Frustration with working under Perlmutter is widely believed to be the main impetus behind Feige campaigning (successfully) to have his Marvel Studios film division restructured to report to Disney Studios head Alan Horn instead.
Fans of Marvel Comics characters worldwide have all heard of ubiquitous onetime “Chairman Emeritus” Stan Lee and are increasingly aware of Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige, but the actual leader of the modern Marvel company is familiar to far fewer people.
Perlmutter, a longtime contributor to conservative political causes, was believed to be consulting about an upcoming health summit.
A candid photograph of the notoriously reclusive Perlmutter has unexpectedly surfaced from a recent event with soon-to-be U.S. President Donald Trump.