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A newly announced documentary is alleging to expose the “truly heartbreaking” end to Marvel comic book genius Stan Lee’s life. But first, its filmmakers need financing to release it.
Film producers are seeking $300,000 from a Kickstarter campaign to finish the project, “Stan Lee: The Final Chapter.”
Lee, the cultural icon responsible for many of the most popular superheroes in comic books and movies, died in November 2018 at the age of 95. “The Final Chapter” will detail the “scandal” around Lee’s final years using “never-been-seen-footage” to detail “how mistreatment, duplicity and conflict plagued” the fan-beloved creator, according to a release from the uncompleted film.
The film is alleging it will expose Lee’s closest confidants, “including several who exploited Lee’s declining health and age, while profiting off his name and likeness.”
The Kickstarter campaign focuses on Jon Bolerjack, a comic book artist, filmmaker and assistant to Lee who became a “fixture of his inner circle” while filming, according to the Kickstarter page. Bolerjack “is ready to share” the story.
“Jon gained unprecedented access and filmed everything he saw,” the Kickstarter campaign description reads. “What he uncovered was a thriving market where Stan’s signatures and memorabilia were converted into huge piles of cash and rival hucksters double-crossed each other to control Stan’s fortune.”
Bolerjack “witnessed scandal and misconduct during his time by Lee’s side up until his death, culminating in the struggle for control over Lee’s legacy and fortune (or lack thereof),” the release states, adding that the film “is a story of betrayal, mistreatment and ultimately, redemption.”
“Before his passing and as seen in the documentary, Lee gave Bolerjack his blessing to use the footage and create a film that could be shared with the world,” the release states.
The tangled drama around Lee’s life burst into the public in 2018 when a Los Angeles court sided with lawyers representing Lee’s daughter, J.C. Lee, who successfully sought an elder abuse restraining order against a former Lee manager, Keya Morgan. Journalist Abraham Riesman’s 2021 warts-and-all-biography “The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee” detailed the final years of Lee’s life and the lawsuits and failed business ventures that plagued it.
Stan Lee documentary release date: Is ‘The Final Chapter’ streaming?
There is no planned release date for “The Final Chapter.”
Over the last four years, Bolerjack and other film producers have invested “hundreds of thousands of dollars of (their) own money putting together the documentary,” according to a press release for the film. The Kickstarter campaign is needed for production costs and finishing the movie, with nearly $38,000 raised two days into the 30-day window with a $300,000 goal.
Contributing: Barbara VanDenburgh, Brian Truitt
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