Visual Guide To Marvel Character Movie Rights Infographic

Why isn’tSpider-Manallowed to joinThe Avengersin the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Why won’t we ever see “Mutants” in the Marvel movies? Why can’t theFantastic Fourmeet theX-Menon the big screen? The answer to these questions is that the Marvel character movie rights are owned by different studios who are (so far) uninterested in working together. Artist Maurice Mitchell ofThe Geek Twins(found viaLaughingSquid) has created “The Visual Guide to Marvel Character Movie Rights” Infographic which illustrates the current state of the Marvel movie universe, divided by which studios own the rights to which Marvel characters. Hit the jump to check it out.

My favorite part of this infographic is Stan Lee off to the side. Here is a listing of the major characters and which studios own them:

Visual Guide to Marvel Character Movie Rights Infographic

20th Century Fox

Doctor Doom

Human Torch

Invisible Woman

Mr. Fantastic

Alicia Masters

Willie Lumpkin

Puppet Master

Silver Surver

Nova (Frankie Raye)

Scarlet Witch

Quicksilver

Agent Zero

Angel Salvadore

Deathstrike

Emma Frost

Erik Lehnsherr

Jason Stryker

John Wraith

Juggernaut

Katherine Pryde

Kenuichio Harada

Lady Deathstrike

Landry Jones Cassidy

Lord Shingen

Lucas Bishop

Mariko Yashida

Moira MacTaggert

Multiple Man

Nightcrawler

Norubo Mori

Professor X

Sabretooth

Sebastian Shaw

Shingen Yashida

Sony Pictures

Spider-Man

Doctor Octopus

Green Goblin

Harry Osborn

The Lizard

Betty Brant

Dennis Carradine (Buglar)

J. Jonah Jameson

Ben Parker

May Parker

John Jameson

Joseph “Robbie” Robertson

Mary Jane Watson

Gwen Stacy

Mendel Stromm

Flash Thompson

Lionsgate Entertainment

Universal Pictures

Namor the Sub-Mariner