After the success of Batman 89, the studio was ready for round two, but their director was not. Given free reign, Burton and his handpicked team went wild.
In the decades preceding the Marvel Cinematic Universe we know today, Marvel struggled through box office flops like Howard the Duck, corporate skullduggery, and a bankruptcy.
Production is off to a rocky start with an injured star, a troublesome vehicle, and an unyielding suit. Can the producers and director work out their differences to land this film?
Emboldened by their against-the-odds success, Marvel ventures into new terrain with a little-known space fantasy title even most hard-core comic book fans didn't know.
Marvel risks everything betting it all on a second-tier character called Iron Man. Kevin Feige takes control of the fledgling Marvel Studios, hoping to build up to the Avengers.
Though diamonds may be forever, Connery was not; embracing the cultural changes of the '70s takes Bond to new heights, but for one producer it would be the end of an era.
With a new generation of producers in charge and the fate of the studio in their hands, can Pierce Brosnan defy expectations and revitalize the franchise?