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The Journal.

With Great Power, Part 3: It’s All Connected

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News, Business News

4.25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Meet Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios and the man who weaves all its films into one cinematic universe. The idea proves so popular that Feige becomes the most successful producer in modern Hollywood history. Meanwhile, rival DC Comics launches its own cinematic universe, led by director Zack Snyder. But can DC’s “Justice League” match Marvel’s “The Avengers”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Previously on With Great Power.

0:02.8

I pitched him the idea of Marvel's financing its own movies.

0:08.6

He doesn't seem like a second-tier character anymore, but it's like, who's Iron Man?

0:14.0

After Iron Man was released, we were stunned by the success of the movie at the box-offs.

0:19.3

Marvel had been on Disney's radar screen for quite some time.

0:23.4

He said, can you believe they're serious about maybe buying Marvel?

0:27.3

I was afraid of DC.

0:30.0

Their model was hiring final cut directors and sometimes that works and get Chris Nolan

0:33.8

movie.

0:34.8

But with Marvel Studios, we needed directors and talent that wanted to be part of a team.

0:46.6

Okay, I'm walking into the bar.

0:48.0

Marvel tribute starting.

0:50.0

Do you have a half-a-way?

0:52.6

Okay, let me have a drop without you.

0:57.5

I'm in a brew pub in LA sipping a beer.

1:00.4

I'm surrounded by strangers, but they're also my kind of people.

1:04.6

It's trivia night for a bunch of comic book and film geeks.

1:10.2

We're here tonight because it's Marvel trivia night.

1:15.9

Everybody breaks up into teams.

1:17.8

See, Dark Moon Night, stay good that one. Good job, Dark Moon Night.

1:21.1

The Dark Moon Night.

1:23.0

That's my team name.

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