Kevin Feige Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A collection of Marvel heroes assembled today to celebrate Kevin Feige.
The Marvel Studios president and architect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) became the 2,785th person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this afternoon for his contributions to the motion picture industry.
Stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, whose Deadpool & Wolverine just arrived in theaters, spoke during the ceremony.
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“Kevin said, ‘You’ll stop dancing when I tell you stop dancing.’ But I do believe we’re nearing the finish line,” Reynolds joked.
It Was an Emotional Moment For Feige
As his star was unveiled, Feige recalled visiting the Walk of Fame as a child.
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“Obviously this is a dream come true. My parents, I’m so thankful they’re here today. They would bring me out here and my sister, when I was a kid from New Jersey. Once or twice we came to L.A. and we go to Disneyland, and we go to Universal Studios,” he said.
“We would come here to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and I would run with my disposable film camera and take pictures of the stars. The people I knew, but we make mental notes of the way many many names I didn’t know.”
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The Marvel chief then recalled visiting the Walk of Fame to see the original Star Trek casts’ handprints.
Marvel’s Stars Were on Hand
In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, a slew of Marvel stars were in attendance, including Sebastian Stan, Chris Evans, Kathryn Hahn, Key Huy Quan, Emma Corrin, Simu Liu, Chris Pratt, Brie Larson, and David Harbour.
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“To be able to say to me and to our cinematic universe, this is hallowed ground right here,” he said.
“Producing is all I’ve ever really wanted to do, ever since I knew it was a thing that a person could do. And, to be able to do it alongside the most talented actors and storytellers in the business is more than I could ever have asked for.”
