Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will be honored by The Ryman Arts Board with the first Marty & Leah Sklar Creative Visionary Award.
Kevin Feige will get a reward for the recognition of his creative vision and in the honor of his ability to use storytelling and visual effects in a film to bring superheroes into life. Here’s the statement released by the Board President of Ryman Arts, Phil Hettema:
“The Ryman Arts Board established the Marty & Leah Sklar Creative Visionary Award to honour Marty’s memory and to celebrate the legacy of two amazing founders of our organization. We are thrilled that the first recipient of the award, Kevin Feige, embodies the aspiration of the award so completely. Kevin has reimagined an entire universe of storytelling and introduced us to thrilling new worlds through his creative leadership and vision.”
He will receive the award on November 7th in Los Angeles at the Majestic Downtown. Many special guests and Feige will be delivering speeches during the event. The event will start with a panel discussion and VIP reception with Black Panther writer Joe Cole and director of photography, Rachel Morrison.
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Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Danai Gurira, Peter Dinklage, Benedict Wong, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt.
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment – the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Avengers: Infinity War is now on Digital and Blu-ray, while the Untitled Avengers 4 hits theaters on May 3rd, 2019.
