Avi Arad

There is a director who should make 'Silver Surfer' — he is mentally committed to it. He's doing another movie read more

There is a director who should make 'Silver Surfer' — he is mentally committed to it. He's doing another movie now. What's most important to me about this guy, first, is that he's incredible with visuals. But he's also a spiritual guy, a Zen Buddhist. ... Galactus is a force of nature, not a being. That's all I'm saying.

I cannot wait to tell Captain America's story. It's a doozy.

I cannot wait to tell Captain America's story. It's a doozy.

[Arad says the recent reinvigoration of Batman and DC Comics' upcoming slate of Superman and Wonder Woman movies doesn't scare read more

[Arad says the recent reinvigoration of Batman and DC Comics' upcoming slate of Superman and Wonder Woman movies doesn't scare him.] You know what we are? ... We're the best storytellers you'll find. And to us, our characters are alive.

The film slate financing enables us to evolve our entertainment operations into film production, an area where we have experienced read more

The film slate financing enables us to evolve our entertainment operations into film production, an area where we have experienced past success with our partners and which offers significant profit potential for our company. The characters involved are some of the most valuable in the Marvel Universe, and we are excited to launch them as consumer brands via feature film releases under our direction. We look forward to working with Brad Grey and the exceptional team he has put together at Paramount and are confident that this will be a successful venture for us both.

It's no secret, we took a lot of sh-- for Ang Lee's 'Hulk,' for all the wrong reasons,

It's no secret, we took a lot of sh-- for Ang Lee's 'Hulk,' for all the wrong reasons,