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Deadline: Will Dr. Strange Be Marvel's First Superhero To Fly Under the Disney Banner?

Conan writers Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer have been hired for Marvel Studios for Dr. Strange. It could be among the first Marvel films generated under the Disney banner. 

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Posted: Tue 6/22/2010 5:04p • permalink • Discuss It
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LatinoReview: Marvel Wants To Introduce New Characters Via Short Films

Latino Review offers insider report Marvel/Disney are looking into introducing the audience to lesser known Marvel universe characters with short films attached to their full length features (via IGN)

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Posted: Mon 6/21/2010 12:17p • permalink • Discuss It
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THRBlog: El Capitan Theatre To Host US Premiere of Iron Man 2

"Iron Man 2", a Paramount film featuring the Marvel (now Disney owned) character Iron Man will premiere at the Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre.

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IGN Offers Film Screenshots

 
Posted: Fri 4/9/2010 1:37p • permalink • Discuss It
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Reuters: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Marvel, Stan Lee

Reuters reports the lawsuit against Disney-owned Marvel Entertainment Inc and comic book creator Stan Lee claiming shareholders were harmed when Lee in 1998 transferred rights to his characters to Marvel has been dismissed.

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Posted: Tue 4/6/2010 3:34p • permalink • Discuss It
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THRBlog: Chris Evans accepts 'Captain America' mantle

The Hollywood Reporter announces Chris Evans who portrayed the Human Torch in the "Fantastic Four" movies has accepted the role of Marvel's Captain America.

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Posted: Tue 3/23/2010 2:09p • permalink • Discuss It
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THR: Chris Evans Offered Role of Captain America

The Hollywood Reporter HeatVision blog reports Chris Evans who previously portrayed Johnny Storm in the superhero films "Fantastic Four" has been offered the lead in "Captain America"

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Posted: Fri 3/19/2010 4:27p • permalink • Discuss It
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BlueSkyDisney: Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Blue Sky Disney blog discusses the possibility of Disney turning the S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel property into a huge franchise after their deal with Paramount expires in 2012/13.

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Posted: Thu 3/18/2010 9:22p • permalink • Discuss It
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CourthouseNws: Artist's Kids Fight Marvel & Disney For Rights to Hulk and Spider-Man

The children of comic book artist Jack Kirby are suing Marvel and Disney for the rights to Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and the X-Men claiming their father created the icons as a "freelance" artist.

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Posted: Wed 3/17/2010 2:58p • permalink • Discuss It
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New Iron Man 2 Trailer

The new trailer for Iron Man 2 starring Disney / Marvel's Iron Man character has been released on the Iron Man 2 Official Site.

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Posted: Tue 3/9/2010 3:29p • permalink • Discuss It
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BW: Marvel Sues Over Copyright Claims by Artist’s Heirs

BusinessWeek writes about Disney suiing the heirs of a former artist to block them from trying to terminate its copyrights for comic book characters in X-Men and Fantastic Four.

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Posted: Fri 1/8/2010 1:55p • permalink • Discuss It
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BSD: The Marvel Channel...

According to the Blue Sky Disney blog Disney is evaluating many Marvel characters for inclusin on Disney XD, their "boy" channel.

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Posted: Tue 1/5/2010 2:31p • permalink • Discuss It
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JH: Stan “The Man” Lee to become Disney's front man for Marvel

Jim Hill discusses Disney's recent decision to acquire 10% of Stan Lee's POW! and says the reasoning behind is Disney plans to make Lee their Marvel front man.

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Posted: Mon 1/4/2010 7:32a • permalink • Discuss It
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POW! Entertainment Expands Ties with Disney

Building on an already successful three year creative and business relationship, POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment Inc. (Pink Sheets: POWN), the advanced media and entertainment company led by comic book and motion picture icon Stan Lee, announced today it is deepening its ties with The Walt Disney Company.

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Posted: Mon 1/4/2010 7:31a • permalink • Discuss It
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OCReg: No. 2 Disneyland news story of 2009

The Orange County Register Around Disney blog continues their countdown of the top 10 Disney stories of 2009 affecting the Anaheim Resort. Their number two - the Disney / Marvel deal.

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Posted: Thu 12/31/2009 10:14a • permalink • Discuss It
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Marvel shareholders approve Disney purchase

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL), a global character-based entertainment and licensing company founded in 1939, announced that at a special meeting held this morning, Marvel stockholders approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by Marvel and The Walt Disney Company ("Disney"), which provides for a merger in which Marvel will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney. Marvel anticipates that the merger, which, based on the closing price of Disney's common stock on December 30, 2009, has an estimated value of approximately $4.3 billion, will be completed today after the close of the market. The completion of the merger is subject to satisfaction of remaining conditions disclosed in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed by Disney with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 on December 2, 2009.

 
Posted: Thu 12/31/2009 9:25a • permalink • Discuss It
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Fool: 3 Ways for Disney to Rock Marvel

An article from the Motley Fool gives three ways Disney can maximize the value of its Marvel acquisition.

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Posted: Tue 12/29/2009 6:36p • permalink • Discuss It
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AP: Disney sees superpowers in Marvel deal

The Associated Press highlights the high price Disney offered for the purchase of Marvel Entertainment and wonders if they will be able to generate enough interest in lesser known properties within the comic book company to justify the high cost.

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Posted: Mon 12/28/2009 3:24p • permalink • Discuss It
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The ultimate Disney / Marvel mashup

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Posted: Tue 12/15/2009 5:28a • permalink • Discuss It
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LATimes: Heirs file claims to Marvel heroes

The family of late artist Jack Kirby seek to regain copyright control of certain characters found in the Marvel universe. Disney recently agreed to purchase Marvel for $4 billion.

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Posted: Mon 9/21/2009 9:03p • permalink • Discuss It
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IGN: Marvel Sued Over Disney Acquisition

Two class action lawsuits have been filed against Marvel Entertainment regarding the valuation of Marvel stocks in the merger.

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Posted: Mon 9/14/2009 8:14p • permalink • Discuss It
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