Film rights licensing
Subject in Business
Film rights licensing has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Unblinded with Sean Callagy. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
David MaiselFounder of Marvel Studios, creator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and head of Mythos Studios
Maisel argues Warner Bros. could have cheaply blocked Marvel from reclaiming Iron Man but did not.
“they could have spent 100,000 and blocked us from having Iron Man, right?”
Unblinded with Sean Callagy: How Iron Man Saved Marvel: David Maisel Shares the Real Story with Sean Callagy (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 15:36
Maisel says Warner Bros. held Iron Man under a cheap license for years without making a film.
“Iron Man was actually at Warner Brothers for about eight, nine years as a license deal for like $50,000 they paid”
Unblinded with Sean Callagy: How Iron Man Saved Marvel: David Maisel Shares the Real Story with Sean Callagy (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 16:39
Podcasts
- Unblinded with Sean Callagy · 1 episode
Episodes
How Iron Man Saved Marvel: David Maisel Shares the Real Story with Sean CallagyUnblinded with Sean Callagy · May 21, 2026 · 1 h 37 min
Marvel Studios founder David Maisel tells Sean Callagy how he pitched, financed and built the Marvel Cinematic Universe starting with Iron Man, and describes his new projects.