Press Release
Announced this year at SXSW’14, Marvel’s Tales to Astonish Film Series offers a deep dive into Marvel’s characters, comic series and storylines featuring interviews and commentary from creators closest to the material to major talent and thinkers inspired by it and it all begins with an original, live-action, 13-minute documentary short – Marvel’s Tales to Astonish: “Civil War”.
In 2006, the breakout comic series, “Civil War” created a schism in the Marvel Universe pitting two of its greatest heroes, Iron Man and Captain America, against each other at the crossroads of identity, security and what it means to be a hero. Iron Man would ultimately prevail, but left in the dust of this great battle would be bigger questions of civil liberties, freedom and the responsibilities that go along with great power.
John Cerilli, VP, Content & Programming Digital Media tells Marvel, “When we started making this first Tales to Astonish, we were focused on telling a great story about the underlying themes regarding privacy in Marvel’s Civil War — the brilliant Marvel comic series that was published in 2006. In the middle of making this film, the NSA scandal broke and suddenly we realized just how prophetic Civil War was…and still is!”
Watch the teaser now for Marvel’s Tales to Astonish: “Civil War” and get a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of this “astonishing” documentary series.
Marvel’s Tales to Astonish: “Civil War” is directed by Emmy award-winning writer, producer and director as well as founder of Live Star Entertainment, Eric Drath. Drath’s Live Star Entertainment has produced a multitude of network programming and documentaries, including “Assault in the Ring” (HBO), “Renee” (ESPN), and “Pete Rose Here Now” (ESPN).
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About Marvel:
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com
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About SXSW Interactive:
The 21st annual SXSW Interactive Festival returns to Austin from Friday, March 7 through Tuesday, March 11. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the 2014 event features five days of compelling presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. From hands-on training to big-picture analysis of the future, SXSW Interactive has become the place to preview the technology of tomorrow today. Join us in March 2014 for the sessions, the networking, the evening events, the 17th Annual SXSW Interactive Awards, SXSW Accelerator, the SXSW Gaming Expo, the SXSW Trade Show, SXSW Create, the Digital Creative Job Market, cross-industry conversations with attendees from SXSW Film and SXSW Music, and, most of all, the unforgettable inspirational experiences that only SXSW can deliver.
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