When The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment last year, changes were bound to come — Paramount Pictures, for one, would not be the chief distributor of Marvel's films following the release of "Iron Man 3." But that timetable has changed, and the length of Paramount's relationship with Marvel has been cut even shorter.
Disney, Paramount and Marvel Studios have announced that Paramount will transfer its worldwide marketing and distribution rights for "The Avengers" and "Iron Man 3" to Disney. Disney will pay Paramount $115 million for the transfer, which serves as "a minimum guarantee against the distribution fees," according to a press release.
Paramount will remain the worldwide distributor of "Thor" and "Captain America" as previously planned. Read More...
Even if you're not familiar with the novels of author Donald Westlake, there's a good chance you've seen at least one of the films based on his crime stories — specifically those involving Parker, the hardboiled criminal who served as the main character in many of Westlake's novels. Liberally adapted by Hollywood for films like 1999's "Payback" with Mel Gibson, Westlake's "Parker" novels are now finding success in yet another medium: graphic novels.
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