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Faery Queen of Cagealot Castle

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"With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story", adocumentary celebrating the life of the comic book creator legend Stan Lee, will be shown at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 24 and features interviews with stars including Nicolas Cage!

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Check out the newly released trailer here:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/12/the-stan-lee-story-trailer/

  



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How interesting, I will enjoy seeing that documentary when it becomes available. I know Nic has said in several articles I've read how much he admires Mr. Lee.

I had a look around for interesting tidbits about Nic and Stan Lee and found a few things. Apparently Nic presented a Special Life Career Award to his idol, Stan Lee in 2002 at the Saturn Awards. Here is a link to the article I found about it. There is a very NICe picture of them too.

http://www.saturnawards.org/saturn_rings/saturn_rings_03.pdf

Quote: "With great power there must also come -- great responsibility! (perhaps the most famous phrase of the Silver Age of comics, and, arguably, it redefined the narrative focus of the entire genre...or, as actor Nicolas Cage said, when presenting Stan Lee with a lifetime achievement award, it's a phrase that can raise an ordinary man up to the level of a hero...or bring a hero down to the level of an ordinary man."

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And also found a tweet Stan Lee made about Nic last November, with a picture of them! Sounds cool, whatever it means!

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'Being a great actor is okay, but Nicholas Cage may actually become a Pow! Brigadier—depending on the next cameo he gives me!'

http://www.whosay.com/TheRealStanLee/photos/93764




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Cool beans, Lady T! both are living legends! starry

Here is a little  more on the documentary, the great Roger Corman also makes an appearance:

Directors: Will Hess, Nikki Frakes, Terry Dougas, Screenwriters: Will Hess, Nikki Frakes. (USA)

The story of maverick pop culture icon Stan Lee - one man’s journey of perseverance, and how by sticking to what he loved, he became an internationally influential and successful artist.

Cast: Stan Lee, Nicolas Cage, Michael Chiklis, Roger Corman, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Elfman, James Franco, Samuel Jackson, Tobey Maguire, Eva Mendes, Frank Miller, Seth Rogen, Bryan Singer, Kevin Smith, Ringo Starr

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WOW..that Stan Lee tweet you found is beyond exciting, the pic is from when Nic was promoting the first Ghost Rider film at comic con  ( remember the white leather jacket and the shades? ) but that tweet is from 2 months ago..and unless I am mistaken, it appears Stan Lee is talking about Nic playng a cameo in one of his upcoming project? bouncyfrog

Check out Stan Lee's POW Entertainment site:

http://www.powentertainment.com/enter.html

and this list of upcoming live action film projects!

http://www.powentertainment.com/liveactionfilms.html

which one for a Nic cameo?! enquiring minds wanna know!!!!!

 

I am excited for Stan Lee's new i character CHAKRA, a collab with Liquid Comics ( there is that Deepak Chopra connection again..remember the Nic rumour and 'The Sadhu'?! )

http://www.animationmagazine.net/licensing/stan-lee-unveils-new-indian-superhero/ 

and just for interest, a Q&A with Mark Millar, Kick Ass creator, where he mentions Stan Lee, comic book movies and Nic being a bigger Superman buff than him!

http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2010/03/mark-millar-kick-ass/



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I love Stan Lee!  Okay, so I think I'm missing something?  Was Nic in a movie that Stan Lee was involved in????



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Hi Gina! are you referring to the Twitter comment made by Stan Lee, or Nic appearing in the documentary? The Twitter comment was made only a couple of months ago.... and that is very exciting..! Nic was one of many folks asked to be interviewed for the film about the man behind Super Man, Hulk and so many more superheroes, and as a long term comic book fan and admirer of Stan Lee as a mega legend in that world, I should  imagine that is why he agreed to the honour!  biggrin.gif

here is a little more on the documentary:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/53248830-177/lee-tour-film-slamdance.html.csp



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Excellent!  Thanks Lula!  That makes sense, seeing as Nic wanted to play one of Stan Lee's character's, Superman.

Indeed, it's exciting for Nic to have been interviewed for Stan's documentary. 



