The man behind Disney’s expansive and successful Marvel Cinematic Universe now has creative control of Marvel’s storytelling beyond the big screen.
On Tuesday, Variety reported that Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, was named chief creative officer of Marvel. This new position will allow Feige to control Marvel’s content across publishing, film, TV and animation. Both Marvel Television and Marvel Family Entertainment will now be part of Marvel Studios.
The news comes after the report from Variety that Marvel Television under Jeph Loeb was being phased out of live-action television projects. Loeb’s division was responsible for six Marvel shows in partnership with Netflix , “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” “The Defenders,” and “The Punisher”.As of this writing all 6 Netflix shows have been cancelled while “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” on ABC is set to have its final season and “Runaways” and “Cloak & Dagger” remain on Hulu and Freeform.
Feige will continue to report to Alan Horn, Walt Disney Studio’s co-chairman and chief creative officer, as well as Alan Bergman, its co-chairman.
