MAN-THING Director Says Kevin Feige Was A Big Supporter Of The Low-Budget 2005 Movie

MAN-THING Director Says Kevin Feige Was A Big Supporter Of The Low-Budget 2005 Movie

Even if you've seen the 2005 Man-Thing movie, there's a chance you've scrubbed it from your memory, but director Brett Leonard has now revealed that Kevin Feige was actually a big supporter...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 18, 2022 09:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Man-Thing

If a recent rumor is to be believed, Man-Thing will soon make his MCU debut in the upcoming Werewolf By Night Halloween Special, but the character did already appear in live-action form in a much-maligned 2005 movie from Lionsgate and "Marvel Enterprises."

The micro-budget film was... not very good (no need to be too harsh this easly in the morning), but it did boast a fairly decent creature design and some creative practical FX, and has gained a minor cult following over the years.

You will probably still struggle to find a staunch defender of Man-Thing, but it sounds like the movie may count none other than Kevin Feige among its fans.

While speaking to ComicBook, director Brett Leonard revealed that the Marvel Studios boss was "one of the greatest supporting energies" behind the project.

"He was actually one of the greatest supporting energies, because when I sent the dailies, he really loved the dailies… he loved how I was moving the camera. He was very, very helpful. He was a great guy. And he was just a sweet man and is to this day. His success is well deserved. He was a great executive to work with.”

“I have great emails from him, complimenting me on the camera movement, so I always think, 'well, there you go. I got somebody in Marvel that loved this film,'" he continued. "Because this is, again, it’s an outlier in the Marvel universe. The way it was made, the budget it was made at, how it was made, what the scripting process was, and how that changed. All of those things were unique in this film."

Was Feige just being nice? Possibly, but hey, maybe Man-Thing is worth revisiting!

The other big green fella first appeared in Savage Tales #1 back in 1971, and while the character is often accused of being a rip off of DC's Swamp-Thing, he actually made his debut a few months before the Earth Elemental. We still don't have confirmation that he'll appear in Werewolf By Night, but with Marvel Studios moving further into the supernatural realm, we do expect to see him at some point.

Have you guys seen the 2005 Man-Thing movie? If not, do you plan on checking it out? Drop us a comment down below.

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MachinimaMan
MachinimaMan - 8/18/2022, 9:35 AM
I mean he said he only admired the cinematography from the "DALLIES." Even the execs at Warners loved the dallies for Batman & Robin enough to commission a fifth film.

They aren't really that much, it's just raw footage.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 8/18/2022, 10:48 AM
@MachinimaMan -
No reason to be so harsh this easly in the morning.

MachinimaMan
MachinimaMan - 8/18/2022, 10:58 AM
@Darkknight2149 - Lol I'm just saying it's not a big deal. I'd probably think it looks awesome just by starring at RAW FOOTAGE lmao.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/18/2022, 9:37 AM
I like the character and the horror elements surrounding him, but other than Steve Gerber way back in the day, no one has seemed to really get him right.

I'd be down with a moderate budgeted theatrical release eventually. I mean, who doesn't enjoy a giant sized Man-Thing?
Origame
Origame - 8/18/2022, 9:47 AM
Feige: "mistakes were made..."
grif
grif - 8/18/2022, 10:08 AM
honestly i cannot even remember if i watched this or not
narrow290
narrow290 - 8/18/2022, 10:10 AM
gotta admit, I love that movie! It wasn't terrible and the opening act had boobies
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 8/18/2022, 7:08 PM
@narrow290 - Not just any boobies - Imogen Bailey’s boobies 🤤🤤🤤
Orphix
Orphix - 8/18/2022, 10:13 AM
Not seen the movie but I did think the effects and the tone in the trailer was pretty good.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/18/2022, 10:15 AM
I have seen it, I think it's on one of the streaming channel, I want to say Amazon but I'm not 100% sure.

Big Man-Thing fan (see Avatar) the movie was OK, he needs to show up in Doctor Strange or something like that.
inkniron
inkniron - 8/18/2022, 10:27 AM
Never seen it. I might have to search it out one day.

I have to say, it is kind of strange that we are this deep into a multi-verse saga and we still haven’t seen him pop up yet guarding the Nexus of All Realities. I mean he could’ve popped up in DS2, if only just for a small cameo
Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/18/2022, 11:23 AM
@inkniron -
He may very well be there guarding it now and we just haven't seen it yet. He's coming for sure.
inkniron
inkniron - 8/18/2022, 11:39 AM
@Goldboink - DS2 Went on auto play as soon as she hulk was over. I didn’t catch it the first time around, but the three creatures guarding Wundagore actually resemble him a lot. I wonder if that was meant to be a nod?
Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/18/2022, 11:46 AM
@inkniron -
Don't think that was a not to ManThing although there are some similarities.
inkniron
inkniron - 8/18/2022, 12:08 PM
@Goldboink - Oh, I didn’t think it was him. I just noticed the similarity. Quite possibly a quiet nod since they hadn’t addressed him and might not.
Fares
Fares - 8/18/2022, 11:01 AM
I think I remember catching it one day on TV during a sleepless night.
PapaSpank54
PapaSpank54 - 8/18/2022, 11:01 AM
Well, it had shitty CGI, a boiler plate plot, and a Marvel character. Of course Feige loved it.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/18/2022, 1:19 PM
@PapaSpank54 - I’m no movie critic I can’t judge cgi it was better than Electra did it have dark scenes hard to make out most of them yeah it did but besides blade it was another marvel movie that was r rated
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/18/2022, 11:10 AM
"He was actually one of the greatest supporting energies" "he loved how I was moving the camera. He was very, very helpful. He was a great guy. And he was just a sweet man and is to this day. His success is well deserved. He was a great executive to work with.”
"I have great emails from him, complimenting me on the camera movement"




Brett totally wants to bone Kevo
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 8/18/2022, 12:52 PM
@McMurdo - who doesn’t? Besides Martin Scorsese and Jason Mehmoa.
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