Kevin Feige’s comfort viewing: Seinfeld, RoboCop, The Wrath of Khan, Friday the 13th, & more

For many fans around the world, the films and TV shows that make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe are among their top choices when it comes time kick back and relax with some comfort viewing. But for Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, making those pieces of entertainment is his job, he’s surrounded by Marvel entertainment for his entire work day. So when he needs comfort viewing, it’s time to turn to something outside the MCU. Speaking with Mashable, Feige revealed that his comfort viewing choices include Seinfeld, RoboCop, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and the Friday the 13th franchise!

When asked for his go-to comfort watch choices, Feige answered, “During the pandemic, I started watching a lot of Thin Man movies from the ’30s and a lot of Frank Capra films from the ’30s. I sort of had a gap in my cinematic viewing of late ’20s to early ’40s, so I ended up finding that very comforting.” He also gave a nod to the Preston Sturges movies of the ’40s, before adding, “I also am a big sci-fi nerd, so I’ll turn on RoboCop, I’ll turn on Wrath of Khan.” He also named The Wrath of Khan as his “go-to tearjerker.”

When he needs a laugh, Feige turns to Seinfeld. “Seinfeld I watch quite a bit, and that is a sort of ‘getting ready to go to bed’ show.” His Seinfeld fandom is why many of the codenames for MCU projects have been Seinfeld references.

Asked for a go-to horror choice, Feige answered, “I have a 15-year-old daughter who’s just recently discovered the Friday the 13th movies and all the Jason movies, which I don’t know if they’re super scary, but they’re fun to watch. That might even be comfort – is it weird to say that the Friday the 13th movies are comfort viewing? They kind of are.” Continuing with the horror discussion, Feige said, “Sometimes, like a movie like Hereditary, I’m not ever turning on again. That’s so scary. I guess if I wanted to scare the hell out of myself and just go into a really scared fetal position, I’d watch Hereditary.“

I have been a Marvel fan since I was a kid and have a lot of admiration for what Feige has done with the MCU, which I do consider to be a comfort to watch – but it’s when he combined the Marvel dedication with describing the Friday the 13th franchise as comfort viewing that Feige really proved himself to be a man after my own heart, because Friday the 13th is a franchise I love even more than the MCU and F13 movies are definitely one of the first things that come to my mind when I think of comfort viewing.

What do you think of Kevin Feige’s go-to comfort viewing choices? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Friday the 13th: The Game is one of the most highly-anticipated horror titles of all time. You will finally be able to take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors.

 

Friday the 13th: Jason Files a Lawsuit and Slashes Your Throat

Since when did Voorhees don a suit with a briefcase and a carefully planned opening statement? Apparently right here in the industry involving screenwriter rights and franchise ownership. Yes, it's true: there are some legal issues going on with the Friday the 13th brand that we've all come to know and love....

But Just in Case You're Not in the Know About Jason's Legal Problems, Here's the Scoop:

There's a reason why we haven't seen much going on regarding Jason and Friday the 13th: we've got Victor Miller, the original screenwriter of the original back in 1980, throwing up his own legal machete to terminate his grant of rights. What does that mean?

He basically wants ownership of the brand back, effectively by July 2018. Fair enough.

However, according to the plaintiffs of the case, Horror, Inc., and the Manny Company, Miller has no such right and shouldn't have that motion from way back when terminated given the script for the original was a work made for hire and an idea specifically manifested by the director of the original

film, Sean S. Cunningham.

Lots of legalese, I know (not really), but here's an actual quote from the complaint the plaintiffs wrote up:

"Miller had never written a horror screenplay prior to his being hired by Cunningham and was guided in the process, and directly supervised, by Cunningham. Accordingly, Miller entered into an employment agreement with the Manny Company pursuant to which Miller wrote a screenplay for the Film as a work for hire (the 'Screenplay')."

Make sense? A lot, actually. It sounds like Miller has a major hill to climb, and this hill certainly doesn't have any eyes on him (sorry, Craven, had to plug that one in). However, here are my thoughts:

It's All About What's Written on Paper

Artwork. Copy. Content. Publishing. There's a lot of legalese into all of that creative stuff, so one thing that can blow this whole thing out of the water is if Miller himself had to physically sign any paper saying that he has no copyright to the script. If that's the case, Miller loses hands down.

However, I don't think it's that cut and dry. After all, the guy had to file for a grant of rights back then. He can't file for that grant of rights if he didn't have sole rights to the franchise itself, right?

However, the issue in that case only revolved around the original screenplay of the original movie, and not necessarily the franchise itself. In other words, Miller may have owned the actual screenplay, but he might not have owned future projects involving the brand itself of Friday the 13th, but that's up for debate....

It's an Interesting Case, and One to Look Into

You can actually check out the entire legal complaint right here. This could be anybody's game. Personally, if any creative legally surrenders rights, I don't think there should be any recourse later down the road for that creative to say "I CHANGE MY MIND, AND I WANT MY PROPERTY BACK." Sorry, but once you let the creation go, it's never yours again.

That's just my opinion, though. When it comes to copyright law, that's one muddy Crystal Lake to wade into. What do you guys think? Should Jason come back to where it all began? Or should he stick with the future?