Famed Marvel Studios Producer is Publishing a Memoir
What makes the Marvel Cinematic Universe quite unlike anything that has come before it- and anything that will likely ever come again- is the countless talented individuals in front of, and behind, the cameras; one famed Marvel Studios producer is publishing a memoir, chronicling her untold, Marvelous, journey.
In an industry that is hyper-obsessed with performers and directors, there are few that will give the time of day to the countless producers; many of whom are immensely vital to the happening of the Marvel Cinematic Universe given the massive amount of projects in development at any given time.
Kit Harington, Lia McHugh, Kumail Nanjiani, Producer and VP of Production & Development at Marvel Studios Nate Moore, Salma Hayek, Executive Producer and Marvel Studios Co-President Louis D’Esposito, Richard Madden, Director/Screenwriter Chloé Zhao, Gemma Chan, Producer and President of Marvel Studios and CCO of Marvel Kevin Feige, Brian Tyree Henry, Executive Producer and Executive VP of Production Marvel Studios Victoria Alonso, Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, and Angelina Jolie arrive at the Premiere of Marvel Studios’ Eternals on October 18, 2021 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
Almost every single Marvel fan knows the name of Kevin Feige; a man well known as the architect of the entire MCU as we know it, and someone who has become synonymous with the success of the biggest interconnected film franchise in the history of the industry.
But alongside Fiege have been some of the most underrated, creative, and important executives that the industry has ever seen; producers that have made this wild dream of an interconnected film franchise.
Executive Producer Victoria Alonso and President of Marvel Studios/Producer Kevin Feige attend the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” at Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2019, in Hollywood, California. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
One such icon is none other than Victoria Alonso, a Marvel Studios producer that is publishing a memoir to share her experience; and perhaps the greats untold story in the history of the MCU as an endeavor.
If you don’t know the name Victoria Alonso, then you are missing out on one of the most inspiring true stories of one of the most important executives at Marvel Studios, a creative who has been involved with the MCU since its very earliest films.
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The memoir was reported by Variety and will arrive in 2023, titled Possibility is Your Superpower, and it will tell the story of Alonso’s journey from Argentina, to bring a visual effects supervisor on iconic films like Shrek, to the world of Marvel Superheroes.
Alonso has produced iconic Marvel entries such as Iron Man, Captain America the First Avenger, The Avengers, all the way to Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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If that journey is enough to get you excited, proceeds from the book will go to St. Jude’s children’s hospital.
The story of Victoria Alonso’s rise to being one of the most successful producers in the industry today is one that should be crucial reading for Marvel fans; as she is as vital, and underrepresented, to the Marvel Universe as anyone ever has been.
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