Kevin Feige Talks Marvel Contract Ending Soon & What’s In Store For The Future

Kevin Feige has come a long way in Hollywood, starting out as an assistant to executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner on movies like Volcano (1997) and You’ve Got Mail (1998). His deep knowledge of the Marvel Universe helped him land a role as associate producer on the first X-Men film in 2000, thanks to Donner’s support.

That same year, Feige caught the attention of Avi Arad and joined Marvel Studios as a producer and Arad’s right-hand man.

In the mid-2000s, Feige had a big idea. Even though Marvel characters like Spider-Man, Blade, and the X-Men were controlled by other studios, Marvel still held the film rights to the core Avengers. Inspired by the way Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created a shared comic book universe in the 1960s, Feige dreamed of doing the same on screen.

By March 2007, Feige was named president of production at Marvel Studios, taking over from Michael Helfant. After Iron Man launched successfully in May 2008, he was promoted to president of Marvel Studios. Since then, Feige has been the driving force behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Feige has earned plenty of recognition over the years. In 2013, he won the Motion Picture Showman of the Year award at the International Cinematographers Guild’s Publicists Guild Awards. For his work on Black Panther (2018), he was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Producers Guild of America Award.

In 2019, the Producers Guild of America honored him with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.

That same year, reports came out that Feige was developing a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm, though that project was no longer active by early 2023. In addition to leading Marvel Studios, Feige was also named chief creative officer for Marvel Entertainment, covering Marvel Comics, Television, and Animation.

When asked about his future, especially with his Marvel contract ending in two years, Feige made it clear he’s not planning to leave anytime soon. He said, “Do I want to be making big movies for big audiences in ten or 15 years from now? Yes, that’s all I want to do. Marvel is great way to do that.”

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