It looks like Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has managed to break free of Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Feige will now report directly to Disney’s Alan Horn after “several years of frustration” with Perlmutter’s tight purse strings and overbearing micromanagement.
“Marvel Studios is taking the next logical step in its integration with The Walt Disney Studios, joining Pixar and Lucasfilm in centralizing many of its film-related functions in Burbank, with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and co-president Louis D’Esposito continuing to lead the Marvel Studios team reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn,” a Disney spokesperson told THR.
The restructure demonstrates Feige’s increasing power at Marvel, which is reward for his masterminding of the MCU into the most lucrative movie franchise of all time. However, Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, will continue to report to Perlmutter, while the animation and comic book divisions also remain under his control.
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Originally published September 1, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
