n celebration of the legendary Stan Lee’s 100th birthday, Marvel Studios has officially unveiled the teaser trailer for Disney+’s forthcoming Stan Lee documentary, which is scheduled to make its debut sometime in 2023.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Marvel Studios had acquired the licensing rights to use Lee’s name, likeness, voice and signature in future Marvel Cinematic Universe projects through a 20-year-deal with Stan Lee Universe.
Further details are still being kept under wraps. The teaser only featured a collection of video clippings that highlight Lee’s memorable movie before his death in 2018.
Lee is best known for being essentially the architect of Marvel Comics, serving as the company’s creative leader for two decades. He created and co-created (alongside Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby) some of the most popular characters from Marvel, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, Daredevil, and Black Panther.
Lee also established his more naturalistic approach to superheroes, building the situations in real-world settings and dealing with more real-life issues, and helped expand the company from a small publishing house division to a major global multimedia corporation.
Lee’s work also stretched his imagination to create an adult animated series like “Stripperella” starring Pamela Anderson, a reality series and comics for other outlets – including DC Comics, where he reimagined much of the core Justice League for the Elseworlds style “Just Imagine” comic line.
Following his retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, Lee remained a public figurehead for the company and was known for his cameo appearances in films and television shows based on Marvel characters. There is no further information about the film, such as the film’s core creative team or the potential onscreen participants, but it is expected to be released on the service sometime next year.