David Maisel might not be a name Marvel fans think of when they talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the entertainment executive recently stressed to The New Yorker that the “MCU wou…
’ former president and the initial architect of the MCU, which Kevin Feige has since taken the reigns of as the company’s current president. Feige’s name has become synonymous with Marvel’s success, which Maisel said has all but overshadowed his contributions. Or as Maisel put it, “It’s like a Thanos snap.”“David’s been sort of written out of the history of the studio, which I really think is weird,” Marvel Entertainment’s former chief counsel John Turitzin added to The New Yorker.
That idea was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Maisel flew to Florida to meet with Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, Marvel Entertainment’s then-CEO, who liked the universe pitch enough to make Maisel the president of Marvel Studios. He eventually raised $525 million in financing through Merrill Lynch to begin constructing the MCU, which kicked off in 2008 with ““It was like a free loan,” Maisel said. “You go to a casino and get to keep the winnings. You don’t have to worry if you lose.
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