Wednesday, July 1

• Stan Lee More Than a Cameo in Iron Man 2

  Stan Lee has made an appearance in most of the Marvel movies based on comics he created, but typically they are blink-and-miss cameos such as "Milwaukee Man Drinking from a Bottle" in The Incredible Hulk or "Man Dodging Debris" in Spider-Man 2. Iron Man 2 will see Lee step up his game by playing CNN Host Larry King.

  Sources have split on what Lee's scene entails. Lee's scene could have him, as King, interviewing Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) about his new, "black" Iron Man suit. Or, as told to Collider, Lee will be asking Downey Jr. when he will appear on the Larry King show. Perhaps they are both right, which would double the usual Lee screen time.

  Iron Man 2's May 7, 2010, will reveal the truth, but until then, enjoy Lee's cameos of old in the video below:

  
  

  Posted 07/01/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Stan Lee | Larry King | Robert Downey Jr. | The Incredible Hulk | Spider-Man 2 | Iron Man 2

Wednesday, January 28

• Marvel Comics Slapped with $750 Million Lawsuit

  DC Comics' Watchmen had their time in court, now it's Marvel's turn. Shareholders of Stan Lee Media Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and emerged in 2006, are suing Lee and Marvel Entertainment for more than $750 million in profits from Lee's comic properties, including movies based on them, such as Iron Man and the X-Men and Spider-Man trilogies.

  The lawsuit claims that Stan Lee transferred all his interest in his Marvel characters to Stan Lee Media Inc. in 1998, a few years before the company went bankrupt. Marvel quickly issued a statement saying the lawsuit is filled with "ridiculous claims."

  However, with shareholders looking for that much money in back profits, isn't it surprising that Marvel won't pay their actors?

  
  

  Posted 01/28/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Stan Lee | Spider-Man 3 | Spider-Man 2 | Watchmen | Iron Man | X-Men | X-Men: The Last Stand | X2: X-Men United | Spider-Man

Wednesday, April 2

• Disney sets up three new Stan Lee movies

  Stan Lee may be 85 years old, but that's not stopping him from coming up with new movies. The comic icon has set up three separate projects--with all new characters that have never appeared in any of his comics.

  But this time, Lee is doing things in reverse. That is to say, the characters will be making their debut on screen rather than in print.

  Nick Ratchet will be written and directed by Richard LaGravenese (P.S. I Love You, Freedom Writers); Blaze will be written by Gary Goldman (Next, Total Recall); and Tigress (not the same Conan the Barbarian-inspired Tigress that Lee is developing for Michelle Rodriguez) will be written by Zoe Green. All three will be released by Disney.

  Lee, who will executive produce the movie, says it's "not unlikely" that the stories will make their way to comicbook form after they come out in theaters.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 04/02/2008 by reelz

  Related: Stan Lee | Blaze | Tigress | Nick Ratchet

Monday, June 11

• Stan Lee talks Fantastic Four

  On the eve of the debut of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Dailies' own Gerrad Hall sat down with FF creator Stan Lee to talk about the origins of everyone's favorite mutant quartet.

  Click here to check out Hall's exclusive interview with the Marvel Comics legend.

   

  
  
  

  Stan Lee Interview

  Gerrad Hall sits down with the Fantastic Four creator.

  Posted 06/11/2007 by reelz

  Related: Stan Lee | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer