“It’s having the imaginative and prescient after which going there and making it occur with no matter dials I would like to show—creatively or enterprise or political or financing—to get it executed.”
— David Maisel
David Maisel (@maiseldavid) is the founding father of Mythos Studios and the founding chairman of Marvel Studios. In 2003, David pitched Marvel on his concept of Marvel financing and producing its personal films in a linked cinematic universe. He went on to government produce Iron Man, The Unimaginable Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Offended Birds Film. In 2009, David organized the sale of Marvel to Disney for $4 billion.
David is at present the Founding father of Mythos Studios, an IP leisure studio. The Ekos Genesis Art Collection, all 1/1 authentic hand-crafted digital artwork, is the primary providing within the forthcoming Ekos Universe.
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#676: David Maisel of Marvel Studios Fame — By no means-Earlier than-Heard Tales of Hollywood Dealmaking, The Artwork of Aiming Huge, Classes from Energy Dealer Michael Ovitz, Combining Enterprise Smarts with Avenue Smarts, The Making (and Significance) of Iron Man, Promoting to Disney for $4 Billion, and A lot Extra
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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
- Join with David Maisel:
- Join with Mythos Studios/Ekos:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
- Movies, Characters, Comics, TV | Marvel
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
- Strategic Management Consulting | Boston Consulting Group
- Who Is Michael Ovitz? Portfolio’s Adrian Zackheim Sheds Light | Penguin Random House
- The Talent Behind the Hollywood Deal | The Washington Post
- Software Is Eating the World | Andreessen Horowitz
- Theater Studies | Duke Arts
- Global Management Consulting | McKinsey & Company
- Star Wars
- A New Film Studio from the Moguls Behind Justin Bieber and Marvel | The New York Times
- The Flash Final Trailer | DC
- Thor | Prime Video
- AOL | Wikipedia
- From a Comic Fan to Marvel Movie Maker | Financial Times
- Who Is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz | Amazon
- The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood by Thomas R. King | Amazon
- The Hollywood Reporter
- Variety
- Seagram-Vivendi Deal | The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment | The Walt Disney Company
- 1999 Tony Winner: Fosse (Musical) | Playbill
- William Morris Endeavor (WME)
- Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical
- All That Jazz (The Criterion Collection) | Amazon
- Cabaret | Prime Video
- Stage Types: Proscenium Arch | Theatre Design
- Fosse/Verdon: Inside Ann Reinking and Gwen Verdon’s Unlikely Friendship | Vanity Fair
- How a Spider-Man Musical Became a Theatrical Disaster | BBC Culture
- Marvel Cinematic Universe | Fandom
- Wayne’s World | Prime Video
- MonsterVerse | Wikipedia
- X-Men | Prime Video
- Spider-Man | Prime Video
- The Filmmaking Process for Beginners | NYFA
- What Exactly Is the Role of a Movie Studio in a Movie and Why Do Multiple Companies Often Collaborate to a Make a Movie? | Quora
- The 10 Largest Film Studios in the United States | Zippia
- The Apprentice | IMDb
- Michael Jackson: Thriller (Official 4K Video) | YouTube
- How Do Asset Bubbles Cause Recessions? | Investopedia
- Marvel Entertainment Is Down…But Not Out | CNN Money
- Wealth Management and Financial Services | Merrill Lynch
- Angry Birds
- How ‘Avengers’ Was Assembled, Before Marvel Was Mighty | The New York Times
- Avengers: Endgame | Prime Video
- AAA | Investopedia
- Iron Man | Prime Video
- The Avengers (UK) | Prime Video
- The Black Panther Party: Challenging Police and Promoting Social Change | National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Prime Video
- Asgard | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
- Hulk (2003) | Prime Video
- The Incredible Hulk (2008) | Prime Video
- Hulk Hands | Amazon
- “Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist” Clip | The Avengers (2012)
- The Mandalorian | Disney+
- Swingers | Prime Video
- Elf | Prime Video
- Zathura | Prime Video
- The Dark Knight | Prime Video
- Google’s New L.A. Office Has Left Cool Coworking Spaces Speechless | Inc42
- Why The Spruce Goose Only Flew Once | Simple Flying
- Lionsgate Sets ‘Invincible Iron Man’ | The Hollywood Reporter
- Marvel Animated Features | Wikipedia
- Hit Filmmaker Jon Favreau’s Strategies and Routines | The Tim Ferriss Present #71
- Master of the Universe | Vanity Fair
- MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards | Amazon
- Marvel Wants to Flex Its Own Heroic Muscles as a Moviemaker | The New York Times
- “Iron Man” Shows Strength at the Box Office | CNBC
- “Iron Man” Tops $100 Million in Opening Weekend | The New York Times
- World Famous Dining Experience | Mr. Chow
- The Hub Network | Discovery Press Web
- Iron Man 2 | Prime Video
- Bob Iger on How He Convinced Steve Jobs to Sell Pixar to Disney | CNBC
- Apple Cofounder Steve Jobs Had Major Role in Disney Buying Marvel | Business Insider
- Ralphs
- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein | Amazon
- DC Universe | Wikipedia
- James Gunn Unveils DC Slate with Batman, Superman, and More | The Hollywood Reporter
- Avatar | Prime Video
- The Random Present with Kevin Rose — The $1M Bitcoin Wager, Japanophilia, Uncommon IPAs, Stopping Hangovers, AI Companions, Fringe Discords, Inexpensive Luxuries, Excessive-Constancy Audio, and A lot Extra | The Tim Ferriss Present #670
- Top 10 Clay Tobacco Pipe Finds from the River Thames | Nicola White Mudlark
- Nirvana
- Stranger Things | Netflix
- The Butterfly Effect: Everything You Need to Know About This Powerful Mental Model | Farnam Street Blog
SHOW NOTES
- [09:25] Michael Ovitz.
- [17:00] How David turned Michael’s right-hand man.
- [25:12] Artistic pursuits.
- [26:14] When David fell in love with comedian books.
- [28:34] Early Hollywood classes — discovered and taught.
- [35:43] Sources for folks aspiring to work within the leisure trade.
- [39:20] How Marvel enters the image.
- [48:11] A detour to Broadway theater.
- [54:51] Making the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
- [1:28:26] Why begin the MCU with Iron Man?
- [1:31:56] Choices between growth and deployment.
- [1:36:18] Greatest challenges.
- [1:39:45] Animated characteristic movies.
- [1:41:14] Not simply one other fairly swimsuit.
- [1:47:20] 5 stars for Favreau.
- [1:48:48] Why hasn’t David executed extra PR till lately?
- [1:53:24] The shock success of Iron Man.
- [1:59:45] Wheeling and coping with Bob Iger.
- [2:08:50] Ron Burkle.
- [2:10:35] Finalizing the large sale to Disney.
- [2:14:36] Advisable studying.
- [2:15:17] Constructing new mythologies and legacies in a post-MCU panorama.
- [2:21:12] Parting ideas.
MORE DAVID MAISEL QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW
“A part of managing creativity is figuring out when to exert yours and when to get one of the best out from others”
— David Maisel
“It’s having the imaginative and prescient after which going there and making it occur with no matter dials I would like to show—creatively or enterprise or political or financing—to get it executed.”
— David Maisel
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