Shareholders of an ill-fated Stan Lee business are suing for more than $750 million in profits from films and other works based on classic Marvel comic characters such as SPIDER-MAN , X-MEN and IRON MAN . The lawsuit was filed this past Monday in a Manhattan federal court on behalf of the shareholders of Stan Lee Media Inc. The defendants include Stan Lee, his wife, New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc, and former Marvel chief executive officer Avi Arad. The suit names four shareholders... Read Full Story
JUST as superhero fans were getting over the Warner Bros versus Fox battle over Watchmen, another row over rights has started.
Stan Lee, the creator of many of Marvel's classic comic book characters, is being sued in a $750million (£528million) lawsuit by a company which claims they own the rights to a string of superheroes.
Lee, aged 86, founded Stan Lee Media in the 1990s but it went bankrupt in 2001. The organisation re-emerged in 2006 and the shareholders want cash they say they are... Read Full Story
Comic book creator Stan Lee wants to make Will Smith the first black Captain America - if Barack Obama wins the presidential election. A movie version of the Marvel graphic novel Read Full Story
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October 30, 2008
I personally don’t think being vapid and pretty are good superpowers, but Stan Lee has been sucked in by the Hollywood elite and seems to disagree.
The Marvel Comic master Stan Lee wants to turn Posh and Becks into superheroes. He’s done it before with Pamela Anderson on the series, Striperella, and is working with Ringo Starr, Hugh Hefner and Paris Hilton (who all, come to think of it, have the superpower of making me want to vomit... Read Full Story
Recently Collider posted a video interview that they conducted with legendary comic book maven Stan Lee !..
During the interview Lee gave away such information as who he is going to play in “ Iron Man 2 “. He also talked about his dealings with Kenneth Branagh and who he might play his Thor film.
Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson.
It comes to theaters May 7, 2010... Read Full Story
As previously noted, Stan Lee is the target of a new federal complaint filed in New York on January 26, 2009 . Stan Lee, however, is just one of many names on the complaint, which is docketed with the Southern District of New York as Abadin et. al v. Marvel Characters, Inc. et. al . As this is a "derivative" suit, the plaintiffs are shareholders in Stan Lee Media, Inc. (SLMI), a Colorado corporation that ultimately went into bankruptcy. Besides Stan Lee, the parties on the defendant's side... Read Full Story
Victoria and David Beck ham are set to be turned into superheroes.
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Stan Lee , the legend behind comic books including "Spider-Man" and "Fantastic Four," thinks the soccer player and his former Spice Girls star wife would be perfect candidates for his next publication.
He said: "I recently got this wild idea - everyone's heard of David and Victoria Beck ham, right? They're great looking, talented and colorful. Now, here's the... Read Full Story
THE CRIMEFIGHTING creations of superhero supremo Stan Lee have brought decades of pleasure to comic book readers and in recent years have been blockbuster successes on the big screen.
Lee, the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, co-created Spider- Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Daredevil and Doctor Strange during a burst of activity in the 1960s. All except Strange have been brought to the big screen and that character might well be on an upcoming film... Read Full Story
The case of Abadin et al v. Marvel Characters, Inc. et al. was filed almost two months ago. After the initial flurry of filings and press releases, there have been very few developments in this case, which pits Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee against shareholders in Stan Lee Media, Inc. (SLMI). The last filing of any consequence was a consent order for substitution of counsel (Martin Garbus, who is the lawyer for the plaintiffs, joined the Eaton and Van Winkle as a partner) on March 31, 2009... Read Full Story
IT'S that time of the week again - another week of geekery has passed, full of all the usual news, rumours, speculation and gossip.
So, get comfortable in your chair with some tea, coffee or something stronger and let's delve into the land of sci-fi, fantasy and superheroes...
First up, Will Smith says he would love to be the next Batman and believes the time is right for a black Bruce Wayne after the victory of Barack Obama, while Britney Spears (pictured) has told a reporter she... Read Full Story
