I don't know if anyone caught this one yet, Paramount has struck a deal with Marvel to helm its next five films.
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EXCLUSIVE: I know that Paramount was thrilled with picking up those fat distribution fees during the enormous $574 million global success of Iron Man this past summer. Now it's got a lock on Marvel Studios' coming product which should prove successful at the box office if the publicly traded indie's creative chief Kevin Feige doesn't screw it up. I'm told that Paramount and Marvel have done a big overall deal calling for the movie major to distribute Marvel's next self-produced films on a worldwide basis. The deal includes theatrical distribution in foreign territoies previously serviced by Marvel through local distribution entities (Japan, Germany, France, Spain, and Australia/New Zealand). The pics are Iron Man 2 (May 7, 2010) and 3 (unscheduled), Thor (July 16, 2010), Captain America (May 6, 2011), and The Avengers (July 15, 2011).