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An interesting write-up about it.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/53359986-177/lee-slamdance-stan-com.html.csp

Slamdance: Exploring the story of Stan Lee’s super drawing powers

 
By david burger

The Slamdance Film Festival documentary, “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story,” focuses on the 89-year-old artist whose name appears on more than 1 billion comics in 75 countries in 25 languages.

In making the film, Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes and Will Hess had a simple goal. “We hope to tell people about [Stan Lee], like he did for us with Peter Parker,” Frakes said.

Peter Parker and his alter-ego Spider-Man are part of the more than 500 legendary pop culture characters Lee has created, including the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk.

Many films and TV specials have been made about Lee’s characters, Dougas said, but less is known about the man behind the art. “It’s the story of a guy who comes from nothing and [attains] the American Dream,” Dougas said.

The filmmakers sent out 180 interview requests to actors and celebrities, asking them to comment on Lee and his legacy. More than 65 responded, with Nicolas Cage, Kirstin Dunst, James Franco, Kenneth Branagh and Paris Hilton included in the film. With so many interviews to schedule, the key to making the documentary was “perseverance,” Hess said.

Dougas developed a friendship with Lee through the project. “When Terry suggested it, I was flattered as hell,” Lee said in a Tribune interview. “The son of a gun.”

Lee, who will attend the Slamdance screening, approves of the film. “Terry, Will and Nikki worked so hard on it, the least people can do is enjoy it,” he said.

Part of the hard work involved the filmmakers traveling to the University of Wyoming, which houses Lee’s archives. Why Wyoming? “They asked,” Lee said with a laugh, adding that he has no connection to Wyoming otherwise.

After sending many of his personal effects to Wyoming, Lee was delighted to learn that the same university also had the archives of Barbara Stanwyck and Jack Benny. “I was flattered to be in the same place as Jack Benny,” Lee said.



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Hi Meg, I posted the same link in my previous comment, but thank you for posting the full text!

Here is an interesting interview with Stan Lee 

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/01/22/the-guy-behind-the-men-beneath-the-masks/?mod=google_news_blog

The Maverick Behind the Men Beneath the Masks

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Comic book writer Stan Lee on November 16, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

There’s an intimate moment in the feature documentary “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story” where Marvel Comics bigwig Stan Lee and his wife of over 60 years, Joan, banter about what really motivates him to work so hard in creating hundreds of comic book characters: the fact Joan “gleefully” spends all of his money.

Filmmakers Terry Dougas, Will Hess and Nikki Frakes infuse archival footage, comic book ephemera (that pops out like a 3D film) and interviews with Marvel illustrators and comic book aficionados including Nicholas Cage and Kevin Smith to narrate Lee’s legendary ascension from what Dougas describes as, “Seeing a guy start with nothing and become a global force.” The sprightly and fun-loving 89-year-old will be bestowed with the Producers Guild Vanguard award this weekend and will make an appearance in Park City, Utah next week in support of the film’s premiere at Slamdance Film Festival. Speakeasy chatted with Mr. Lee and co-director/co-producer/editor Frakes about the film’s five-year long process and Lee’s superhero-esque life.

When I first read about the documentary, my first thought was how come this is the first full-length documentary made about Stan? Had anyone approached you before about it?

Stan Lee: You mean why haven’t they’ve done documentaries about me all during the years? Preferably one each year? It should be an annual event. But I guess everybody was busy doing other things, and finally our little group got together to do the documentary. And I was very flattered.

How did it happen?

I met Nikki and Terry, of course, and Will and they suggested this and Terry mainly, he said, “Hey we ought to do a documentary about you.” I said, “You’re kidding.” He said, “No, really.” “You must’ve run out of other people to do documentaries on.” But anyway, they were convinced they wanted to do it, and I certainly wasn’t going to say no. It was a very flattering prospect. They had been working on it. I must say they’ve done a lot of work. I haven’t been able to help much because I’m busy with the other things we do here at POW! Entertainment but they put in a lot of time on this. I’m very grateful. I think it looks good what I’ve seen of it. I’ve got my fingers crossed.

Nikki, this is your first feature, right?

