Given its impact on Hollywood moviemaking, it’s hard to believe that the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe debuted just over a decade ago, reviving “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr.’s career in the process. But Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, who will receive the PGA’s David O. Selznick award for his industry-changing body of work, still vividly remembers the days when pundits and industry experts questioned the future of a business plan focusing exclusively on superhero-driven entertainment.“Not only...
Marvel Studios
Kevin
Feige
President
Feige’s multibillion Marvel franchises have changed filmmaking, ushering in the era of the cinematic universe, with super-heroes and uber-villains spread across a steady stream of films. As Marvel Studios head, he oversees features — and Marvel movies never fail to dominate. In 2018, the studio delivered blockbusters in “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” and a long line — from “Captain Marvel” to “Black Widow” — waits in the wings. The USC grad first worked for Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner’s eponymous Warner Bros. company on the action-adventure “Volcano” and the hit rom-com “You’ve Got Mail.” Feige earned his first producer credit on “X-Men” after joining Marvel in 2000. He was exec producer on the second and third “Spider-Man” films.