Marvel's Iconic Super Hero The Mighty Thor Joins Marvel Entertainment
Executives to Ring
The Closing Bell(r) at the NYSE to Celebrate Paramount Pictures and
Marvel Studios' Highly-Anticipated Film Event Thor
LINK to MEDIA ALERT:
http://www.nyse.com/about/newsevents/1303900848981.html
Who/What:
On Monday, May 2, Marvel Entertainment, LLC will summon the power of its
iconic Super Hero Thor to join the Company's President of Print,
Animation and Digital Dan Buckley and Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief Axel
Alonso to ring the NYSE Closing Bell in celebration of the theatrical
release of Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios' latest
highly-anticipated film Thor, in theatres nationwide on May 6.
About Thor
Marvel Studios expands its film universe with a new type of super hero:
Thor. This epic adventure spans the Marvel Universe; from present day
Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty
Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an
ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans
as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero
when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of
Asgard to invade Earth. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, and produced by
Kevin Feige, this epic adventure stars Australian actor Chris Hemsworth
as the god of thunder, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, a young woman who
befriends Thor on Earth, Tom Hiddleston as Thor's evil brother Loki, and
Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor's father and King of Asgard. Expect to
see agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., previously seen in the Iron Man movies,
foreshadowing the coming of Marvel's The Avengers! Thor's screenplay is
by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don Payne from a story by J.
Michael Straczynski and Mark Protosevich.
About Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney
Company (NYSE: DIS), is one of the world's most prominent
character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of
over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.
Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing. Super Hero(es) is a co-owned registered trademark.
(Source: Marvel Entertainment, LLC)
When/Where:
Monday, May 2, 2011 - NYSE - Security Checkpoint at Exchange & Broad
Streets
3:30 p.m. Media arrives for bell ringing
4:00 p.m. The Closing Bell rings
Contact:
Media interested in covering the bell ringing MUST contact Annmarie
Gioia at 212.656.5437 or email agioia@nyx.com in order to obtain entry
to the ceremony outside.
Photo/Video:
Photos available via Associated Press/New York (212.621.1902), Reuters
America (646.223.6285) and Bloomberg Photo (212.617.3420). The Closing
Bell(r) (starting at 3:55 p.m.) feed is available via Ascent loop #4009.
Media seeking footage via The Switch should contact NYSE Broadcast at
212.656.5483.
Facebook/Twitter/You Tube:
View photos and video of the NYSE bell ringing event -- NYSE Euronext on
Facebook (NYSE Euronext-Official Site
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/NYSE-Euronext-Official-Site/103155091022?
v=wall> ), Twitter (@NYSE_Euronext <http://twitter.com/NYSE_Euronext> )
and You Tube (nysetv1 <http://www.youtube.com/user/nysetv1> ).
Webcast:
A live webcast of The Closing Bell (beginning at 3:59 p.m.) will be
available on the homepage of nyse.com.
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James Viscardi | Junior Sales Administrator
Marvel Entertainment LLC
135 W 50th Street, 7th Floor
NY, NY 10020
p: (212) 576-4000 x8201
e: jviscardi@marvel.com <mailto:jviscardi@marvel.com>
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