Nikki Frakes: I’ve done previous documentaries for Will. This is the first documentary with Terry. We all brought different things to the table and it was a great collaboration. I think, obviously in the comic book world, and in the world in general, Stan is a huge superhero and known to many, many fans. When we got to know him personally, we became even bigger fans. I mean, Stan is really the superhero behind his heroes, behind his characters. He is an incredible person and the documentary works to unmask the superhero that is Stan Lee, who he is behind the scenes. And I think you’re going to see a lot of heartfelt moments that you haven’t seen in any of the media to date.

How did you approach making a film about someone’s entire life? Is the personal journey what you specifically focused on?

Frakes: We did. There have been some TV shows on Stan and a lot of them focus on the characters and the stories behind the characters, but we very much focused on Stan’s life. It’s really a story of The American Dream unfolding. I think a lot of people forget all the hard work that Stan’s put into this. He started out and it wasn’t an easy task by any means, and he really persevered among so many trials and tribulations. I think he’s very much a parallel to the success of his characters and his own life.

Stan, what was your reaction to watching your life flash before you on the screen?

It’s quite an experience to see yourself as the subject of a documentary. There were a lot of things that were mentioned that I had almost forgotten about. I have this little archive at the University of Wyoming. You may wonder why I picked that university, but when they asked if I would archive my material there, they said that Jack Benny, he had his archive there, and I was a big fan of Jack Benny’s and I figured if he’s there I want to be there. So anyway, Nikki, and Will and Terry, they used that resource at the University of Wyoming. The archives had so many things about my life, things that I had forgotten. And when I saw them on the screen it was really quite a kick.

Frakes: in addition to the archives, Stan and Joan invited us into their house. We went through photo albums from when Stan was a child up until today, and we learned about so many personal stories and how they affected Stan and his writing. The more we got to know Stan, we realized how much of a superhero he is in his own right.

Lee: To know me is to love me.

Nikki, what kinds of things has Stan taught you?

Frakes: Actually, I emailed him and asked him what three pieces of advice he would want to pass forward or what meant a lot to him. One was always do what you enjoy. It’s really important to do something that you love and I think that’s a reflection of what he is and what he does. He loves what he does and that’s why he’s such a success at it. A lot of people think it was an overnight success; it wasn’t an overnight success. Stan went through very embarrassing and humbling times. And he persevered it. And if he wasn’t able to have the strength of character that he has, we wouldn’t have the characters on the screen and in people’s comic books today. His second piece of advice was don’t let anyone or anything shake you. Keep pushing forward, and I think that’s also a testament to who he is and what he’s done and how these characters came to life for us.

Stan, do you ever stop and think about what an incredible impact you’ve made on the culture of the world?

Lee: Very honestly, dear, that thought has never occurred to me. When we do a project, we just hope that people will enjoy whatever we’re doing. As is everyone else out here, we’re in the entertainment business and it’s our job to entertain people. And what we do primarily, we try to do projects that we ourselves would enjoy looking at on the screen, or enjoy reading or seeing on the computer or on our iPhone, or whatever it is. And we feel if this is something that excites, something that we’re excited about, then we’re not that different than most other people. Hopefully, the public will like these things, too. That’s the whole thing. We don’t think about our impact on world. If we have an impact, I’m delighted, but all we’re thinking about is we hope that everybody will enjoy the projects we put before them.

Stan, you’ve made cameos in a lot of films. Do you like doing that?

Lee: I have a number of cameos in a number of shows and movies. I get a real kick of doing that.

Are you appearing in “The Avengers” and “The Amazing Spider-Man?”

Lee: I’ve already done the cameo. Wait ‘till you see it. It’s incredibly funny. I can’t tell you what it is.

What’s your favorite cameo?

Lee: I think I have a lot of them that I like. I think in the “Fantastic Four” where they wouldn’t allow me into the wedding and they wouldn’t believe I was Stan Lee. That’s probably my favorite.

Of all the Marvel characters, which ones that haven’t been made into a movie yet would you like to see get their own movies?

Lee: I can’t wait until they do The Black Panther and I’d also would like to see Dr. Strange. I think those two would be great. They’ll get around to them sooner or later.

