Angry Birds is Enough Material for a Movie?

If it is at all possible to turn the Angry Birds into a movie, Maisel is an obvious choice. He played a key role in turning Marvel's film division into a standalone shingle. He secured financing for the company in 2005 to develop and finance its own slate of movies like Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.

The developers of the Angry Birds mobile game are laying a huge egg in the moviemaking business. Former Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel has been signed on with Rovio as a special adviser to the company behind the smash hit mobile game.

If it is at all possible to turn the Angry Birds into a movie, Maisel is an obvious choice. He played a key role in turning Marvel’s film division into a standalone shingle.

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