Is Stan Lee a Hater?
So i’m not usually one to put people on Front St., but, I have to ask “Is Stan Lee a Hater?” The reason I ask this question, is because it seems that everytime you turn around, Stan Lee is in appearing in some Marvel blockbuster, but, not ALL of the Marvel flicks (and sometimes, not even the BEST ones).
In three full runs of Blade, Stan Lee was mystery meat. I didn’t catch him in Elektra (the worst of all Marvel films — perhaps he knew that ahead of time???), and in the most recent Marvel cinematic hustle, Ghost Rider, my man was an absentee landlord as well.
So, why is Stan Lee hating on a Black vampire, a flaming skull, and a beautiful and deadly Greek assassin?
If he fails to appear in a Marvel flick, does that imply he doesn’t feel it’s a quality production? It’s been bugging me for a hot minute, now. For me, there is entertainment value in Blade. Johnny Blaze and Ghost Rider even left me feeling like I didn’t completely waste my loot. What da dew witcha, Stan Lee? Bahlactus has spoken.
March 1st, 2007 at 1:52 am
I think it depends on the theme of the movie. He may choose not to be in certain movies because of their not so kid friendly content.
He did a cameo on a recent episode of Heroes which was a neat surprise.
I’m pretty sure that you’ll be seeing him as Willie Lumpkin again in the next FF movie. I hope they don’t mess up on Galactus when they show him.
March 1st, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Actually, he only has appeared in movies for characters he directly had a hand in creating. So that is why he was not in any Blade Films or Elektra.
March 1st, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I think Garth is on the money here. Stan Lee seems to definitely favor the more kid-friendly Marvel films, as well he should. He’s the grandfather figure for the whole industry now.
Of course, he did make an awesome cameo in Kevin Smith’s not-too-kid-friendly Mallrats.
March 1st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Plus he was a bus driver on Heroes recently.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:52 pm
I need to get on iTunes tonight and download everything so I can catch up on Heroes. Thanks for the reminder, bruh!
The other thing is, it’s a CONSPIRACY!. Ya’ll are on the Stan Lee gravy train! Is there no one out there feeling what I’m layin’ down??? I can’t subscribe to the “kid friendly” notion…
March 1st, 2007 at 3:03 pm
If nothing else, I’d think schedule incompatibilities, plus his advanced age, would lead to him being in these flicks, but not those flicks.
March 1st, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Perhaps he is too busy appearing in Heroes?
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 am
Was he in the Hulk? I don’t remember him there? And Stan has long had an acknowledged desire to be a Hollywood screen writer. In the beginning of his career and even at his peak, he always saw comics as a place to bide his time until he could make the jump to Hollywood. I don’t have a source on me about this, but I know for sure I read it in a biography about him. So, perhaps his appearing in some of these movies is just fullfillment of a long ago dream of being involved in the movies.
As for not appearing in others, give the guy a break. He’s over 1,000 years old. I heard he broke Methuslah’s record last year. Word on the street is that his longevity can be ascribed to the nibble of a radioactive tortoise.
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Jacob- Yeah, he was in the Hulk movie. He was a security guard alongside Lou Ferrigno (TV Hulk).
Here’s a list of the movies he’s been in:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0498278/#actor
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I’m not sure that I can subscribe to your theory that Stan is a hater because he didn’t appear in the movies you said. Thom above was correct: he’s only made cameos in movies featuring characters that he created.
March 4th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it wasn’t even Stan’s call which movies he showed up in. Maybe he’s got better relations with some directors over others. He doesn’t reallly have any pull at Marvel anymore to force himself into movies, so maybe he’s on a strick invite only kick. So I want to know why the directors for Blade, Elektra, and Ghost Rider didn’t want Stan in their movie?
March 6th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I wonder if, by those standards, Lee will appear in FF2, seeing as the Fantastic Four as a whole were carried by Jack Kirby and Lee had very little input. Maybe. If you believe every interview Jack Kirby’s ever conducted where he got to have a couple drinks beforehand.
April 9th, 2007 at 4:42 am
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