…And, since it’s Stan Lee, who to us is at the very least the 2nd Most Interesting Man in the World, we bring you this report about what he said:
by Kimberly Nordyke
The comic book legend is taking on his first starring role in Stan Lee’s Mighty 7, the first of three animated movies created by Lee and produced by Stan Lee Comics, a joint venture among Genius Brands International, run by Andy Heyward and Amy Moynihan Heyward; Lee’s POW! Entertainment, run by Lee and Gill Champion; and Archie Comics. It’s set to premiere at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Saturday, Feb. 1, on the Hub Network, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. (The kids-targeted channel has the worldwide premiere of all three movies.)
Based on the comic of the same name and described as the “first superhero reality show,” Mighty 7 features Lee as an animated version of himself, a legendary superhero creator who teaches a crew of alien prisoners and their jailers, who have crash-landed on Earth, how to work together and use their powers to be superheroes — and he in turn documents their adventures in comics. The 90-minute movie features the voices of Sean Astin, Jim Belushi, Mayim Bialik, Darren Criss, Flea, Armie Hammer, Teri Hatcher, Michael Ironside and Christian Slater.