So if you have been following the Disney/Marvel News Thor is getting moved up and Spiderman will probably be later in the year. Either way I know Disney/Marvel will be getting alot of my box office dollars in 2011. Tobey talks with reporters from ABC about Spider-Man 4 preproduction snags:
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‘Thor’ moves up release date while ‘Spider-Man 4’ stalls
Hot on the heels of the news this week that production of Spider-Man 4 is delayed, Paramount and Marvel Entertainment have pushed up the release of Thor by two weeks to May 6, 2011, reports Variety. Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman, was going to open on May 20.
Disney-Marvel Combo Assures More of That $10 Billion Movie Market
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is about to disappear. The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) acquisition is set to close this week. Some have criticized this $4.2 billion cash and stock deal, but there is going to be more merit to this combination with Disney than just traditional M&A. That
Disney sees big dollars in Marvel unknowns
(AP Photo/Marvel Entertainment Inc.) Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man’s web over and over again. Now, as Disney prepares to buy the comic-book powerhouse Marvel, it faces the question of whether fans will also get attached to characters as obscure as Ant-Man and Iron Fist. The
Disney CEO Bob Iger indirectly addresses speculation about game industry acquistions
Even as the Walt Disney Co. moves to complete its $4-billion acquisition of comic-book giant Marvel Entertainment, Wall Street is wondering whether Chief Executive Bob Iger is shopping for bargains in the video-game aisle. Formerly high-flying game publishers — such as Electronic Arts, creator of Madden football, and Take-Two Interactive,
Marvel Studios Chairman To Step Down When Disney Deal Is Finalized
With the impending sale of Marvel to Disney set to be finalized by the end of the year, we could be seeing the first significant sign of change. Variety is reporting that Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel will step down as soon as Disney takes control of Marvel. Maisel joined
Marvel Sets Date for Disney Vote
Marvel Entertainment Inc. said its shareholders would vote Dec. 31 on whether to approve its $4 billion acquisition by Walt Disney Co. Under the deal, first announced Aug. 31, Disney will pay Marvel shareholders $30 cash and 0.7 shares of Disney stock for every share of Marvel stock. The acquisition
Disney/Marvel Facing Copyright Lawsuit
It appears that Walt Disney’s $4 billion purchase of Marvel Entertainment might come with more than it’s fair share of headaches, 45 in fact. The heirs of Jack Kirby, forward thinking comic book artist and co-creator of many Marvel tentpole properties including X-Men, Fantastic Four have sent 45 notices of