| 1 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kevin_feige.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:300:A rare picture without [[IconicOutfit his signature baseball cap with appropriate Marvel logo]].]] |
| 3 | ->'''Q: How many hats do you own?''' |
| 4 | ->A: dozens |
| 5 | -->-- [[https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/bp084n/hi_reddit_im_kevin_feige_amaa/ One question and answer]] on Feige's Website/{{Reddit}} AMA |
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| 7 | Kevin Feige[[note]]pronounced ''FY-ghee''[[/note]] (born June 2, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts), [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood pga]], is an [[MediaNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]-nominated American film {{producer|s}} best known for his work as the head of Creator/MarvelStudios and overseer of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. |
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| 9 | He has produced every film of the MCU and is often credited for the MCU's successes, to the extent of eventually becoming a brand unto himself; starting with ''Series/Hawkeye2021'', each MCU project is now billed as "A Kevin Feige Production" to show fans that he had a hand in guiding the final result. The critical and commercial prospering of the MCU has since spawned many [[FollowTheLeader similar efforts]] from other studios releasing their own major SharedUniverse franchises, including Marvel Studios' [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse main rival]]. (Ironically enough, he used to be roommates with DC's Creator/GeoffJohns, who has been involved with the development of several of Creator/DCFilms projects; the two remain good friends.) Prior to his work at Marvel Studios, he was also a credited producer on pre-MCU Marvel movies such as the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', Creator/SamRaimi's ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', ''Film/{{Daredevil|2003}}'' and ''Film/{{The Punisher|2004}}''. |
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| 11 | Feige could be considered BornLucky, or at least someone who consistently managed to be in the right place at the right time to pull something as ambitious as the MCU off. His producing career was kickstarted at a time when superhero movies had a niche appeal and were just about to get a huge boost in profile from the first few ''X-Men'' and ''Spider-Man'' movies, which he was involved with in making thanks to an internship with Creator/RichardDonner and his wife, Lauren Shuler-Donner -- an internship that eventually introduced him to Avi Arad, who was in charge of Marvel's movies at the time and went to Feige for knowledge of the source material. Feige then took the reins of Marvel Studios after Arad, who had started development on the first two films of the MCU, stepped down from the company, thereby giving him creative control over what would soon become the biggest movie franchise ever. ''Iron Man'' was a breakout hit, but the MCU would really take off with the release of ''The Avengers'', which vastly overperformed and became the third-highest-grossing movie of all time at the time of release. |
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| 13 | After years of hits, the circumstances lined up just right so that he could gain the film rights of dormant Marvel [=IPs=] just waiting to be reimagined, including gaining shared custody over the ''Spider-Man'' property by means of a handshake deal with Sony Pictures that initially lasted five movies, with an extension later adding at least two more appearances to the mix. The merger between [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]] and the film and television divisions of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox meant that he will have a hand in making ''X-Men'' and ''Fantastic Four'' movies and shows again, and this time in the context of the greater Marvel Universe. Furthermore, the presence of ''She-Hulk'' on Disney+ indicates that the company has a way to utilize the characters that Creator/UniversalPictures has the distribution rights to (since they purchased the ''Hulk'' and ''Namor'' movie rights and the rights to those associated characters). It only took Feige a decade for his franchise to completely change the landscape of Hollywood blockbusters, and the MCU shows no signs of slowing down despite some audiences' concerns of "superhero fatigue". |
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| 15 | Most notably, the franchise produced ''Film/BlackPanther2018'', which became the first superhero film nominated for the MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture (and Feige's first nomination for the award). Though it lost that award, it won three of its seven total nominations: [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestCostumeDesign Best Costume Design]], [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalScore Original Score]] and [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestProductionDesign Production Design]] -- the most ever for any superhero film. |
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| 17 | In 2019, Creator/Lucasfilm announced that Feige would produce a ''Franchise/StarWars'' spin-off movie, which would've seen him collaborate with industry legend Creator/KathleenKennedy and marked the first time he worked on a non-Marvel film as a major producer. However, the film was later canned in 2023. |
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| 19 | He's also produced some television, most notably ''Series/AgentCarter'', ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'', and ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009''. With the arrival of Creator/DisneyPlus, Feige has plans to launch new limited series based on the supporting characters introduced in the MCU's films in true cinematic fashion. The platform also sees the debut of new characters who will later cross over into the films. |
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| 21 | Disney announced a reorganization of Marvel effective October 2019 where all multimedia units, including Marvel Television and Marvel Animation, were transferred to Marvel Studios, overseen by Feige, who will also take on the role of chief creative officer of Marvel. With the reorganization, Marvel Comics remains the only standalone asset of Marvel Entertainment. |
