2004
Maisel says Marvel Studios was announced on CNBC in 2004 and Marvel's stock then fell for four years.
“In fact, I announced Marvel Studios on C N B C in 2004, and our stock went down for four years.”
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Marvel Studios
5 facts from 3 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2007
A 2007 New York Times article laid out reasons Marvel Studios would fail, a year before Iron Man was released.
“an article right outside my office, um, from the New York Times in 2007, a year before Iron Man came out, talking about all the reasons Marvel Studios would fail.”
2008
Maisel says Marvel gave no gross participation to Iron Man's director or actors and kept 100% of the film's equity.
“I gave 0% to my actors or my director for Iron Man. And then to make it worse, I kept 100% of the equity, so we had 100% of the upside.”
2019
The X-Men and Fantastic Four film rights were owned by Fox and came back to Marvel through Disney's acquisition.
“both the X-Men and Fantastic Four movie rights were owned by Fox.”
Undated
Sean Callagy says dealmakers among his guests buy and sell companies worth billions of dollars on behalf of firms such as Disney and Marvel Studios.
“who buy and sell companies for billions of dollars on behalf of the likes of Disney and Marvel Studios.”
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