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Dave Bushore, longtime Marvel executive and director of the recent What If?–An Immersive Story, is leaving the company at the height of his career there.
Bushore has been with Marvel Studios for 15 years, with his most recent work as a VP, franchise creative & immersive development for the company. He’s worked on the beloved What If? series that explores alternate possibilities for the MCU like “what if the Avengers became zombies?” He was the director and executive producer on What If?–An Immersive Story, which is a collaboration between Marvel and ILM for Apple Vision Pro. The VR experience was awarded a Creative Arts Emmy in the outstanding innovation in emerging media programming category, as well as being showcased at the Venice International Film Festival–a first for Marvel–in the “Best of Experiences” Immersive section, making it one of just ten immersive projects selected from around the world.
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Bushore started his career at Marvel just after the release of The Incredible Hulk in 2009. He worked as a coordinator for Brad Winderbaum, who is currently the head of television, streaming and animation. He was always a comic lover at heart, recalling how he had to explain to his friends who Nick Fury was when they went to see the first two Iron Man films in theaters. His career grew alongside the powerhouse that is Marvel, working in home entertainment, TV specials, parks development, and the franchise team, which deals with projects outside of Marvel’s theatrical productions.
It’s clear that Bushore’s career was hitting its stride at Marvel. He told The Hollywood Reporter, “Being invited to Venice was mind-blowing […] Being there and seeing the embracing of this new type of content, and the people coming through doing the experience, filmmakers and ambassadors, that was a really cool thing.” So, why is he leaving Marvel? It would appear his reason is to pursue more of the highs of exploring the intersection between technology and storytelling. He isn’t joining a new company, but instead taking a leap of faith into the unknown.
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He’s learned a lot from Marvel about storytelling and world-building, lessons he will carry with him to new projects. “I’m going to miss the people, the characters, and the ideas that get thrown around in the hallways,” Bushore said. “There’s no place like Marvel Studios for that, it’s infectious.” It’s clear he has a lot of love for his old workplace, but he’s ready to take what he’s learned elsewhere. “I’m ready to bring that energy and big ideas to some new kinds of stories in town,” he said.
There’s no place like Marvel Studios for that, it’s infectious.
Marvel is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with when it comes to storytelling. The studio’s impact on the landscape of cinematic world-building continues to be felt as other studios still try to replicate its success. However, there’s more to the world of storytelling than is contained within the bounds of Marvel’s comics, and it’s exciting to see someone with so much experience in this new form of world-building on film and beyond take what he’s learned outside of Marvel Studios.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter.
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