{"id":19340,"date":"2026-05-26T23:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/stan-lee-documentary-the-final-chapter-lands-distribution-exclusive-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:05:47","slug":"stan-lee-documentary-the-final-chapter-lands-distribution-exclusive-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/stan-lee-documentary-the-final-chapter-lands-distribution-exclusive-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Stan Lee Documentary \u2018The Final Chapter\u2019 Lands Distribution (Exclusive) &#8211; The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>The feature, which explores the final years of Lee&#8217;s life, is based on hundreds of hours of footage shot by his former assistant, Jon Bolerjack.<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy  <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/author\/aaron-couch\/\" \t\t\t> \tAaron Couch<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Film Editor<br \/> \tA documentary exploring <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/stan-lees-final-chapter-documentary-1236161011\/\"  >the tumultuous final years of Stan Lee<\/a> has found a home.<br \/> \tOsmosis Global has taken the rights to <em><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/stan-lee\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_stan-lee_1\"  data-tag=\"stan-lee\"  >Stan Lee<\/a>: The Final Years<\/em>, which Lee&#8217;s former assistant Jon Bolerjack directed and edited based on hundreds of hours of footage he shot before Lee&#8217;s <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/stan-lee-dead-marvel-comics-real-life-superhero-was-95-721450\/\"  >death at age 95 <\/a>in 2018.  <br \/> \tOsmosis is now in the stages of figuring out a release plan. But first, some audiences will get to see the movie June 27 at the <a  rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"https:\/\/danceswithfilms.com\/2026-stan-lee\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Dances with Film festival in Los Angeles<\/a>.<br \/> \t<em>The Final Years<\/em> made waves when its existence was unveiled in March 2025. Bolerjack sought funds to complete it, <a  rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stanleefilm\/thefinalchapter?ref=5fhynf\"  target=\"_blank\"  >raising nearly $85,000<\/a>. He estimates the film has cost about $500,000 to produce in total, between filming costs, legal fees and post-production.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-article-mid-article-uid0\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-article-mid-article-uid0' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article1\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid\",\"mid-article\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' 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class=\"c-span__link  a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\" style=\"\"> \t \tTV \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/span> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-m\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/ron-friedman-dead-optimus-prime-transformers-1236377793\/\" class=\"c-title__link a-font-secondary-m lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\" \t\t\t\t> \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tRon Friedman, Screenwriter Who Killed Off Optimus Prime, Dies at 93\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \t\t<\/a> \t <\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex@tablet lrv-u-flex-grow-1 lrv-u-padding-l-125 lrv-u-display-none@mobile-max lrv-u-width-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-width-50p u-border-l-1 u-border-dotted-l\">  \t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/stan-lee-ai-hologram-l-a-comic-con-1236375354\/\" class=\"\" \t\t\t> \t \t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@desktop-and-tablet-only\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Proto_StanLeeExperience-H-2025.jpg?w=1296\" alt=\"Stan Lee hologram\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-padding-l-125\"> \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/c\/movies\/\" class=\"c-span__link  a-font-accent-bold-xs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-margin-b-025\" style=\"\"> \t \tMovies \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/span> \t\t \t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-m\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/stan-lee-ai-hologram-l-a-comic-con-1236375354\/\" class=\"c-title__link a-font-secondary-m lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\" \t\t\t\t> \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tAn AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \t\t<\/a> \t <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tIt has already been well reported that Lee, the comic book industry&#8217;s most famous creator known for X-Men, Spider-Man and many more, endured a challenging final years. A <em>The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>investigation <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/stan-lee-needs-a-hero-elder-abuse-claims-a-battle-aging-marvel-creator-1101229\/\"  >explored allegations<\/a> of elder abuse as various people struggled for control his care and his estate. Bolerjack says that his camera shows first-hand what happened, including an exhausted and overworked Lee being carted around to various signings and appearances.<br \/> \tHe also says that one of the alleged perpetrators tried to stop the release of the film &ndash; hence the legal fees to make the film airtight to potential issues.<br \/> \tDespite the heavy subject matter, Bolerjack says film has plenty of lighthearted moments with Lee as well (see a clip below).<br \/> \tThe filmmaker has maintained that while he witnessed abuse, he did not feel empowered to stop it, and thus picked up his camera to attempt to document it for posterity. He says Lee was on board with the idea of a documentary, and gave his blessing.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-2\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid\",\"mid-article2\",\"mid-articleX\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article2\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t&ldquo;Witnessing the treatment that Stan endured during those final years, especially at his age, really changes you,&rdquo;&nbsp;said Bolerjack.&nbsp;&ldquo;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.&rdquo;<br \/> \tConvrsly Productions is behind the project and is produced by&nbsp;George Chan&nbsp;and Bolerjack. Alex Barajas&nbsp;is executive producer.<br \/> \tSaid Osmosis&#8217; president Eli Shibley: &#8220;The demand for water cooler moments with built-in fan base has&nbsp;never&nbsp;been higher and we are keenly focused on working with talented storytellers to deliver the biggest possible audiences to the powerful stories they are telling.&rdquo;<br \/>Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day<br \/>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter<br \/>Send us a tip using our anonymous form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivgFBVV95cUxNbTNkeGtSSkJpdE1ibEJ1UDlrWkdndm9tMFNkVFFLT2tKRzlwUnNic2syMk1SZFJKN2wzOHJ6bmkxUkdNNk5sbTEzWjlvOVVWT1NZeUhvcEZFYldpZ00zQlZlVU8zVk94XzZieEZDY1FhcTBZZ1BmbjNlZG5jcTJ5dS1Ubkc2cTR2UzhQaG56ajV2SWczR3B2cEU1ME9sZVR0aGtIQWl2YXYzR25MRUF2RGJUcmVCRWhYTGp3UlV3?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterThe feature, which explores the final years of Lee&#8217;s life, is based on hundreds of hours of footage shot by his former assistant, Jon Bolerjack. 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