest adventures, which were first printed on the page in 1963, are revisited in a new Marvel anthology that releases next month.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” is bringing another iconic character from the comics to the screen, this time with the help of Paul Reiser.The legendary actor will take on the all-important in-universe role of “The Legend,” which in the original “Boys” comics from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson was a parody version of the late famed Marvel creator Stan Lee.According to Amazon, “Reiser will be introduced as The Legend in this week’s episode titled ‘The Last Time To Look On This World Of Lies,'” which is the fifth episode of “The Boys” Season 3.Prime Video’s “The Boys,” which is executive produced by “Supernatural” creator Eric Kripke along with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, didn’t provide a description for its version of “The Legend” beyond referring to him as “an iconic fan-favorite character fromt he original comic book series,” but the streamer did release a first look photo, which can be viewed above. New episodes of the eight-episode third season of “The Boys” premiere Fridays, with four remaining until the July 8 finale.“The Boys” has already been renewed for a fourth season by Amazon Studios, a decision that was announced soon after the impressive viewership for the Season 3 premiere weekend came in last week.“We’re just really excited.

Sasha Urban editorWith Mjölnir in hand and some friends by his side, Thor is returning to the big screen in “Thor: Love and Thunder,” coming to theaters on July 8. The full trailer dropped during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, revealing a first look at Christian Bale as the film’s villain Gorr the God Butcher.The Taika Waititi-directed Marvel film is the sequel to 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok” and marks Thor’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe following “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019.

Marvel Comics franchise which has dominated the superhero fiction scene. Some of his biggest projects include Spider Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and Black Panther, which he co-created alongside Jack Kirby and Steve Dikto.Despite retiring from Marvel in the 90s, he had often made special appearances in Marvel films - making cameo appearances in 42 movies, even making an appearance in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement despite there being no obvious connection.Stan sadly passed away in 2018, aged 95.

Sam Raimi stepped into the offices of Sony Pictures in an impeccable black suit to pitch himself to direct “Spider-Man.” He had no reason to expect he would get the job.“My agent, Josh Donen, said, ‘They want to be honest with you. There’s about 18 directors they’d rather have than you on a list,'” Raimi recalls. “And I said, ‘OK, well, tell them I’m number 19.'”When Raimi finally did get a meeting, he found himself in a room that included Sony Pictures CEO John Calley, Columbia Pictures chair Amy Pascal, Marvel Studios chief Avi Arad, Sony film executive Matt Tolmach and the film’s producer, Laura Ziskin.

Russell Crowe is returning to the world of Marvel Comics on the big screen, signing on for a role in Sony's Kraven the Hunter.Aaron Taylor-Johnson signed on to play the title character back in May 2021 in a multi-picture deal, though it's unclear who Crowe is playing, via The Hollywood Reporter.The report also reveals that many of the main characters in this Kraven the Hunter movie are the title character's family members, so it's possible Crowe might be playing Kraven's father. Russell's role:Russell Crowe is returning to the world of Marvel Comics on the big screen, signing on for a role in Sony's Kraven the Hunter.

Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, The Loudest Voice) will star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Sony Pictures’ Marvel film Kraven the Hunter, from director J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year, Margin Call), Deadline can confirm.

It's been more than three years since comic book icon Stan Lee passed away, but many like Ryan Reynolds are proving he's far from forgotten.The 45-year-old actor took to his Instagram story on Tuesday afternoon to share a throwback snap from the set of one of the Deadpool movies.Reynolds was in full costume as Lee was seen smiling up at the actor in the throwback snap.

, Miles Morales says, 'Anyone can wear the mask.' His proclamation speaks to Morales and Peter Parker's average nature that, along with radioactive arachnoid genetics, has been embedded in the character's DNA since Stan Lee created the superhero in 1962.Even before the, the MCU,  and the upside-down kiss, Spider-Man was already held up as one of Marvel’s biggest success stories. When speaking with ET in 1992, Lee shared details about his pivotal moment of inspiration for the character, whose latest appearance brought together multiple generations of Spidey fandom into the crossover event of the century.“It may sound silly, but we were looking for a new superhero and I was wondering what to do next,” Lee recalled.

global real estate company that owns Midtown NYC’s iconic Rockefeller Center, launched a bid to stay on trend this week by chiming into the NFT market, right alongside the likes of former FLOTUS Melania Trump and the ghost of Marvel guru Stan Lee.While fancy yachts and luxury real estate are among some recently minted NFTs — meaning non-fungible tokens — Speyer has positioned the beloved Rockefeller Christmas Tree in the same camp.But don’t be fooled — the actual holiday spectacular is not what’s being sold.

Preview in new tabThis may be a memento mori for Marvel fans.In honor of what would have been the late Stan Lee’s 99th birthday on Dec. 28, his digital estate is promoting likenesses of both the late comic books legend and Marvel’s first superhero of Indian descent, Chakra The Invincible, in non-fungible token form.

EXCLUSIVE: A Chakraverse limited edition NFT collection, based on Indian superhero Chakra The Invincible, is being launched later this month to celebrate what would have been the 99th birthday of its co-creator Stan Lee.

EXCLUSIVE: Wanted filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov and his production banner Bazelevs are in development on a new cinematic universe based on the unexploited horror works by Stan Lee.