Either through I.P. theft, parody law, or old-fashioned public domain, these movies challenged conventional business sense and made trouble for rights holders
We live in a world dominated by intellectual property. Save for Oppenheimer and The Sound Of Freedom, last year’s 10 highest-grossing movies released domestically were all sequels, remakes, or based on a preexisting franchise. Even Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania and The Little Mermaid made the list, and this was a good year! It’s no surprise studios have coveted known entities over original works. But that works the other way, too.
Cobbled together solely to maintain a grip on the rights to the characters , which German producer Bernd Eichinger acquired in the early ’80s, this low-rent version still holds some power that future versions don’t, namely for its low-budget charms and mythic stature within the Marvel movie pantheon. Though bootlegs exist, the movie is still under lock and key for the most part. Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad purchased the rights to the film on the eve of release, and basically E.T.
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