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  • Marvel arranges to show The Avengers at Space station

    MUMBAI: Marvel Studios has arranged to transfer their record-breaking blockbuster film The Avengers with NASA.

    Taking things forward, NASA‘s Mission Control in Houston will uplink the film to the International Space Station (ISS), currently orbiting 220 miles above Earth. The film will then be screened for the space station crew‘s exclusive enjoyment.

    Said Marvel Studios‘ co-president and executive producer of the film Louis D‘Esposito, “The studio is privileged to share The Avengers with those up in space exploring the universe. A special thanks goes to NASA for utilizing their incredible technology to make this special screening miles above us in space happen. It is a screening that would make Tony Stark envious.”

    This screening continues Marvel‘s collaboration with NASA, which began during principal photography of the film when it was shot at the Space Power Facility at NASA‘s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.

    The current space station mission is Expedition 31 and has a six-member crew consisting of two NASA astronauts, 1 European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and 3 Russian (RU) cosmonauts.

  • Iron Man 3 to be made in China

    Iron Man 3 to be made in China

    MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company China, Marvel Studios and DMG Entertainment have decided to co-produce Iron Man 3 in China.
    Under the arrangement, DMG Entertainment will make an investment in the production of the film, manage the Chinese co-production process and jointly produce the film in China.
    “We look forward to working alongside DMG to bring Iron Man to the Chinese marketplace in a significant way. We are confident that Marvel’s stories will continue to be enjoyed by Chinese audiences, and adding a local flavour, and working with our new local partner, will enhance the appeal and relevance of our characters in China’s fast-growing film marketplace” said Marvel Studios general manager of operations and finance Rob Steffens.

    The Chinese portion of Iron Man 3’s production will run through DMG Entertainment in coordination with Marvel Studios’ production and creative teams. It will also distribute the film in China in collaboration with the China unit of the Walt Disney Company China.
    “The popularity of the Marvel franchise globally creates a huge opportunity to deliver fans yet another action packed film,” said, The Walt Disney Company, Greater China managing director Stanley Cheung. “The co-production of Iron Man 3 in China is testimony to the importance of this audience to Disney and the local industry capability to deliver a blockbuster title,” he added.
    Iron Man 3, the third film in the billion-dollar plus franchise from Marvel, stars a returning cast including Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle.
    Iron Man 3 is produced by Kevin Feige and executive produced by Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Louis D‘Esposito, Charles Newirth, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard and Dan Mintz.

    The film, releasing in the US on 3 May, is being distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in all territories worldwide other than in China and Germany/Austria.