LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 30, 2026--
Stan Lee: The Final Chapter, a feature film documentary from Convrsly Productions about the tumultuous final years of the legendary comic book creator who built Marvel Comics into one of the world’s most influential entertainment brands, is set to debut domestically on VOD starting July 28.
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Stan Lee: The Final Chapter, distributed by Osmosis Global, will be available to rent/own on Apple, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango, and YouTube Movies & TV. The film, which is set for a premiere screening at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, was just awarded Industry Choice Award at this summer’s Dances With Films LA.
With exclusive, never-before-seen footage, Stan Lee: The Final Chapter gives a first-hand account of Lee’s enduring positivity, amidst the power struggles, exploitation, and behind-the-scenes turmoil that surrounded the beloved creator during his final chapter.
The film unveils new insights into what Lee experienced during that time, and the role individuals in his inner circle allegedly played in seeking control of his affairs. Producer, editor and filmmaker Jon Bolerjack, who served as Lee’s assistant during his final years, documented much of the period on camera. The resulting footage, captured over four years, forms the backbone of the documentary and provides a rare look at the challenges and manipulations Lee faced in his final years.
In the midst of personal hardships, Lee, whose tagline was “Excelsior!” maintained the optimism and resilience that defined him throughout his life, and inspired generations of fans, and that his beloved characters embody.
“Witnessing the treatment that Stan endured during those final years, especially at his age, really changes you,” said Bolerjack. “The people around him believed they were untouchable, and I felt a responsibility to document what was happening. It took ten years to finish this film, but sharing the truth about those years is something I owed to Stan and to his fans.”
Best known for creating iconic characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Panther, the X-Men, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, and other global franchises, Lee was the symbolic face of Marvel for decades before his death in 2018 at age 95.
Stan Lee: The Final Chapter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.
The visit by Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes after a weekend of crossfire in the Persian Gulf over efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic.
The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry. Instead, mediators are working for the time being as go-betweens for the talks, which won’t include any high-level officials, he added.
The U.S. and Iran have held indirect negotiations before. However, the two previous rounds collapsed and preceded the 12-day war Israel launched against Iran in 2025 and this year's war, launched jointly by the U.S. and Iran on Feb. 28.
Iran is also sending a delegation to Qatar this week. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tuesday that Iran has had no plans for a meeting with the American side at any level in the coming days.
“What will take place in Doha tomorrow is a discussion with the Qatari side about implementing parts of the memorandum of understanding, including the release of Iran’s blocked assets,” Baghaei told journalists at his own briefing.
It is possible the two sides could exchange messages through the Qatari mediators.
The U.S. and Iran agreed to an interim deal earlier this month that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium. It also waives U.S.-backed oil sanctions on the country, calls for free traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and gives each side 60 days to hammer out broader agreements.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that Qatar plans to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive negotiations, confirmed the release amount, saying it would be used to buy U.S. food products for the Iranian people.
A fifth of the world's oil was shipped through the Strait of Hormuz before the war began. Iran’s attacks and threats stopped cargo ships and tankers from moving through the strait, creating a global energy crisis.
The strait has long been considered an international waterway despite being in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters.
Both sides traded strikes amid efforts last week to open Oman’s territorial waters in the strait to both inbound and outbound ship traffic from the Persian Gulf. That raised concerns that negotiations to formally end the war could be disrupted.
Iran twice attacked vessels in the strait — including a tanker filled with Qatari crude — and drew retaliatory American airstrikes. Iran also launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday.
AP reporter Josh Boak in Washington contributed.
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East, listens as President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meet in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
