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| founded = December 7, 1993<br>({{age|1993|12|7}} years ago) | | founded = December 7, 1993<br>({{age|1993|12|7}} years ago) | ||
| founder = {{w|Avi Arad}}<br>{{w|Toy Biz}} | | founder = {{w|Avi Arad}}<br>{{w|Toy Biz}} | ||
| parent = | | parent = [[Walt Disney Studios|The Walt Disney Studios]]<br>([[The Walt Disney Company]]) | ||
| subsidiaries =Marvel | | subsidiaries = [[Marvel Animation]] | ||
| country =[[:Category:United States|United States]] | | country =[[:Category:United States|United States]] | ||
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This incarnation of Marvel was founded in 1993 as '''Marvel Films''', as a joint-venture between [[Marvel Entertainment Group]] and [[New World Entertainment]]. The venture also held an animation studio - '''Marvel Films Animation''', to produce animated content for television as well. | This incarnation of Marvel was founded in 1993 as '''Marvel Films''', as a joint-venture between [[Marvel Entertainment Group]] and [[New World Entertainment]]. The venture also held an animation studio - '''Marvel Films Animation''', to produce animated content for television as well. | ||
In 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] to produce movies based on some of their franchises, and soon signed a deal with [[Artisan Entertainment]] as well. | In 1996, the company formed '''Marvel Studios''' and signed a seven-year development deal with [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] to produce movies based on some of their franchises, and soon signed a deal with [[Artisan Entertainment]] as well. Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, such as [[New Line Cinema]] (for ''Blade''), [[Universal Pictures]] (for ''Hulk''), 20th Century Fox (for ''X-Men'', ''Daredevil'', ''Elektra'', and ''Fantastic Four''), [[Columbia Pictures]] (for ''Spider-Man'' and ''Ghost Rider''), and [[Lionsgate Films]] (for ''The Punisher''), for films and television. | ||
Marvel would eventually license their properties to other studios, | |||
In 2005, Marvel signed a distribution deal with [[Paramount Pictures]] to initially distribute at least 10 movies based on their properties. As part of the deal, Marvel secured funding from a seven-year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch. Later on, Marvel signed a deal with Universal to distribute ''The Incredible Hulk''. Marvel later signed distribution deals with Concorde Filmverleih in Germany, [[Société Nouvelle de Distribution|SND]] in France, [[Sony Pictures Releasing International]] in Spain and Japan among others to distribute films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | In 2005, Marvel signed a distribution deal with [[Paramount Pictures]] to initially distribute at least 10 movies based on their properties. As part of the deal, Marvel secured funding from a seven-year $525 million revolving credit facility with Merrill Lynch. Later on, Marvel signed a deal with Universal to distribute ''The Incredible Hulk''. Marvel later signed distribution deals with Concorde Filmverleih in Germany, [[Société Nouvelle de Distribution|SND]] in France, [[Sony Pictures Releasing International]] in Spain and Japan among others to distribute films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||