FACT #15

Only the most devout Marvel fan would know about Jackson wanting to buy Marvel in the 1990s. Stan Lee revealed the story a decade ago at Comic-Con San Diego. The time period when Jackson considered it was at a time when he was still riding high in popularity, despite the beginnings of his child molestation charges.

Conversely, Marvel was not doing well because it hadn’t yet formed its powerful MCU arm. In hindsight, it might seem strange Lee couldn’t have created powerful movie adaptations in the 1990s already. There were already some attempts, but when you look at the full picture, the special effects technology and star alignment wasn’t quite there yet.

Jackson’s vision was to buy Marvel and try to turn it into a more cinematic property. His full intention was to play Spider-Man in a movie, something that many believe might not have worked out as perfectly as it initially sounds.