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| 23 | ---- |
| 24 | !! Filmography: |
| 25 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 26 | [[folder:X-Men (Pre-MCU)]] |
| 27 | [[index]] |
| 28 | * ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': |
| 29 | ** ''Film/XMen1'' (2000) |
| 30 | ** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' (2003) |
| 31 | ** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' (2006) |
| 32 | [[/index]] |
| 33 | [[/folder]] |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[folder:Spider-Man (Pre-MCU)]] |
| 36 | [[index]] |
| 37 | * ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' |
| 38 | ** ''Film/SpiderMan1'' (2002)[[note]]uncredited[[/note]] |
| 39 | ** ''Film/SpiderMan2'' (2004) |
| 40 | ** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' (2007) |
| 41 | * ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012) |
| 42 | [[/index]] |
| 43 | [[/folder]] |
| 44 | |
| 45 | [[folder:Marvel Cinematic Universe]] |
| 46 | [[index]] |
| 47 | * '''The Infinity Saga:''' |
| 48 | ** '''Phase 1:''' |
| 49 | *** ''Film/IronMan1'' (2008) |
| 50 | *** ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' (2008) |
| 51 | *** ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010) |
| 52 | *** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' (2011) |
| 53 | *** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (2011) |
| 54 | *** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (2012) |
| 55 | ** '''Phase 2:''' |
| 56 | *** ''Film/IronMan3'' (2013) |
| 57 | *** ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' (2014) |
| 58 | *** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' (2014) |
| 59 | *** ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' (2014) |
| 60 | *** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' (2015) |
| 61 | *** ''Film/AntMan1'' (2015) |
| 62 | ** '''Phase 3:''' |
| 63 | *** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' (2016) |
| 64 | *** ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}'' (2016) |
| 65 | *** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' (2017) |
| 66 | *** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017) |
| 67 | *** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (2017) |
| 68 | *** ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 69 | *** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018) |
| 70 | *** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' (2018) |
| 71 | *** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' (2019) |
| 72 | *** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019) |
| 73 | *** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' (2019) |
| 74 | * '''The Multiverse Saga:''' |
| 75 | ** '''Phase 4:''' |
| 76 | *** ''Series/WandaVision'' (2021) |
| 77 | *** ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' (2021) |
| 78 | *** ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' Season 1 (2021) |
| 79 | *** ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' (2021) |
| 80 | *** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' Season 1 (2021) |
| 81 | *** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' (2021) |
| 82 | *** ''Film/{{Eternals}}'' (2021) |
| 83 | *** ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'' (2021)[[note]]The first MCU project to be explicitly billed as a Kevin Feige production[[/note]] |
| 84 | *** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' (2021) |
| 85 | *** ''Series/{{Moon Knight|2022}}'' (2022) |
| 86 | *** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (2022) |
| 87 | *** ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'' (2022) |
| 88 | *** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' (2022) |
| 89 | *** ''[[Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]'' (2022) |
| 90 | *** ''Film/WerewolfByNight2022'' |
| 91 | *** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' (2022) |
| 92 | *** ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' (2022) |
| 93 | ** '''Phase 5:''' |
| 94 | *** ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' (2023) |
| 95 | *** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'' (2023) |
| 96 | *** ''Series/SecretInvasion2023'' |
| 97 | *** ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' Season 2 (2023) |
| 98 | *** ''Film/{{The Marvels|2023}}'' (2023) |
| 99 | *** ''What If...?'' Season 2 (2023) |
| 100 | *** ''Series/{{Echo|2024}}'' (2024) |
| 101 | *** ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' (2024) |
| 102 | *** ''Ironheart'' (2024) |
| 103 | *** ''Agatha: Coven of Chaos'' (2024) |
| 104 | *** ''Daredevil: Born Again'' (2024) |
| 105 | *** ''Captain America: New World Order'' (2025) |
| 106 | *** ''Thunderbolts'' (2025) |
| 107 | *** ''Blade'' (2024) |
| 108 | ** '''Phase 6''' |
| 109 | *** ''Marvel Zombies'' (2024) |
| 110 | *** ''Fantastic Four'' (2025) |
| 111 | *** ''Avengers: The Kang Dynasty'' (2025) |
| 112 | *** ''Avengers: Secret Wars'' (2026) |
| 113 | ** ''' Phase TDB''' |
| 114 | *** ''Armor Wars'' (TBD) |
| 115 | *** ''Wonder Man'' (TBD) |
| 116 | * '''Other Works:''' |
| 117 | ** ''Film/MarvelOneShots'' (2011 -- 2014) |
| 118 | ** ''Series/AgentCarter'' (2015 -- 2016)[[/index]] |
| 119 | [[/folder]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:Other Films & Television]] |
| 122 | [[index]] |
| 123 | * ''Film/{{Daredevil|2003}}'' (2003) |
| 124 | * ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' (2003) |
| 125 | * ''Film/{{The Punisher|2004}}'' (2004) |
| 126 | * ''Film/BladeTrinity'' (2004) |
| 127 | * ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' (2005) |
| 128 | * ''Film/ManThing'' (2005) |
| 129 | * ''Film/{{Fantastic Four|2005}}'' (2005) |
| 130 | * ''Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer'' (2007) |
| 131 | * ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' (2008 -- 2012) |
| 132 | * ''Film/PunisherWarZone'' (2008)[[note]]also uncredited[[/note]] |
| 133 | * ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' (2009) |
| 134 | * ''WesternAnimation/XMen97'' (2024) |
| 135 | [[/index]] |
| 136 | * Untitled ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie (TBD) |
| 137 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' as Chinos |
| 138 | [[/folder]] |
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