Stan, what have you learned the most through your career and life?

Lee: I’ve learned to have great respect for the audience whether the audience is a viewer or a reader or a listener because people are really pretty smart. And never write down to them, never play down to them. But as I mentioned earlier, I simply do things that I think I would enjoy and I hope that enough people think the way I do and they’ll enjoy those things also, if I’m lucky.



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People have said that Stan's cameos in his own movies were a bit forward but I actually think they're quite funny! 

It's almost a play on cameos themselves as he always appear out of step which makes it so hilarious and funny!



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really? who are these people!!! rolllaugh the man is a legend, a cameo from him turns a film into gold!

 

http://www.listal.com/list/stan-lees-marvel-movie-cameos

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1. The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
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A jury foreman in the trial of... well, Bruce Banner aka the Incredible Hulk, obviously.
People who added this item 4596  Average listal rating (3152 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.4 
2. X-Men (2000)
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Hotdog stand vendor on the beach to which Senator Kelly emerges after escaping from Magneto.
People who added this item 5759  Average listal rating (3765 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.4 
3. Spider-Man (2002)
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A bystander who witnesses Spider-Man's and the Green Goblin's first battle and pulls a little girl away from the falling debris.
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4. Daredevil (2003)
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The man reading a newspaper, who almost gets hit a bus, but is saved by young Matt Murdock.
People who added this item 1666  Average listal rating (1121 ratings) 5  IMDB Rating 5.7 
5. Hulk (2003)
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A security guard leaving Bruce Banner's lab while he enters. His colleague is none other than former bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno, who portrayed the transformed Hulk in the 1980s TV series. Lee's first speaking role.
People who added this item 4727  Average listal rating (3166 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 7.6 
6. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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After Doc Oc's bank robbery, Lee witnesses a fight between Oc and Spidey, and yet again pulls a woman away from falling debris.
People who added this item 2378  Average listal rating (1597 ratings) 5.4  IMDB Rating 5.7 
7. Fantastic Four (2005)
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The first time Lee makes a cameo as a character he created, postman Willie Lumpkin.
People who added this item 3547  Average listal rating (2454 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 6.8 
8. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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Witnesses young Jean Grey demonstrating her powers.
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9. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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In the beginning of the movie, in Times Square, has a small chat with Peter Parker. Leaves after saying his catchphrase "'Nuff said".
People who added this item 1410  Average listal rating (906 ratings) 5.4  IMDB Rating 5.7 
10. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007)
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Tries to enter Reed Richard's and Susan Storm's wedding as himself, but is turned away for not being on the guest list.
People who added this item 2726  Average listal rating (1875 ratings) 7.5  IMDB Rating 7.9 
11. Iron Man (2008)
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Tony Stark mistakes him for Hugh Hefner while entering a gala.
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12. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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Drinks a soft drink contaminated with Bruce Banner's blood early in the movie.
People who added this item 1641  Average listal rating (1033 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 7 
13. Iron Man 2 (2010)
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Tony Stark mistakes him for Larry King while leaving a gala.
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14. Thor (2011)
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This time around Lee portrays Odin, the ruler of Asgard and a major god in Norse mythology. Director Kenneth Branagh, famous for his Shakespearean background, felt that Lee was the only possible choice for the role.

Just kidding. He is a guy with a pick-up truck, who attemps to pull the Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, off the ground shortly after it has arrived on Earth. Odin is played by Anthony Hopkins, so it's pretty awesome nevertheless.

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15. Captain America: The First Avenger(2011)
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A general in World War II, who mistakes a random man for Captain America.
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16. The Avengers (2012)
Lee has stated that one way or another he will appear in this film "unless they shoot it on the Moon".
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17. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Lee is scheduled to have a cameo as a librarian who witnesses a battle between Spider-Man and the Lizard.


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I am not up enough on comic book hero filmology to even know that Stan Lee played parts in his movie till recently, reading it here. Great to see these pics, Lula, since I now can look for him in the movies if I see them again. I did notice Lou Ferrigno in the Hulk movie, probably because I remember the tv show. And I didn't realize he was the guy driving the pick up in Thor, way cool!

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