The Avengers Who started the Avengers movie idea?

[Lord]

So who went to the Iron Man set and got the idea to make it all a marvel cinematic universe? Was it the chairman of marvel? Was it John Favreau the director of iron man who had the idea to make a post credits scenne?

 

[bubbadoom]

Wasn't that the plan from the start - to link all these Marvel movies together?

Let's give Kevin Feige the credit, he's doing a great job thus far!

 

[Surfer]

Wasn't that the plan from the start - to link all these Marvel movies together?

Let's give Kevin Feige the credit, he's doing a great job thus far!

That would have been my thought "Kevin Feige".

Surfer

 

[Lord]

Seems like maybe it was Favreau

Director Jon Favreau said that he included the scene because, "We wanted something for the fans" and detailed how the scene was made. "I turned to [Marvel Studios President] Kevin Feige and said, 'You know what would blow their minds? Should we do this?' Kevin was like, 'Let's try.' And then we actually pulled it together. It was just a little scene, just a little tip of the hat for the fans that we were paying attention to what had been established, and a way to sort of tee up The Avengers. We brought Jackson in on a secret day of shooting, we had a skeleton crew so that the secret wouldn't get out".

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Seems like maybe it was Favreau

well, the plan for a MCU existed probably before, since TIH was shot at about the same time and also had ties to the Avengers and a grander connected universe.

 

[kieron39]

Definitly don't think it was Favreau, that's kind of the reason he's left the project (as director any way) he left in the scene, but i doubt it was his idea

 

[PumpkinBombxXx]

It wasnt Favreaus idea they were planning on bringing them all together anyways. Favreau just added the extra scene with nick wich helped tie everything into each other.

 

[cherokeesam]

I think Avi gets credit.

From the Wiki on Avengers film development:

Marvel Studios chair-CEO Avi Arad first announced plans to develop an Avengers film in April 2005 after Marvel Enterprises declared independence by pacting with Merrill Lynch to produce a slate of films that will be distributed by Paramount Pictures. In September 2006 Marvel confirmed their crossover plans in a brief presentation to Wall Street analysts. The studio's plan was to release individual films for the main characters, to establish their identities and familiarize audiences with them, before merging the characters together in an Avengers movie. Marvel Studios announced in July 2007 that screen writer Zak Penn, who wrote The Incredible Hulk, had been hired to write the film and will be titled, The Avengers. Penn confirmed his involvement but said he did not believe work would begin soon.

 

[Hurm...]

Avi gets no credit...

Never.


Ever.


The end.