# Does Stan Lee have any active participation in the Marvel Universe movies?

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**Created:** [May 22, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600 "2018-05-22T02:51:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600/1 "2018-05-22T02:51:41Z")

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Just curious. He’s Exec Producer on all of them but I’m guessing that’s just an honorary title?

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600/2 "2018-05-22T02:52:26Z")

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He makes a cameo in each movie. Isn’t that active enough for you?

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600/3 "2018-05-22T03:17:37Z")

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Especially given that he’s 95 years old?

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600/4 "2018-05-22T03:37:50Z")

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Being named executive producer has more to do with the lawsuit than any input he has. The title means he is getting a slice of the pie.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600/5 "2018-05-22T04:29:16Z")

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Creatively, no. Possibly he was a source of information at some stage, but even that is unlikely considering the encyclopaedia of knowledge other nerds are clamouring to share. But if he gets a credit, he’s getting paid, and after 20 or so movies from the MCU alone, I’m sure it’s plenty.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stan-lee-have-any-active-participation-in-the-marvel-universe-movies/814600/6 "2018-05-22T04:33:19Z")

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He makes cameo appearances and does promotional work. But he’s not involved in the making of the movies.

He may not be doing it much longer. He’s 95 and in bad health. His wife died last summer. And he’s involved in an ongoing family problem over money.