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That's what the framed poster says on the conference room wall of Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee. It refers to the worldwide box office revenues for the first two Spider-Man movies. And the poster is out of date. The real number is double that -- $1.6 billion. Despite the staggering number, as Lee entered the room for his interview with
Photo caption: NBC's George Lewis, left, walks with Stan Lee through the halls of the Spider-Man co-creator's company Pow! Entertainment in Beverly Hills, Calif. Credit: NBC News.
correspondent George Lewis, I got the sense this was a genuinely humble man.
Sometimes when you interview a Hollywood star or big-time executive you're rushed in and out. Many times there's a sense that they're doing you a favor by granting you an interview. Lee's interview was quite the opposite. The 84-year-old magnate came in unescorted, introduced himself to the NBC News crew and told us he was thankful we'd taken the time out of our day to include him in our story.
It soon became clear why Lee was so grateful and understated. He told us how he got his first job in the business. He was 17-years-old when he was hired as an assistant by a publishing company to get lunch and fill inkwells. He didn't even know the company produced comic books. Then one day he was asked to write just one comic "blurb." Before he knew it he was writing stories. But it took more than 20 years of work in the business before he created the Spider-Man character.
"Spider-Man 3" opened yesterday in the U.S. and many Hollywood prognosticators expect the movie will break the revenue records of the previous films. The movie has already broken records in some overseas markets where it premiered earlier this week. Stan Lee should soon have a new poster framed in his office.
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That is an interesting point Kirk, but one I will not go into any fuirther than "I want all my childhood memories too be made into blockbuster movies as well!". Stan Lee is going to be celebrated like the genius he is when he is gone. But today, I'm glad that he gets to have 60 Minutes to broadcast how awesome his influence is while he is alive to appreciate such things.
Andre Churchwell, Brentwood, Tennessee (Sent May 9, 2007 11:14:18 PM)
I'm really glad MSNBC decided to run this story. Stan Lee gave us an imagination that should be rewarded and celebrated, and he gets nickel and dimed out of royalties he undoubtably diserves. It's too bad the Hollywood producers had to steal Mr. Lee's creativitym, instead of being creative themselves.
Kirk Hickman, McHenry, Illinois (Sent May 7, 2007 9:00:12 PM)
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