New documentary being developed about Stan Lee
USA Today reports there's a new documentary being developed with crowdfunding that also sheds light on the sad maltreatment he went through in his last years:
I think it's very fortunate that in the end, Lee's daughter was able to clear things up, and he spent his last several months safe at his estate with people more familiar with and respecting of him, including Roy Thomas, if memory serves. And I don't understand what's so special about a guy who was a revered comics writer/editor in his time that some scumbags had to take advantage of his elderly age just so they could line their pockets with bucks at his expense. No doubt, there's a vital lesson in this scandal, and let's hope more sensible comics writers are working on it.
A newly announced documentary is alleging to expose the "truly heartbreaking" end to Marvel comic book genius Stan Lee's life. But first, its filmmakers need financing to release it.It was an utter disgrace how all these supposed confidants took advantage and profited off the poor guy, all because he was once known as a pop culture icon who created several famous characters in his time, all by people who've never defended his creations even before he passed on.
Film producers are seeking $300,000 from a Kickstarter campaign to finish the project, "Stan Lee: The Final Chapter."
Lee, the cultural icon responsible for many of the most popular superheroes in comic books and movies, died in November 2018 at the age of 95. "The Final Chapter" will detail the "scandal" around Lee's final years using "never-been-seen-footage" to detail "how mistreatment, duplicity and conflict plagued" the fan-beloved creator, according to a release from the uncompleted film.
The film is alleging it will expose Lee's closest confidants, "including several who exploited Lee's declining health and age, while profiting off his name and likeness."
The Kickstarter campaign focuses on Jon Bolerjack, a comic book artist, filmmaker and assistant to Lee who became a "fixture of his inner circle" while filming, according to the Kickstarter page. Bolerjack "is ready to share" the story.
"Jon gained unprecedented access and filmed everything he saw," the Kickstarter campaign description reads. "What he uncovered was a thriving market where Stan's signatures and memorabilia were converted into huge piles of cash and rival hucksters double-crossed each other to control Stan's fortune."
The tangled drama around Lee's life burst into the public in 2018 when a Los Angeles court sided with lawyers representing Lee's daughter, J.C. Lee, who successfully sought an elder abuse restraining order against a former Lee manager, Keya Morgan. Journalist Abraham Riesman's 2021 warts-and-all-biography "The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee" detailed the final years of Lee’s life and the lawsuits and failed business ventures that plagued it.Now hold on a moment. Didn't Morgan collaborate with Riesman on developing the book, which was just a tabloid tearing down of an icon? Some of the details there seemed deliberately written as to tarnish Lee's image, even though he obviously wasn't a saint, and if this is being obscured, that's disgraceful. I hope the case against Morgan will figure into this documentary, if and when it's completed, but whether Riesman's disrespectful reception of Lee will be discussed remains another question yet to be answered.
I think it's very fortunate that in the end, Lee's daughter was able to clear things up, and he spent his last several months safe at his estate with people more familiar with and respecting of him, including Roy Thomas, if memory serves. And I don't understand what's so special about a guy who was a revered comics writer/editor in his time that some scumbags had to take advantage of his elderly age just so they could line their pockets with bucks at his expense. No doubt, there's a vital lesson in this scandal, and let's hope more sensible comics writers are working on it.
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