MARVEL STUDIOS KICKS OFF THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ICONIC “CLASS PHOTO” UNVEILED FEATURING TALENT & FILMMAKERS FROM THE LAST DECADE OF
MARVEL STUDIOS’ FILMS
Marvel 10-Year Sweepstakes Launches Today for More Fan Fun
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BURBANK, Calif. (February 8, 2018)—Today Marvel Studios kicks off the year-long
Marvel Cinematic Universe 10-Year anniversary celebration with an iconic class photo
featuring talent and filmmakers from over the last ten years.
On October 7th, 2017 a group of more than 80 actors and filmmakers all came together
in secret in Atlanta, Georgia, on the set of Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity
War” to memorialize the last ten years with a photo and to celebrate the
accomplishments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
An impressive group of Super Hero talent assembled, including Robert Downey Jr.,
Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Benedict
Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson, Jeremy Renner, Tom
Holland, Sean Gunn, Hannah John-Kamen, Zoe Saldana, Angela Bassett, Jon Favreau,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Kurt Russell, Danai Gurira, William Hurt, Karen Gillan, Emily
VanCamp, Tessa Thompson, Don Cheadle, Dave Bautista, Michael Peña, Anthony Mackie,
Evangeline Lilly, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Frank Grillo, Letitia Wright,
Laurence Fishburne, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Stan, Ty Simpkins, Michael Douglas,
Michelle Pfeiffer, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Wong, Michael Rooker,
Vin Diesel, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Goldblum.
Filmmakers from the past 10 years of MCU film joined the festivities, including
Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stan Lee, Scott Derrickson, Trinh
Tran, Alan Taylor, Brad Winderbaum, Louis Letterier, Jon Watts, Sarah Finn, James
Gunn, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Joss Whedon, David Grant, Mitchell Bell, Anna Boden,
Ryan Fleck, Jeffrey Ford, Peyton Reed, Jonathan Schwartz, Stephen Broussard, Ryan
Coogler, Jeremy Latcham, Nate Moore, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Taika
Waititi, Erik Carroll, Ryan Meinerding and Craig Kyle.
The Marvel 10-Year Sweepstakes will take place across social media and last for five
weeks, from February 8 to March 15. Each week of the sweepstakes features a
different Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Fans can post a photo of themselves on
Twitter or Instagram and/or tweet their favorite personal memory from the film of
the week using the film hashtag and #Marvel10YearSweepstakes to be entered for a
chance to win.
Each week, a drawing will take place and a winner will be selected. The weekly
winner will receive the Ultimate Marvel Fan prize package, including Marvel Studios’
“Captain Marvel” set visit; Marvel Studios visit and tour; tickets to Marvel
Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” premiere; all transportation and lodging; and
more. Full prize details, information on how to enter and official sweepstakes rules
can be found at:
www.marvel.com/10YearSweepstakes<https://www.marvel.com/10YearSweepstakes>
Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary begins with the release of “Avengers: Infinity War”
and covers an impressive decade of Marvel Studios’ blockbusters released from 2008
through the “Avengers” untitled film in 2019. In celebration of the anniversary,
fans can expect exclusive consumer products and collectibles, along with in-theater
events and much more in the coming months.
Marvel Studios’ unprecedented success over the last ten years is reflected in its
cumulative box-office receipts of over $13.5 billion worldwide. Legions of fans—both
old and new—have enjoyed the live-action exploits of favorite Marvel Super Heroes in
films that express the unique vision and creativity of the filmmakers, and deliver
spectacle and thrilling action with relatable characters.
