The Facts About The Live-Action Rights Of Marvel Characters

The film rights to Marvel's vast stable of characters is often a point of dispute and conjecture. After the jump, I'll strive to settle the matter with definitive quotes from studio executives when I can and give as clear of a picture of who owns what as possible.

None of the conclusions here will be speculative. The goal is to provide evidence and facts that can help settle disputes. I will certainly be updating this piece as more information becomes available, but for now, please spread this around and help your fellow Marvel fans get some fact-based clarity on the film rights to a handful of Marvel's characters. The rights in question only apply to live-action properties and not any animated projects. In the case of those, it seems that Marvel can do just about anything they want.

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